Mamadou Fofana (footballer, born 1988)

Mamadou Fofana

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-01-07) 7 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Sarcelles, France[ citation needed ]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Vitré
	Sedan B
2008–2010	Olympique Noisy-le-Sec	28	(0)
2010–2011	La Vitréenne	20	(1)
2011	Syrianska	2	(0)
2012–2014	Lincoln City	49	(1)
2014–2015	Oxford City	18	(0)
2015–2016	Barrow	9	(0)
2015	→ Oxford City (loan)
2016–2018	Oxford City
2019	Bangkok
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mamadou Fofana (born 7 January 1988) is a French former footballer who played professionally in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Club career

Fofana started his career in the lower divisions of France, before moving to Sweden to sign with Allsvenskan side Syrianska in 2011. ^[3] He made two appearances for the Södertälje-based side.^{[ citation needed ]}

After leaving Sweden, Fofana moved to England to join Lincoln City on a short-term deal in August 2012. This deal was then extended in December 2012. ^[4] After continuing to impress, he signed a one-year deal in May 2013. ^[5]

In 2014, he signed for Conference North side Oxford City, where he made eighteen appearances. ^{[6] [7]} In the summer of 2015, he signed for Barrow, but after failing to break into the first team squad, he was loaned back to Oxford City on a one-month deal in November of the same year. ^[8] This deal was cut short, and Fofana was recalled after Barrow's squad was depleted by injuries. ^[9]

In 2018 Fofana left England for Oman, playing for a few months before the club he joined encountered financial problems. He attended a training camp in Thailand in December 2018, before eventually signing with Thai League 3 side Bangkok. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olympique Noisy-le-Sec	2009–10	CFA	28	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
La Vitréenne	2010–11		20	1	0	0	0	0	20	1
Syrianska	2011	Allsvenskan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lincoln City	2012–13	Conference Premier	27	1	4 [a]	0	0	0	31	1
	2013–14		22	0	2 [a]	0	3	1	27	1
	Total		49	1	6	0	3	1	58	2
Oxford City	2014–15	Conference North	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Barrow	2015–16	National League	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			15	1	0	0	0	0	18	1

Notes

1. Appearances in the FA Cup

References

1. Mamadou Fofana at Soccerbase
2. "Statistics". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
3. Challma, David (23 July 2011). "Mamadou Fofana klar för Syrianska FC!" [Mamadou Fofana ready for Syrianska FC!]. svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
4. "Mamadou Fofana signs new Lincoln City contract". bbc.co.uk. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
5. "Fofana pens new deal". weareimps.com. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
6. Farrant, Nick (22 November 2014). "FOOTBALL: Oxford City's new signing Mamadou Fofana could make his debut at Stalybridge". witneygazette.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
7. "2014–15 statistics". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
8. Bruce, Matthew (10 November 2015). "FOOTBALL: Mamadou Fofana returns from loan to boost Oxford City". oxfordmail.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
9. Bruce, Matthew (4 December 2015). "FOOTBALL: Oxford City suffer blow after Mamadou Fofana is recalled by Barrow during loan spell". oxfordmail.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
10. "Getting signed in Thailand from Europe". footballtrialsasia.com. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.