Mamadou Fofana (footballer, born 2000)

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Mamadou Fofana
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Le Havre, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Aarau
Number 47
Youth career
2011–2017 Le Havre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Le Havre II 28 (5)
2020–2021 Le Havre 9 (1)
2021–2022 Amiens II 2 (0)
2021–2024 Amiens 63 (3)
2024– Aarau 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024

Mamadou Fofana (born 17 September 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Aarau.

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Career

Fofana made his professional debut for Le Havre in a 2–0 Ligue 2 draw against Troyes on 24 August 2020. [1]

On 22 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Amiens. [2]

On 4 September 2024, Fofana joined Aarau in Switzerland on a two-season deal. [3]

Personal life

Fofana was born in France is of Malian and Mauritanian descent. [4] He is the brother of the professional footballers Gueïda and Guessouma Fofana. [5]

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References

  1. "Troyes vs. Le Havre - 24 August 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. "MAMADOU FOFANA EST AMIÉNOIS !" (in French). Amiens. 22 June 2021.
  3. "Zwei-Jahres-Vertrag für Mamadou Fofana" [Two-year contract for Mamadou Fofana] (in German). FC Aarau. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. Lantheaume, Romain (5 November 2021). "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik-Foot.
  5. "Football – Ligue 2 : Mamadou Fofana, le digne héritier". www.paris-normandie.fr.