| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Espérance Paris 19e | ||
| 2019–2024 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Lens II | 20 | (2) |
| 2025– | Lens | 10 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:05, 25 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:02, 17 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rayan Fofana (born 12 February 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lens.
A youth product of Espérance Paris 19e and Lens, Fofana signed his first professional contract with Lens on 30 October 2024 until 2027. [2] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Lens squad in a 4–3 Ligue 1 loss to Le Havre on 1 March 2025. [3]
Born in France, Fofana is of Ivorian descent and holds dual French-Ivorian citizenship. [4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens B | 2023–24 | National 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||||
| Lens | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| career total | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||