Sheka Fofanah

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Sheka Fofanah
Personal information
Full name Sheka Sorie Fofanah
Date of birth (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Koidu, Sierra Leone
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Diyala
Number 9
Youth career
2017 Jablonec
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2016 Freetown City ? (?)
2016 Vejle Boldklub 0 (0)
2017 Jablonec II 0 (0)
2017 Frýdek-Místek 2 (0)
2018 Al-Merrikh ? (5)
2018 Al-Nasr ? (4)
2019–2020 Al-Mina'a 3 (2)
2020 Al Jandal 4 (1)
2020–2021 Naft Al-Wasat 5 (??)
2021–2022 Duhok
2022- Diyala
International career
2016– Sierra Leone 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2019

Sheka Sorie Fofanah (born 2 January 1998) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who plays as a forward for Diyala [1] and the Sierra Leone national team.

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Club career

Having started his career with Sierra Leone National Premier League side Freetown City, Fofanah signed for Danish 1st Division side Vejle Boldklub in 2016, after trialing with Swedish champions IFK Norrköping. [2] He made his debut in a 3–1 Danish Cup victory against Tjæreborg IF. [3]

He signed for Czech First League side Jablonec in 2017, joining up with the junior team. [4] However, he signed for Czech second division side Frýdek-Místek only months later. [5]

International career

Fofanah made his international debut in a 1–1 draw with Malawi. He scored his first goal in his second game, a 2–1 defeat to Gabon. His second goal came against Sudan, in a 1–0 victory in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 October 2017. [7]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vejle Boldklub 2016–17 Danish 1st Division 001 [lower-alpha 1] 0–0010
Jablonec 2016–17 Czech First League 0000–0000
Frýdek-Místek 2017–18 Czech National Football League 2000–0020
Career total2010–0030
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Danish Cup

International

As of match played 20 April 2017. [8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sierra Leone 201652
201700
Total52

International goals

Scores and results list Sierra Leone's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2016 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–21–2 Friendly
2.4 June 2016 National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–01–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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References

  1. ↑ نادي ديالى الرياضي (13 August 2022). "المهاجم السيراليوني شيكا فوفانا يعزز صفوف…" (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 June 2023– via Facebook.
  2. ↑ "VB skriver med Sheka Fofanah". Vejle Boldklub (in Danish). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sheka Fofanah rejser med landsholdet". Vejle Boldklub (in Danish). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Juniorka Porazila v Dohrávce Duklu 4:1". FK Jablonec (in Czech). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Neúspěšná Minulá Sezóna Přinesla I Změny V Týmu". MFK Frýdek-Místek (in Czech). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "2017 Africa Cup of Nations: Egypt and Senegal qualify for Gabon". BBC Sport. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Sheka Fofanah at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Sheka Fofanah at National-Football-Teams.com
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