Yaya Fofana

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Yaya Fofana
Personal information
Full name Yaya Kader Fofana
Date of birth (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Number 71
Youth career
0000–2022 Afrique Football Élite
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Lens B 10 (1)
2023– Reims B 11 (8)
2024– Reims 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:23, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Yaya Kader Fofana (born 12 June 2004) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Reims.

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Career

A product of Afrique Football Élite, Fofana joined Lens in 2022, joining the club's reserve team in the Championnat National 3. On 11 June 2023, he signed for Reims's reserve team in the same division. [1] Fofana became a standout performer for the reserve side, [2] and eventually made his professional debut in Ligue 1 on 4 February 2024 in a 3–2 home defeat to Toulouse. [3] [4]

On 25 August 2024, Fofana made his first professional start in a match away to Marseille. [5] He went on to score Reims's second goal of the match in a 2–2 draw, a goal that was described as "quite simply sublime" by L'Équipe . [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yaya Fofana est rémois ! | Stade de Reims". www.stade-de-reims.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Yaya Fofana, la belle découverte de la réserve du Stade de Reims en National 3" . www.lunion.fr (in French). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Yaya Fofana : «Le moment était venu pour moi de partir du Racing Club de Lens»". OneFootball (in French). 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Reims vs. Toulouse". Soccerway. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Marseille, notre envoyé spécial à; Collomb, Julien (2024-08-25). "Nhoa Sangui et Yaya Fofana titulaires avec le Stade de Reims face à l'Olympique de Marseille". www.lunion.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  6. ↑ "Ligue 1 : Le bijou de Yaya Fofana avec Reims en guise de première contre l'OM en vidéo". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  7. ↑ Feuillette, Valentin (2024-08-25). "OM - Reims : Yaya Fofana jubile après sa grande première". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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