Youssouf Fofana (French footballer)

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Youssouf Fofana
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Fofana with France U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Youssouf Fofana
Date of birth (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 29
Youth career
2005–2013 Espérance Paris 19ème
2013–2014 Red Star
2014–2017 Drancy
2017–2018 Strasbourg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Strasbourg B 34 (4)
2018–2020 Strasbourg 30 (3)
2020–2024 Monaco 143 (6)
2024– AC Milan 19 (1)
International career‡
2018 France U19 1 (0)
2018–2019 France U20 9 (1)
2019 France U21 1 (0)
2022– France 25 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2022 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:16, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:31, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Youssouf Fofana (born 10 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the France national team.

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Early life

Youssouf Fofana [2] was born on 10 January 1999 in Paris. [3] He is of Malian and Ivorian descent. [4]

Club career

Strasbourg

Fofana began his career with various youth academies in Paris, before joining the youth academy of Strasbourg on 21 February 2017. [5] He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Lyon on 24 August 2018. [6]

Monaco

Fofana played his final game for Strasbourg on 25 January 2020, a 3–1 away win over Monaco. [7] Four days later, he was signed by Monaco for €15 million, [8] [9] and made his debut on 1 February, playing 71 minutes of a 3–1 away defeat to Nîmes. [10] On 25 November 2021, Fofana scored his first goal for Monaco, the winning goal in a 2–1 UEFA Europa League victory at home over Real Sociedad. [11] He scored his first league goal with the club in a 4–2 home defeat to Troyes on 31 August 2022. [12]

AC Milan

On 17 August 2024, Fofana completed his move to Serie A club AC Milan, signing a four-year contract until 30 June 2028. He chose the kit number 29. [13]

On 14 September 2024, Milan won 4–0 against Venezia in the Serie A. The second goal, a header following the corner kick, had initially been attributed to Matteo Gabbia prior to Fofana being credited with goal after a review. [14]

International career

Fofana was a youth international for France from under-19 to under-21 level. [15]

On 15 September 2022, Fofana received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Denmark. [16] In November, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by Didier Deschamps. [17] At the tournament, he played in six of France's seven matches, starting the ones against Tunisia in the group stage (1–0 loss) and Morocco in the semi-finals (2–0 win). [18] [19] In the final against Argentina on 18 December, Fofana came on as a 96th-minute substitute in extra time for Adrien Rabiot. The game ended with a score of 3–3, and Argentina came out victorious on penalties. [20]

On 18 November 2023, Fofana scored his first goal with France, the seventh goal of a 14–0 win over Gibraltar in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying. [21] In the following match against Greece, he scored in a goal from twenty-five metres out in a 2–2 draw. [22]

Style of play

Fofana usually plays as a box-to-box midfielder with primarily defensive duties. His main qualities are his physical strength, stamina, and the ability to press opponents to win back possession of the ball. [23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2025 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strasbourg B 2017–18 Championnat National 3 293————293
2018–19 Championnat National 351————51
Total344————344
Strasbourg 2018–19 Ligue 1 1721041——223
2019–20 Ligue 113110203 [c] 0—191
Total303206130—414
Monaco 2019–20 Ligue 170————70
2020–21 Ligue 135050———400
2021–22 Ligue 133040—9 [d] 1—461
2022–23 Ligue 136210—10 [e] 0—472
2023–24 Ligue 132430———354
Total1436130—191—1757
AC Milan 2024–25 Serie A 19110—6 [f] 02 [g] 0281
Career total22614160612812027816
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 14 October 2024 [25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202280
202372
2024101
Total253
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fofana goal.
List of international goals scored by Youssouf Fofana
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 November 2023 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France14Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 7–014–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
221 November 2023 Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece15Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–22–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
326 March 2024 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France17Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1–13–2 Friendly

Honours

Strasbourg

Monaco

AC Milan

France

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