David Datro Fofana

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David Datro Fofana
Personal information
Full name David Datro Fofana [1]
Date of birth (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 23
Youth career
Abidjan City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Abidjan City
2019–2020 → AFAD (loan)
2021–2022 Molde 42 (15)
2023– Chelsea 3 (0)
2023–2024 → Union Berlin (loan) 12 (1)
2024– → Burnley (loan) 15 (4)
International career‡
2023– Ivory Coast U23 3 (1)
2019– Ivory Coast 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:10, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023

David Datro Fofana (born 22 December 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Chelsea, and the Ivory Coast national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Fofana began his career in the Ivory Coast with Abidjan City, before joining AFAD on loan in 2019. [3] He was heavily scouted by French, Belgian and Norwegian clubs. [4] On 2 February 2021, Fofana signed a professional contract with Molde on a free transfer, signing for four years. [5] He debuted with Molde in a 3–3 UEFA Europa League tie with Hoffenheim on 18 February 2021, scoring his side's third goal in the 74th minute. [6]

Chelsea

On 28 December 2022, it was announced that Fofana would join English Premier League side Chelsea on 1 January 2023. [7] On 8 January 2023, Fofana came off the bench to make his Chelsea debut in a 4–0 loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup. [8]

Loans

On 11 July 2023, Chelsea announced that Fofana would join Bundesliga side Union Berlin on a season-long loan. [9] He was recalled by Chelsea on 11 January 2024. [10] Two days later, Fofana was loaned to fellow Premier League club Burnley until the end of the season. [11] [12] On 3 February, he scored his first goals for Burnley by netting a brace in a 2–2 draw against Fulham. [13] On 21 May 2024, Burnley said the player was returning to Chelsea. [14]

International career

Fofana made his international debut with the Ivory Coast national team in a 2–0 CHAN 2020 loss to Niger on 22 September 2019. [15] On 22 March 2023, Fofana was the captain of the Ivory Coast's U23 national team in a friendly game against Morocco U23, which Ivory Coast won 3–2. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde 2021 Eliteserien 18031—5 [lower-alpha 2] 1262
2022 Eliteserien241553—10 [lower-alpha 3] 43922
Total421584—1556524
Chelsea 2022–23 Premier League 3010—0040
Union Berlin (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 12110—4 [lower-alpha 4] 1172
Burnley (loan) 2023–24 Premier League154———154
Career total72201040019610130
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 19 November 2022 [17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 201910
202220
Total30

Honours

Molde

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  3. ↑ Sang, Kiplagat (22 December 2022). "Datro Fofana: Six quick facts about Chelsea's Ivory Coast wonderkid". goal.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Fransk klubb bød 10 mill. for afrikansk stjerneskudd - Molde fikk ham "gratis"". www.vg.no.
  5. ↑ "David Fofana er nå klar for Molde FK". Molde.
  6. ↑ "Molde vs. Hoffenheim - 18 February 2021". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "David Datro Fofana agreement". Chelsea F.C. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Aarons, Ed (13 January 2023). "David Datro Fofana: Chelsea player's first club claim Molde 'stole' him". The Guardian.
  9. ↑ "David Fofana leaves Chelsea on loan". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "David Fofana recalled from Union Berlin loan". www.chelseafc.com. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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  12. ↑ "Fofana checks in at Turf Moor". Burnley FC. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Burnley 2–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 3 February 2024.
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