| David Datro Fofana | |
| Full Name: | David Datro Fofana |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.81m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Chelsea |
| Youthclubs1: | Abidjan City |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Abidjan City |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → AFAD (loan) |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Molde |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Chelsea |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Union Berlin (loan) |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Burnley (loan) |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Ivory Coast |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:10, 12 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16 July 2023 |
David Datro Fofana (born 22 December 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Chelsea and the Ivory Coast national team.
Fofana began his career in the Ivory Coast with Abidjan City, before joining AFAD on loan in 2019.[2] He was heavily scouted by French, Belgian and Norwegian clubs.[3] On 2 February 2021, Fofana signed a professional contract with Molde on a free transfer, signing for four years.[4] 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.[5]
On 28 December 2022, it was announced that Fofana would join English Premier League side Chelsea on 1 January 2023.[6] 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.[7]
On 11 July 2023, Chelsea announced that Fofana would join Bundesliga side Union Berlin on a season-long loan. [8] He was recalled by Chelsea on 11 January 2024.[9]
Two days after returning to Chelsea, Fofana was loaned to fellow Premier League club Burnley until the end of the season.[10] [11] On 3 February 2024, he scored his first goals for Burnley by netting a brace in a 2–2 draw against Fulham.[12] On 21 May 2024, Burnley confirmed the player was returning to Chelsea.[13]
Fofana made his international debut with the Ivory Coast national team in a 2–0 CHAN 2020 loss to Niger on 22 September 2019.[14] 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.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Molde | 2021 | Eliteserien | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | — | 10 | 4 | 39 | 22 | |||
| Total | 42 | 15 | 8 | 4 | — | 15 | 5 | 65 | 24 | ||||
| Chelsea | 2022–23 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Union Berlin (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Burnley (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 72 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 101 | 30 | |||
| Ivory Coast | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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