| Fodé Fofana | |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.87m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | PSV |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | GVAV-Rapiditas |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | PSV |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Jong PSV |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 14 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | PSV |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Vitesse (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 June 2024 |
Fodé Fofana (born 26 October 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club PSV.
Fofana started his career by playing youth football for several amateur clubs in Groningen including GVAV-Rapiditas. During his family's summer vacation in 2012, Fofana played a street football tournament at Lyon where a scout of Barcelona was present.[1] He was impressed by Fofana's style of play and recommended him to the club. Fofana joined Barcelona following year after two internships at the club.[2] However, he was forced to leave the club after two years as FIFA imposed a sanction on Barcelona for buying players aged under 18.[3] He returned to Netherlands after leaving Barcelona and joined PSV later.[4]
On 2 August 2019, PSV announced that three 16-year-olds from their youth academy including Fofana have signed their first professional contract with the club.[5] He signed a three-year contract through to the summer of 2022.[6] He made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 6 November 2020 in a 2–1 league win against Den Bosch.[7] He played whole 90 minutes in the match and scored his team's both goals.[7]
On 7 July 2021, Fofana made his first appearance for PSV by scoring a hat-trick in 10–1 friendly win against Delbrücker SC.[8] After being an unused substitute in 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield win against Ajax, he made his official debut for PSV on 10 August in a UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Midtjylland.[9]
On 20 August 2021, Fofana extended his contract with PSV until June 2025.[10]
On 2 September 2023, Fofana joined Vitesse on a season long loan deal.[11]
Fofana is a Dutch youth international. On 27 August 2021, he received maiden call-up to Netherlands under-21 team for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[12] On 7 September, he made his Dutch youth team debut by coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Brian Brobbey in 3–0 win against Moldova.[13]
Fofana was born in Groningen to Uljana and Abdoul Fofana.[1] [3] His mother is from Russia and father is from Guinea.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong PSV | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | |||
| PSV | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | |||
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