Youssouf Fofana (footballer)

Youssouf Fofana (born 10 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco.

For the Ivorian footballer, see Youssouf Falikou Fofana.
Youssouf Fofana
Fofana playing for France U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Youssouf Fofana[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2013 Espérance Paris
2013–2014 Red Star
2014–2017 Drancy
2017–2018 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Strasbourg II 34 (4)
2018–2020 Strasbourg 30 (3)
2020– Monaco 48 (0)
National team
2018 France U19 1 (0)
2018–2019 France U20 9 (1)
2019 France U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2021

Club career

Fofana began his footballing career with various youth academies in Paris, before joining the youth academy of RC Strasbourg Alsace on 21 February 2018.[2] He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Olympique Lyonnais on 24 August 2018.[3] He made his debut for AS Monaco against Metz and was shown red card after 46 minutes. [4]

International career

Born in France, Fofana is of Malian descent.[5] Fofana is a youth international for the France U19s.[6]

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "Youssouf FOFANA s'engage en faveur de STRASBOURG - JA Drancy". 21 February 2017.
  3. "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Strasbourg - 24 August 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. "Metz vs. AS Monaco - Football Match Report - August 30, 2020". ESPN.
  5. "Joueurs maliens ou d'origines maliennes à travers le monde du 08/09/2017".
  6. "Youssouf FOFANA convoqué en équipe de FRANCE U19 - JA Drancy". 15 February 2018.


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