Fodé Fofana
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | GVAV-Rapiditas | ||
| 2013–2015 | Barcelona | ||
| 2015–2020 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Jong PSV | 35 | (14) |
| 2021–2025 | PSV | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Vitesse (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Fodé Fofana (born 26 October 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]
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.[2] He was impressed by Fofana's style of play and recommended him to the club. Fofana joined Barcelona the following year after two internships at the club.[3] However, he was forced to leave the club after two years as FIFA imposed a sanction on Barcelona for buying players aged under 18.[4] Following this, he returned to Netherlands and joined PSV.[5]
On 2 August 2019, Fofana signed his first professional contract with PSV.[6] He signed a three-year contract through to the summer of 2022.[7] He made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 6 November 2020 in a 2–1 league win against Den Bosch.[8] He played whole 90 minutes in the match and scored his team's both goals.[8]
On 7 July 2021, Fofana made his unofficial debut for PSV by scoring a hat-trick in 10–1 friendly win against Delbrücker SC.[9] After being an unused substitute in the 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.[10]
On 20 August 2021, Fofana extended his contract with PSV until June 2025.[11] On 2 September 2023, he joined Vitesse on a season long loan deal.[12]
International career
Fofana has represented Netherlands at youth level. He is also eligible to represent Guinea and Russia at international level. On 27 August 2021, he received his first call-up to the Netherlands under-21 team for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[13] He made his debut for the team on 7 September by coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Brian Brobbey in a 3–0 win against Moldova.[14]
