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Malian footballer

Date of birth (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 24)^[1]

Place of birth Bamako, Mali^[1]

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]

Position(s) Winger

Issa Fomba
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 24)^[1]
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali^[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Artis Brno
Number	11
Youth career
	Derby Académie
2019–2020	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Málaga	7	(0)
2020–2023	→→ Málaga B	55	(3)
2023–2024	Leganés B	11	(4)
2024	→ Vyškov (loan)	14	(3)
2024–2025	Vyškov	11	(0)
2024–2025	→ Baník Ostrava (loan)	4	(0)
2024	→→ Baník Ostrava B (loan)	6	(0)
2025–	Artis Brno	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025

Issa Fomba (born 24 May 2001) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Artis Brno.

Born in Bamako, Fomba joined Málaga CF's youth setup in the 2019 summer, from hometown side Derby Académie.^[2] In August 2020, after scoring 25 goals for the Juvenil A squad, he was included in the pre-season with the main squad.^[3]

On 13 September 2020, before even having appeared with the reserves, Fomba made his professional debut by coming on as a second-half substitute for Yanis Rahmani in a 2–0 loss at CD Tenerife in the Segunda División championship.^[4] He subsequently featured more regularly for the B-team, scoring his first senior goal on 20 December, in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against Alhaurín de la Torre CF.

On 31 January 2023, Fomba's agency announced that he would not renew his contract with Málaga, which was due to expire in June.^[5]

In July 2023, Fomba joined Leganés, joining up with the club's reserve side for the 2023–24 season.^[6] In January 2024, he joined Czech National Football League club MFK Vyškov on loan until the end of the season.^[7] On 16 July 2024, Fomba joined Czech First League club Baník Ostrava on a one-year loan deal with option to make the move permanent.^[8] After half year, four marches for the first team and six for the reserve team, Baník Ostrava send Fomba back to MFK Vyškov.^[9]

On 24 June 2025, Fomba signed a two-year contract with Artis Brno.^[10]

References

1 2 3 "Issa Fomba". Málaga CF. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
↑ "Issa Fomba, el primer fruto del acuerdo con una academia de Mali" [Issa Fomba, the first fruit of the agreement with a Malian academy] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
↑ "El goleador Issa Fomba se entrena con el primer equipo" [Goalscorer Issa Fomba trains with the main squad] (in Spanish). SportDirect Radio. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
↑ "El Tenerife inicia el curso con una alegría" [Tenerife start the campaign with a joy] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
↑ "Fichajes Málaga CF: Issa Fomba, de extremo de guardia a no renovar" [Signings Málaga CF: Issa Fomba, from backup winger to not renewing] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
↑ "El Leganés B incorpora al extremo Issa Fomba" [Leganés B adds winger Issa Fomba]. CD Leganés (in Spanish). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
↑ "Issa Fomba, cedido al MFK Vyskov hasta final de temporada" [Issa Fomba, on loan to MFK Vyskov until the end of the season]. CD Leganés (in Spanish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
↑ "Ještě dvě posily: Holec & Fomba" [Two more reinforcements: Holec & Fomba]. FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
↑ "Issa Fomba se vrací do Vyškova" [Issa Fomba returns to Vyškov]. FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
↑ Tručka, Jakub (24 June 2025). "Další posila z Vyškova. Artis roztančí rychlonožka z Mali, chválil ho i Hapal" [Another reinforcement from Vyškov. Artis will make the fast-footed player from Mali dance, even Hapal praised him]. Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

External links

Issa Fomba at BDFutbol
Issa Fomba at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Issa Fomba at Soccerway

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