Malick Fofana
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 Fofana with Lyon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malick Martin Fofana | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Eendracht Aalst | ||
| 2014–2022 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Jong Gent | 13 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Gent | 41 | (2) |
| 2024– | Lyon | 56 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U17 | 10 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022 | Belgium U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Belgium U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:06, 22 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:43, 13 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Malick Martin Fofana (born 31 March 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Belgium national team.
Gent
Fofana started playing football at Eendracht Aalst before joining Gent's youth academy at the age of nine. He signed his first professional contract there in January 2022.[1][2][3]
After he already participated in the pre-season friendlies,[4] Fofana made his professional debut for Gent on the 30 July 2022, replacing Hugo Cuypers during a 1–1 home Division A draw against Sint-Truiden.[5] Only one week later, he was awarded his first start against Westerlo, leading his team to a 2–1 home victory.[6]
Lyon
On 10 January 2024, Fofana joined Ligue 1 side Lyon for a fee of €17 million, plus €5 million in add-ons, and a 20% sell-on clause on a future sale in favor of Gent; he signed a contract until June 2028 with the French club.[7][8][9] In the process, he became the third Belgian player in the history of Lyon, following Eric Deflandre and Jason Denayer.[9]
International career
Fofana is a youth international for Belgium, having first established himself as a regular goalscorer with the under-17 national team,[1][2] with whom he played the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[10]
In October 2024, Fofana received his first call-up to the senior Belgium national team for their 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and France.[11] He debuted against the former opponent on 14 October.[12]
