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| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
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| youthyears2 = 2014–2022
| youthyears2 = 2014–2022
| youthclubs2 = [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]
| youthclubs2 = [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]
| years1 = 2022–2024
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = [[Jong KAA Gent|Jong Gent]]
| clubs1 = [[Jong KAA Gent|Jong Gent]]
| caps1 = 13
| caps1 = 13
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| years3 = 2024–
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| clubs3 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| caps3 = 20
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 3
| goals3 = 6
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| club-update = 30 August 2024
| nationalyears1 = 2020
| nationalyears1 = 2020
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national under-15 football team|Belgium U15]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national under-15 football team|Belgium U15]]
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| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2022–
| nationalyears4 = 2022
| nationalteam4 = [[Belgium national under-20 football team|Belgium U20]]
| nationalteam4 = [[Belgium national under-20 football team|Belgium U20]]
| nationalcaps4 = 1
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| nationalyears5 = 2023–
| nationalyears5 = 2023–
| nationalteam5 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]]
| nationalteam5 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]]
| nationalcaps5 = 8
| nationalcaps5 = 9
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2024–
| nationalteam6 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps6 = 1
| nationalgoals6 = 0
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| nationalteam-update = 23:22, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
| club-update = 4 January 2025
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| nationalteam-update = 10 October 2024
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'''Malick Martin Fofana''' (born 31 March 2005) is a Belgian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[Ligue 1]] club [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] and the [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium under-21 national team]].
'''Malick Martin Fofana''' (born 31 March 2005) is a Belgian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[Ligue 1]] club [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] and the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]].


== Club career ==
== Club career ==
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After he already participated in the pre-[[2022–23 K.A.A. Gent season|season]] friendlies,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vandenbussche |first=Bart |date=2022-06-18 |title=AA Gent opent voorbereiding met ruime zege, Sven Kums scoort pareltje |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2022-06-18/aa-gent-opent-voorbereiding-met-ruime-zege-sven-kums-scoort-pareltje |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Voetbalkrant.com |language=nl}}</ref> Fofana made his professional debut for Gent on the 30 July 2022, replacing [[Hugo Cuypers]] during a 1–1 home [[Belgian First Division A|Division A]] draw against [[Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woos |first=Loïc |date=2022-07-30 |title=Saint-Trond arrache un point sur la pelouse de La Gantoise |url=https://www.walfoot.be/belgique/jupiler-pro-league/2022-2023/calendrier/journee-2/la-gantoise/sint-truiden/saint-trond-arrache-un-point-sur-la-pelouse-de-la-gantoise |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Walfoot.be |language=fr}}</ref> Only a week later, he was awarded his first start against [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]], leading his team to a 2–1 home win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Floren |first=Steve |date=2022-08-07 |title=Malick voor het eerst in de basis bij Gent: "Ik krijg heel veel berichtjes" |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2022-08-07/malick-voor-het-eerst-in-de-basis-bij-gent-ik-krijg-heel-veel-berichtjes |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Voetbalkrant.com |language=nl}}</ref>
After he already participated in the pre-[[2022–23 K.A.A. Gent season|season]] friendlies,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vandenbussche |first=Bart |date=2022-06-18 |title=AA Gent opent voorbereiding met ruime zege, Sven Kums scoort pareltje |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2022-06-18/aa-gent-opent-voorbereiding-met-ruime-zege-sven-kums-scoort-pareltje |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Voetbalkrant.com |language=nl}}</ref> Fofana made his professional debut for Gent on the 30 July 2022, replacing [[Hugo Cuypers]] during a 1–1 home [[Belgian First Division A|Division A]] draw against [[Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woos |first=Loïc |date=2022-07-30 |title=Saint-Trond arrache un point sur la pelouse de La Gantoise |url=https://www.walfoot.be/belgique/jupiler-pro-league/2022-2023/calendrier/journee-2/la-gantoise/sint-truiden/saint-trond-arrache-un-point-sur-la-pelouse-de-la-gantoise |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Walfoot.be |language=fr}}</ref> Only a week later, he was awarded his first start against [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]], leading his team to a 2–1 home win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Floren |first=Steve |date=2022-08-07 |title=Malick voor het eerst in de basis bij Gent: "Ik krijg heel veel berichtjes" |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2022-08-07/malick-voor-het-eerst-in-de-basis-bij-gent-ik-krijg-heel-veel-berichtjes |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Voetbalkrant.com |language=nl}}</ref>


On 10 January 2024, Fofana joined [[Ligue 1]] side [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] for a fee of [[Euro|€]]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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 January 2024 |title=L’international Espoirs belge Malick Fofana s’engage avec l’OL jusqu'en 2028 |url=https://www.ol.fr/fr/actualites/l-international-espoirs-belge-malick-fofana-s-engage-avec-l-ol-jusqu-en-2028 |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=www.ol.fr |publisher=Olympique Lyonnais |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 January 2024 |title=Transferts : Malick Fofana s'engage avec l'OL (officiel) |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-malick-fofana-s-engage-avec-l-ol-officiel/1441402 |access-date=10 January 2024 |website= |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Lizin |first=Cédric |date=10 January 2024 |title=Le Diablotin Malick Fofana quitte La Gantoise et file à Lyon contre 22 millions d’euros |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/le-diablotin-malick-fofana-quitte-la-gantoise-et-file-a-lyon-contre-22-millions-deuros-11310882 |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=RTBF |language=fr-BE}}</ref> In the process, he became the third Belgian player in the history of Lyon, following [[Éric Deflandre|Eric Deflandre]] and [[Jason Denayer]].<ref name=":2" />
On 10 January 2024, Fofana joined [[Ligue 1]] side [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] for a fee of [[Euro|€]]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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 January 2024 |title=L'international Espoirs belge Malick Fofana s'engage avec l'OL jusqu'en 2028 |url=https://www.ol.fr/fr/actualites/l-international-espoirs-belge-malick-fofana-s-engage-avec-l-ol-jusqu-en-2028 |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=www.ol.fr |publisher=Olympique Lyonnais |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 January 2024 |title=Transferts : Malick Fofana s'engage avec l'OL (officiel) |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-malick-fofana-s-engage-avec-l-ol-officiel/1441402 |access-date=10 January 2024 |website= |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Lizin |first=Cédric |date=10 January 2024 |title=Le Diablotin Malick Fofana quitte La Gantoise et file à Lyon contre 22 millions d'euros |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/le-diablotin-malick-fofana-quitte-la-gantoise-et-file-a-lyon-contre-22-millions-deuros-11310882 |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=RTBF |language=fr-BE}}</ref> In the process, he became the third Belgian player in the history of Lyon, following [[Éric Deflandre|Eric Deflandre]] and [[Jason Denayer]].<ref name=":2" />


== International career ==
== International career ==
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Fofana made his debut for the [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium under-21 national]] in a 1-0 home win over [[Kazakhstan national under-21 football team|Kazakhstan]] in September 2023, making further appearances the following month in wins over [[Malta national under-21 football team|Malta]] and [[Hungary national under-21 football team|Hungary]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Fofana made his debut for the [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium under-21 national]] in a 1-0 home win over [[Kazakhstan national under-21 football team|Kazakhstan]] in September 2023, making further appearances the following month in wins over [[Malta national under-21 football team|Malta]] and [[Hungary national under-21 football team|Hungary]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

In October 2024, Fofana received his first call up to the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]] for the [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League]] games against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[France national football team|France]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2024/09/30/geen-de-bruyne-en-lukaku-bij-rode-duivels-wel-selectie-voor-fofana-ngonge-smets-en-vandevoordt~1727701471318/|title=Geen De Bruyne en Lukaku bij Rode Duivels, wel selectie voor Fofana, Ngonge, Smets en Vandevoordt|publisher=Sporza|language=Dutch|date=4 October 2024}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 30 August 2024}}
{{updated|match played 4 January 2025}}


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!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
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|[[2024–25 Olympique Lyonnais season|2024–25]]
|[[2024–25 Olympique Lyonnais season|2024–25]]
|Ligue 1
|Ligue 1
|3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|16||3||1||0||6{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||3||colspan="2"|—||23||6
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|-
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!33!!6!!5!!1!!6!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!44!!10
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!colspan="3"|Career total
!colspan="3"|Career total
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!86!!12!!10!!2!!19!!4!!1!!0!!117!!17
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*[https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/10204/career Belgium profile] at Belgian FA
*[https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/10204/career Belgium profile] at Belgian FA

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Latest revision as of 03:32, 5 January 2025

Malick Fofana
Personal information
Full name Malick Martin Fofana
Date of birth (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Aalst, Belgium
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) 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 33 (6)
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 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

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.

Club career

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Fofana started playing football at Eendracht Aalst before joining Gent's youth academy at the age of nine. There, he signed his first professional contract 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 a week later, he was awarded his first start against Westerlo, leading his team to a 2–1 home win.[6]

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

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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]

Fofana made his debut for the Belgium under-21 national in a 1-0 home win over Kazakhstan in September 2023, making further appearances the following month in wins over Malta and Hungary.[citation needed]

In October 2024, Fofana received his first call up to the Belgium national team for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League games against Italy and France.[11]

Personal life

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Born in Belgium, Fofana is of Guinean and Filipino descent.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Gent 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1 13 4 — — — 13 4
Gent 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 22 0 3 1 7[b] 0 1[c] 0 33 1
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 19 2 2 0 6[b] 1 — 28 3
Total 41 2 5 1 13 1 1 0 61 4
Lyon 2023–24 Ligue 1 17 3 4 1 — — 21 4
2024–25 Ligue 1 16 3 1 0 6[d] 3 — 23 6
Total 33 6 5 1 6 3 — 44 10
Career total 86 12 10 2 19 4 1 0 117 17
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Lyon

References

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  1. ^ a b "Officieel: AA Gent deal met Fofana". Voetbalbelgie.be. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Fiammetti, Alexandre (20 January 2022). "La Gantoise offre un premier contrat professionnel à un énorme talent". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Gantoise : la pépite guinéenne Malick Fofana s'offre son premier contrat pro". Foot224 – Actualité Sport Guinée (in French). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ Vandenbussche, Bart (18 June 2022). "AA Gent opent voorbereiding met ruime zege, Sven Kums scoort pareltje". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ Woos, Loïc (30 July 2022). "Saint-Trond arrache un point sur la pelouse de La Gantoise". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ Floren, Steve (7 August 2022). "Malick voor het eerst in de basis bij Gent: "Ik krijg heel veel berichtjes"". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ^ "L'international Espoirs belge Malick Fofana s'engage avec l'OL jusqu'en 2028". www.ol.fr (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Transferts : Malick Fofana s'engage avec l'OL (officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Lizin, Cédric (10 January 2024). "Le Diablotin Malick Fofana quitte La Gantoise et file à Lyon contre 22 millions d'euros". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ^ Defawe, Maxence (12 May 2022). "Fofana, Mawete, Monticelli : 3 pépites belges à suivre durant l'Euro U17". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Geen De Bruyne en Lukaku bij Rode Duivels, wel selectie voor Fofana, Ngonge, Smets en Vandevoordt" (in Dutch). Sporza. 4 October 2024.
  12. ^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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