Adama Fofana (footballer, born 1999)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 October 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Mankono, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dijon | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Right to Dream Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Varbergs BoIS | 75 | (4) |
2021– | Dijon | 65 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Burkina Faso | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:54, 25 September 2022 (UTC) |
Adama Fofana (born 11 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Dijon.[1] Born in the Ivory Coast, Fofana plays for the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
[edit]Fofana attended the Right to Dream Academy before joining Swedish club Varbergs BoIS in 2018.[2]
On 31 August 2021, he moved to Dijon in France on a three-year contract.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Born in the Ivory Coast, Fofana is of Burkinabé descent.[4] He debuted with the Burkina Faso national team in a friendly 1–0 win over DR Congo on 23 September 2022.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Adama Fofana at Soccerway
- ^ "Adama Fofana nära IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "ADAMA FOFANA POUR 3 ANS AU DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ ZOUNGRANA, Bonsdabamba Mathilde (September 14, 2022). "Matchs amicaux Burkina Faso : Hillel Konaté, Adamo Nagalo et Adama Fofana font leur entrée dans l'équipe nationale". Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "Congo DR vs. Burkina Faso - Football Match Summary - September 23, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Adama Fofana at Elite Football
- Adama Fofana at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Woroba District
- Burkinabé men's footballers
- Burkina Faso men's international footballers
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Ivorian people of Burkinabé descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Right to Dream Academy players
- Varbergs BoIS players
- Dijon FCO players
- Superettan players
- Allsvenskan players
- Ligue 2 players
- Burkinabé expatriate men's footballers
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France