Guessouma Fofana (born 17 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super D1 club Omdurman. He represents Mauritania at international level.
 Fofana in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 December 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Le Havre, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Hilal SC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | ES Mont-Gaillard | ||
| 2010–2011 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Le Havre B | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Boulogne B | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Lyon-Duchère | 43 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Amiens | 77 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | Guingamp | 34 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Le Mans (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | CFR Cluj | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Nîmes | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Doxa Katokopias | 24 | (0) |
| 2024- | Al-Hilal SC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Mauritania | 27 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 | |||
Club career
editIn August 2018, Fofana joined En Avant de Guingamp on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Amiens was estimated at €1 million.[2] At the end of the summer 2019 transfer window, he moved on loan to Le Mans, newly promoted to Ligue 2.[3]
On 17 September 2023, Fofana signed for Cypriot First Division club Daxo Katokopias.[4]
International career
editFofana was called for the Mauritania national team in November 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Zambia and Equatorial Guinea.[5] He debuted with Mauritania in a 1–1 tie with Equatorial Guinea on 16 November 2021.[6]
International stats
edit| Mauritania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 |
Personal life
editFofana was born in Le Havre, France. He holds French, Malian, and Mauritanian nationalities.[7][8] He is the brother of the footballers Gueïda and Mamadou Fofana.[9]
Honours
editGuingamp
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19[10]
CFR Cluj
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Mauritania" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Fofana, le chaînon manquant". Le Télégramme (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Fofana et Bilingi prêtés" [Fofana and Bilingi loaned] (in French). EA Guingamp. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "ΣΥΝΑΨΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ GUESSOUMA FOFANA" [SIGNING AN AGREEMENT WITH GUESSOUMA FOFANA]. doxafc.com.cy (in Greek). 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik Foot. 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Mauritania vs Equatorial Guinea - 2021-11-16 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Guessouma FOFANA -".
- ^ Lantheaume, Romain (5 November 2021). "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik-Foot.
- ^ "Football – Ligue 2 : Mamadou Fofana, le digne héritier". www.paris-normandie.fr.
- ^ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.