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Yahia Fofana

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Yahia Fofana
Fofana playing forIvory Coastin 2024.
Personal information
Full name Yahia Fofana[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-21)21 August 2000(age 24)
Place of birth Paris,France
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Angers
Number 30
Youth career
2008–2013 Espérance Paris 19ème
2013–2015 Red Star
2015–2019 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Le Havre B 32 (0)
2019–2022 Le Havre 38 (0)
2022– Angers 44 (0)
International career‡
2016 France U16 5 (0)
2017 France U17 2 (0)
2017–2018 France U18 9 (0)
2018–2019 France U19 4 (0)
2022 France U21 1 (0)
2023– Ivory Coast 15 (0)
Medal record
RepresentingIvory Coast
Men'sfootball
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:37, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Yahia Fofana(born 21 August 2000) is a professionalfootballerwho plays as agoalkeeperforLigue 1clubAngers.Born in France, he plays for theIvory Coast national team.

Club career

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Le Havre

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A product ofLe Havre's academy, Fofana signed his first professional contract on 4 July 2019, with the deal lasting until 2022.[2]His debut came not long after, as he started aCoupe de la Liguematch againstClermonton 13 August. The match ended in a 4–3 victory for Clermont on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[3]

Fofana'sCoupe de Francedebut came on 19 January 2021, as his side lost toParis FCby a score of 1–0.[4]On 30 January, he played his first match inLigue 2,coming on as a substitute afterMathieu Gorgelinhad been handed a red card in a 0–0 draw away toChamois Niortais.[5]In the2021–22 seasonwith Le Havre, he broke into the first team as the starting goalkeeper, surpassing Gorgelin in the pecking order.[6]

Angers

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On 30 May 2022, Fofana signed a four-year contract withLigue 1sideAngers,joining the club upon the expiration of his Le Havre contract.[7]

International career

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Born in France, Fofana is of Ivorian descent.[8]He has represented France atU16,U17,U18,andU19level over the years.[9]

Fofana was called up to theIvory Coast national teamfor a set of2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualificationmatches in September 2023.[10]He debuted in a 1–0 win overLesothoon 9 September 2023.[11]

In December 2023, Fofana was named to the Ivory Coast's squad for the2023 Africa Cup of Nationsand ended up winning the tournament.[12][13][14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 May 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre B 2015–16 CFA 2 1 0 — — 1 0
2016–17 CFA 1 0 — — 1 0
2017–18 National 2 10 0 — — 10 0
2018–19 National 2 18 0 — — 18 0
2019–20 National 3 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 32 0 — — 32 0
Le Havre 2019–20 Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2020–21 Ligue 2 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 35 0 0 0 — 35 0
Total 38 0 1 0 1 0 40 0
Angers 2022–23 Ligue 1 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
2023–24 Ligue 2 33 0 0 0 — 33 0
Total 44 0 0 0 — 44 0
Career total 114 0 1 0 1 0 116 0
  1. ^Appearance in theCoupe de la Ligue

International

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As of match played 26 March 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2023 6 0
2024 9 0
Total 15 0

Honours

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Ivory Coast

References

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  1. ^"FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France"(PDF).FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 July 2018.
  2. ^"Yahia Fofana signe son premier contrat pro avec Le Havre"[Yahia Fofana signs his first pro contract with Le Havre].maligue2.fr(in French). 4 July 2019.Retrieved31 January2021.
  3. ^"Clermont vs. Le Havre - 13 August 2019 - Soccerway".Soccerway.Retrieved31 January2021.
  4. ^"Le Havre vs. Paris FC - 19 January 2021 - Soccerway".Soccerway.Retrieved31 January2021.
  5. ^Manoury, François (30 January 2021)."Ligue 2: à dix, le HAC résiste à Niort"[Ligue 2: with ten, HAC resists at Niort].France Bleu(in French).Retrieved31 January2021.
  6. ^"Le Havre goalkeeper Yahia Fofana interesting Angers and Fiorentina".Get French Football News.13 January 2022.Retrieved13 January2022.
  7. ^"Official | Angers sign goalkeeper Yahia Fofana from Le Havre".Get French Football News.30 May 2022.Retrieved22 June2022.
  8. ^"AFCON 2023 - Yahia Fofana: Côte d'Ivoire's future number 1 goalkeeper - At a glance".12 August 2023.
  9. ^"Yahia Fofana".FFF.Retrieved30 January2021.
  10. ^"Matchs CIV-LES & CIV-MAL: Voici Les 25 Eléphants Retenus".fifciv.Retrieved30 August2023.
  11. ^Info, R. T. I. (9 September 2023)."La Côte d'Ivoire bat le Lesotho sur le score de 1 but à 0 au stade Laurent Pokou de San Pedro. Le but ivoirien a été inscrit par Ibrahim Sangaré à la 16e minute".RTI Info.
  12. ^"LA LISTE"(in Portuguese).Ivorian Football Federation.28 December 2023.Retrieved28 December2023– viaFacebook.
  13. ^Sahi, Tristan (28 December 2023)."Côte d'Ivoire: voici les 27 Eléphants de Gasset, Zaha et des ténors font leurs adieux à la CAN 2023"(in French).7info.Retrieved28 December2023.
  14. ^"CÔTE D'IVOIRE"(PDF).Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
  15. ^Yahia Fofanaat Soccerway
  16. ^"Yahia Fofana".National Football Teams.Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.Retrieved9 May2024.
  17. ^Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024)."Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast".BBC Sport.Retrieved14 February2024.
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