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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 59 (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 20 December 2024
‡ 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 Nations.He played in all matches but the opening one. Ivory Coast ended up winning the tournament.[12][13][14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 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
2024–25 Ligue 1 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
Total 59 0 0 0 — 59 0
Career total 129 0 1 0 1 0 131 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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