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Not to be confused with Wesley Fofana (Rugby union player).
Wesley Fofana
Personal information
Full name Wesley Fofana[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2008 Repos Vitrolles
2008–2010 Bassin Minier
2011–2011 Pennes Mirabeau
2011–2015 Bel Air
2015–2018 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Saint-Étienne II 21 (0)
2019–2020 Saint-Étienne 20 (1)
2020– Leicester City 14 (0)
International career‡
2020– France U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2020

Wesley Fofana (born 17 December 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leicester City.

Early life

Fofana was born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[5] He is of Malian descent.[6]

Career

Fofana signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne on 15 May 2018.[7] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over OGC Nice on 18 May 2019.[8]

Fofana joined Premier League club Leicester City on 2 October 2020, signing a five-year contract.[9] The transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne was reported as up to £36.5 million.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 January 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saint-Étienne 2018–19 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 14 1 6 1 2 0 2[a] 0 24 2
2020–21 Ligue 1 4 0 — — — 4 0
Total 20 1 6 1 2 0 2 0 30 2
Leicester City 2020–21 Premier League 14 0 1 0 0 0 6[a] 0 21 0
Career total 34 1 7 1 2 0 8 0 51 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Wesley Fofana: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Wesley Fofana: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Wesley Fofana: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Wesley Fofana". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Mali : Meilleur Malien de la L1 (13ème j. ) : Hamari Traoré reste aux commandes". Mali Actu.
  7. ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Wesley Fofana signe professionnel". ASSE.fr.
  8. ^ "AS Saint-Etienne - OGC Nice (3-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". www.lfp.fr.
  9. ^ "Wesley Fofana: Leicester sign French defender from Saint-Etienne on five-year contract". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. ^ Romano, Fabrizio (29 September 2020). "Leicester agree £36.5m deal to sign Wesley Fofana from St Etienne". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. ^ Wesley Fofana at Soccerway
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