Sheka Fofanah
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sheka Sorie Fofanah | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Koidu, Sierra Leone | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Jandal | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017 | Jablonec | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2016 | Freetown City | ? | (?) |
2016 | Vejle Boldklub | 0 | (0) |
2017 | Jablonec II | 0 | (0) |
2017 | Frýdek-Místek | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Al-Merrikh | ? | (5) |
2018 | Al-Nasr | ? | (4) |
2019–2020 | Al-Mina'a | 3 | (2) |
2020– | Al Jandal | 4 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016– | Sierra Leone | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2019 |
Sheka Sorie Fofanah (born 2 January 1998) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who plays as a forward for Al Jandal as a striker, and the Sierra Leone national football team.
Club career
Having started his career with Sierra Leone National Premier League side Freetown City, Fofanah signed for Danish 1st Division side Vejle Boldklub in 2016, after trialing with Swedish champions IFK Norrköping.[1] He made his debut in a 3–1 Danish Cup victory against Tjæreborg IF.[2]
He signed for Czech First League side Jablonec in 2017, joining up with the junior team.[3] However, he signed for Czech second division side Frýdek-Místek only months later.[4]
International career
Fofanah made his international debut in a 1–1 draw with Malawi. He scored his first goal in his second game, a 2–1 defeat to Gabon. His second goal came against Sudan, in a 1–0 victory in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 October 2017.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vejle Boldklub | 2016–17 | Danish 1st Division | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Jablonec | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Frýdek-Místek | 2017–18 | Czech National Football League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Danish Cup
International
- As of match played 20 April 2017.[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sierra Leone | 2016 | 5 | 2 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 2 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Sierra Leone's goal tally first.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 March 2016 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2. | 4 June 2016 | National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ "VB skriver med Sheka Fofanah". Vejle Boldklub (in Danish). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Sheka Fofanah rejser med landsholdet". Vejle Boldklub (in Danish). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Juniorka Porazila v Dohrávce Duklu 4:1". FK Jablonec (in Czech). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Neúspěšná Minulá Sezóna Přinesla I Změny V Týmu". MFK Frýdek-Místek (in Czech). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "2017 Africa Cup of Nations: Egypt and Senegal qualify for Gabon". BBC Sport. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Sheka Fofanah at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Sheka Fofanah at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Sheka Fofanah at FootballDatabase.eu
- Sierra Leonean football biography stubs
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sierra Leonean footballers
- Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers
- Sierra Leone international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Danish 1st Division players
- Czech First League players
- Oman Professional League players
- Saudi Second Division players
- FK Jablonec players
- Vejle Boldklub players
- MFK Frýdek-Místek players
- Al-Merrikh SC players
- Al-Nasr SC (Salalah) players
- Al-Mina'a SC players
- Al Jandal Club players
- People from Koidu
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate footballers in Sudan
- Expatriate footballers in Oman
- Expatriate footballers in Iraq
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia