Wesley Fofana (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wesley Fofana[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 December 2000||
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 | 27 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 18 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2021 |
Wesley Fofana (born 17 December 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leicester City and the France national under-21 team.
Early life
Fofana was born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[5] He is of Malian descent.[6] One of six children, he started playing football at the age of six playing for Repos Vitrolles.[7]
Club career
Saint-Étienne
Having been in the youth system since 2015, Fofana signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne on 15 May 2018.[8] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over Nice on 18 May 2019.[9]
Leicester City
Fofana joined English Premier League club Leicester City on 2 October 2020, signing a five-year contract.[10] The transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne was reported as up to £36.5 million.[11] On 21 May 2021, Fofana won Leicester City's Young Player of the Season award after being voted by the club's supporters.[12]
Personal life
Fofana is a Muslim. On 22 April 2021, he was substituted on the hour mark during Leicester's 3–0 win against West Bromwich Albion while he was fasting for Ramadan.[13] In the next match against Crystal Palace, the game was paused after the half-hour mark to allow Fofana and Cheikhou Kouyaté to have some fluids to break their fast.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 May 2021[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
Career total | 47 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Leicester City
References
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Wesley Fofana: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Wesley Fofana: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Wesley Fofana: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Wesley Fofana". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Mali : Meilleur Malien de la L1 (13ème j. ) : Hamari Traoré reste aux commandes". Mali Actu.
- ^ Hendrix, Hale (29 October 2020). "Wesley Fofana Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts". LifeBogger. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Wesley Fofana signe professionnel". ASSE.fr.
- ^ "AS Saint-Etienne - OGC Nice (3-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Wesley Fofana: Leicester sign French defender from Saint-Etienne on five-year contract". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Romano, Fabrizio (29 September 2020). "Leicester agree £36.5m deal to sign Wesley Fofana from St Etienne". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Tielemans Scoops Player Of The Season Double". Leicester City F.C. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Blackwell, Jordan (23 April 2021). "Brendan Rodgers to protect 'remarkable' Wesley Fofana during Ramadan". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Wesley Fofana: Leicester defender thanks Premier League after being allowed to break Ramadan fast mid-game". Sky Sports.
- ^ Wesley Fofana at Soccerway
- ^ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
External links
- Wesley Fofana at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Wesley Fofana at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Wesley Fofana – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Marseille
- French footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Premier League players
- FA Cup Final players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French Muslims
- French people of Malian descent