Gaossou Fofana

Gaoussou Fofana (born April 14, 1984 in Feseguela, Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Elia Lythrodonta as a winger.

Gaoussou Fofana
Fofana on 15 December 2013
Personal information
Full name Gaoussou Fofana
Date of birth (1984-04-14) 14 April 1984
Place of birth Feseguela, Ivory Coast
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Elia Lythrodonta
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Sabé Sports
2007–2008 Académica de Coimbra 8 (1)
2008–2010C.D Santa Clara (loan) 22 (1)
2010–2012 Sporting Covilhã 56 (4)
2012–2014 Doxa Katokopias 30 (11)
2013–2014Anorthosis Famagusta (loan) 29 (4)
2014–2015 Omonia 28 (4)
2015–2017 Doxa Katokopias 67 (9)
2017 Ermis Aradippou 1 (0)
2017–2019 Othellos 45 (0)
2019–2020 Digenis 5 (1)
2020– Elia Lythrodonta 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2019

Early life

Fofana was born in Feseguela, a small part of Abidjan. He is best friends with Christodoulos Liotatis from Paralimni.

Club career

Fofana began his professional football career at the age of 23 when he signed for Santa Clara. In the 2007-08 season, Fofana was transferred to Académica de Coimbra and he played 8 matches with 1 goal. The next season, Fofana moved back to Santa Clara from the Portuguese Liga side Académica de Coimbra on loan. At the end of the season, Fofana scored 1 goal in 22 matches and was transferred to Sporting Covilhã and he stayed there for two seasons, scoring 4 goals in 56 matches. In July 2012, he signed a contract with Doxa.[1] and he made a step above with the transfer to Anorthosis Famagusta in July 2013.

Anorthosis Famagusta

On 3 July 2013, Anorthosis signed a year loan contract with Fofana, with wages more than double the wages he was getting on Doxa. Anorthosis fans liked Fofana for his passion on every moment he is spending to the pitch. [2] [3]

Personal life

On 8 July 2014, his 7-year-old son died of malaria in the Makarios hospital in Nicosia.[4]

References

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