Wesley Fofana (footballer)
Wesley Fofana (born 17 December 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leicester City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wesley Fofana[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[4] | ||
| Club 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | France U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:27, 23 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2020 | |||
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]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
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.
- @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.
- Wesley Fofana at Soccerway
External links
- Wesley Fofana at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.
- Wesley Fofana – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
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