![]() Yahia Fofana playing for
Ivory Coast in 2024. | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Yahia Fofana [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 21 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Angers | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | Espérance Paris 19ème | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Red Star | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Le Havre | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Le Havre B | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Le Havre | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Angers | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | France U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | France U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | France U18 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | France U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Ivory Coast | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:37, 24 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 9 May 2024 (UTC) |
Yahia Fofana (born 21 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Angers. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
A product of Le Havre's academy, Fofana signed his first professional contract on 4 July 2019, with the deal lasting until 2022. [2] His debut came not long after, as he started a Coupe de la Ligue match against Clermont on 13 August. The match ended in a 4–3 victory for Clermont on penalties after a 1–1 draw. [3]
Fofana's Coupe de France debut came on 19 January 2021, as his side lost to Paris FC by a score of 1–0. [4] On 30 January, he played his first match in Ligue 2, coming on as a substitute after Mathieu Gorgelin had been handed a red card in a 0–0 draw away to Chamois Niortais. [5] In the 2021–22 season with Le Havre, he broke into the first team as the starting goalkeeper, surpassing Gorgelin in the pecking order. [6]
On 30 May 2022, Fofana signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 side Angers, joining the club upon the expiration of his Le Havre contract. [7]
Born in France, Fofana is of Ivorian descent. [8] He has represented France at U16, U17, U18, and U19 level over the years. [9]
Fofana was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2023. [10] He debuted in a 1–0 win over Lesotho on 9 September 2023. [11]
In December 2023, Fofana was named to the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and ended up winning the tournament. [12] [13] [14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Le Havre B | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | National 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | National 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
Le Havre | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Angers | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
Career total | 114 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ivory Coast | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
2024 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 |
![]() Yahia Fofana playing for
Ivory Coast in 2024. | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Yahia Fofana [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 21 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Angers | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | Espérance Paris 19ème | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Red Star | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Le Havre | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Le Havre B | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Le Havre | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Angers | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | France U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | France U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | France U18 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | France U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Ivory Coast | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:37, 24 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 9 May 2024 (UTC) |
Yahia Fofana (born 21 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Angers. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
A product of Le Havre's academy, Fofana signed his first professional contract on 4 July 2019, with the deal lasting until 2022. [2] His debut came not long after, as he started a Coupe de la Ligue match against Clermont on 13 August. The match ended in a 4–3 victory for Clermont on penalties after a 1–1 draw. [3]
Fofana's Coupe de France debut came on 19 January 2021, as his side lost to Paris FC by a score of 1–0. [4] On 30 January, he played his first match in Ligue 2, coming on as a substitute after Mathieu Gorgelin had been handed a red card in a 0–0 draw away to Chamois Niortais. [5] In the 2021–22 season with Le Havre, he broke into the first team as the starting goalkeeper, surpassing Gorgelin in the pecking order. [6]
On 30 May 2022, Fofana signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 side Angers, joining the club upon the expiration of his Le Havre contract. [7]
Born in France, Fofana is of Ivorian descent. [8] He has represented France at U16, U17, U18, and U19 level over the years. [9]
Fofana was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2023. [10] He debuted in a 1–0 win over Lesotho on 9 September 2023. [11]
In December 2023, Fofana was named to the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and ended up winning the tournament. [12] [13] [14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Le Havre B | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | National 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | National 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
Le Havre | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Angers | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
Career total | 114 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ivory Coast | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
2024 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 |