Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Youssouf Fofana | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2013 | Espérance Paris 19ème | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Red Star | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Drancy | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Strasbourg B | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Strasbourg | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | Monaco | 138 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | France U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | France U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | France | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Youssouf Fofana (born 10 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the France national team.
Youssouf Fofana [2] was born on 10 January 1999 in Paris. [3] He is of Ivorian descent. [4]
Fofana began his career with various youth academies in Paris, before joining the youth academy of Strasbourg on 21 February 2017. [5] He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Lyon on 24 August 2018. [6]
Fofana played his final game for Strasbourg on 25 January 2020, a 3–1 away win over Monaco. [7] Four days later, he was signed by Monaco for €15 million, [8] [9] and made his debut on 1 February, playing 71 minutes of a 3–1 away defeat to Nîmes. [10] On 25 November 2021, Fofana scored his first goal for Monaco, the winning goal in a 2–1 UEFA Europa League victory at home over Real Sociedad. [11] He scored his first league goal with the club in a 4–2 home defeat to Troyes on 31 August 2022. [12]
Fofana was a youth international for France from under-19 to under-21 level. [13]
On 15 September 2022, Fofana received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Denmark. [14] In November, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by Didier Deschamps. [15] At the tournament, he played in six of France's seven matches, starting the ones against Tunisia in the group stage (1–0 loss) and Morocco in the semi-finals (2–0 win). [16] [17] In the final against Argentina on 18 December, Fofana came on as a 96th-minute substitute in extra time for Adrien Rabiot. The game ended with a score of 3–3, and Argentina came out victorious on penalties. [18]
On 18 November 2023, Fofana scored his first goal with France, the seventh goal of a 14–0 win over Gibraltar in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying. [19] In the following match against Greece, he scored in a goal from twenty-five metres out in a 2–2 draw. [20]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Strasbourg B | 2017–18 | National 3 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | National 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Total | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||||
Strasbourg | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Total | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 [d] | 1 | 46 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 [e] | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
Total | 138 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | 170 | 5 | |||
Career total | 202 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 245 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
France | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
2023 | 7 | 2 | |
2024 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 November 2023 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | 14 | Gibraltar | 7–0 | 14–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
2 | 21 November 2023 | Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece | 15 | Greece | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
3 | 26 March 2024 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | 17 | Chile | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Strasbourg
France
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Youssouf Fofana | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2013 | Espérance Paris 19ème | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Red Star | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Drancy | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Strasbourg B | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Strasbourg | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | Monaco | 138 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | France U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | France U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | France | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Youssouf Fofana (born 10 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the France national team.
Youssouf Fofana [2] was born on 10 January 1999 in Paris. [3] He is of Ivorian descent. [4]
Fofana began his career with various youth academies in Paris, before joining the youth academy of Strasbourg on 21 February 2017. [5] He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Lyon on 24 August 2018. [6]
Fofana played his final game for Strasbourg on 25 January 2020, a 3–1 away win over Monaco. [7] Four days later, he was signed by Monaco for €15 million, [8] [9] and made his debut on 1 February, playing 71 minutes of a 3–1 away defeat to Nîmes. [10] On 25 November 2021, Fofana scored his first goal for Monaco, the winning goal in a 2–1 UEFA Europa League victory at home over Real Sociedad. [11] He scored his first league goal with the club in a 4–2 home defeat to Troyes on 31 August 2022. [12]
Fofana was a youth international for France from under-19 to under-21 level. [13]
On 15 September 2022, Fofana received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Denmark. [14] In November, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by Didier Deschamps. [15] At the tournament, he played in six of France's seven matches, starting the ones against Tunisia in the group stage (1–0 loss) and Morocco in the semi-finals (2–0 win). [16] [17] In the final against Argentina on 18 December, Fofana came on as a 96th-minute substitute in extra time for Adrien Rabiot. The game ended with a score of 3–3, and Argentina came out victorious on penalties. [18]
On 18 November 2023, Fofana scored his first goal with France, the seventh goal of a 14–0 win over Gibraltar in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying. [19] In the following match against Greece, he scored in a goal from twenty-five metres out in a 2–2 draw. [20]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Strasbourg B | 2017–18 | National 3 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | National 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Total | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||||
Strasbourg | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Total | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 [d] | 1 | 46 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 [e] | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
Total | 138 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | 170 | 5 | |||
Career total | 202 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 245 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
France | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
2023 | 7 | 2 | |
2024 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 November 2023 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | 14 | Gibraltar | 7–0 | 14–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
2 | 21 November 2023 | Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece | 15 | Greece | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
3 | 26 March 2024 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | 17 | Chile | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Strasbourg
France