Boubacar Fofana (footballer, born 1998)

Boubacar Fofana
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Winterthur
Number 29
Youth career
2004–2011 Champs-sur-Marne
2011–2014 Torcy
2014–2016 Bastia
2016–2017 Torcy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Épinal 20 (1)
2018–2019 Saint-Priest 14 (5)
2019–2020 Lyon 0 (0)
2019 → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 Lyon II 12 (2)
2020–2024 Servette 47 (9)
2023–2024 Servette U21 6 (6)
2024– Winterthur 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Boubacar Fofana (born 7 September 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss club Winterthur.

Career

Fofana began playing football locally with Champs-sur-Marne, and moved to Bastia and Torcy before beginning his senior career with Épinal in 2017.[1] On 14 January 2019, Fofana joined Olympique Lyonnais for 4 years and immediately went on loan to Gazélec Ajaccio.[2]

Fofana made his professional debut for Gazélec Ajaccio in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Chamois Niortais on 23 April 2019.[3]

On 7 January 2024, Fofana signed a 2.5-year contract with Winterthur.[4]

Personal life

Fofana holds French and Malian nationalities.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Recrues N2 – Boubacar Fofana : "Pour atteindre mon but, je suis au bon endroit" – AS SAINT PRIEST".
  2. ^ "OL, Gazélec Ajaccio: où en est Boubacar Fofana ?". Foot Mercato: Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Chamois Niortais - Gazélec FC Ajaccio (1-1) - Saison 2018/2019 - Domino's Ligue 2". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ^ "BOUBACAR FOFANA VERSTÄRKT FCW-OFFENSIVE" [BOUBACAR FOFANA STRENGTHENS FCW OFFENSE] (in German). Winterthur. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Officiel : Boubacar Fofana rejoint l'OL". 9 January 2019.
  6. ^ https://www.unfp.org/joueur/boubacar-fofana-20685/

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