Mamadou Fofana (born 21 January 1998), also known as Nojo, is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Amiens and the Mali national team.[1]
![]() Fofana in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Amiens | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2016 | Stade Malien | ||
2016–2017 | Alanyaspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Alanyaspor | 24 | (0) |
2017 | → Bandırmaspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Metz | 69 | (0) |
2021– | Amiens | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Mali U17 | 7 | (0) |
2017– | Mali U20 | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Mali | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:25, 15 July 2019 (UTC) |
Fofana transferred to Alanyaspor in 2016, joining from the academy of Stade Malien.[2] Fofana made his professional debut for Alanyaspor in a 2–3 Süper Lig loss to Çaykur Rizespor on 14 January 2017.[3]
On 12 August 2021, he moved to Ligue 2 club Amiens and signed a five-year contract.[4]
Fofana represents Mali internationally, and represented the Mali U17s at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[5] and the Mali U20s at 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[6]
Fofana made his senior debut for the Mali national football team in a 2018 World Cup qualification tie against Ivory Coast on 6 October 2017.[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mali | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 1 | |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 October 2018 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Mali U17
Amiens SC – current squad | |
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