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Wesley Tidjan Fofana (born 17 December 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Chelsea and the France national under-21 team.

Wesley Fofana
Fofana playing for Leicester City in 2022
Personal information
Full name Wesley Tidjan Fofana[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Club information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2008 Repos Vitrolles
2008–2010 Bassin Minier
2010–2011 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)
2020–2022 Leicester City 37 (1)
2022– Chelsea 2 (0)
National team
2020– France U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

Early and personal life


Fofana was born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[5] His father is Ivorian, whereas his mother is French.[6] One of six children, he started playing football at the age of six playing for Repos Vitrolles.[7]

Fofana is Muslim. On 22 April 2021, he was substituted on the hour mark during Leicester's 3–0 win against West Bromwich Albion, while Fofana was daytime fasting for the month-long Islamic Ramadan.[8] In the next match against Crystal Palace, the game was paused after the half-hour mark to allow Fofana and Cheikhou Kouyaté to have some fluids to break their Ramadan fast.[9]

Fofana showed his support for Palestine after winning the 2021 English FA Cup Final by waving a large Palestinian flag, along with fellow Leicester City teammate Hamza Choudhury, during their team celebrations that took place amidst the 2021 Israeli-Palestinian clashes in May 2021.[10]


Club career



Saint-Étienne


Having been in the youth system since 2015, Fofana signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne on 15 May 2018.[11] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 league win over Nice on 18 May 2019.[12]


Leicester City


Fofana joined English Premier League club Leicester City on 2 October 2020, signing a five-year contract.[13] The transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne was reported as up to £36.5 million.[14] On 15 May 2021, he played in the 2021 FA Cup Final, which Leicester won 1–0 for his first career honour in England.[15] He and teammate Hamza Choudhury both celebrated draped in the flag of Palestine, during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.[16]

On 21 May 2021, Fofana won Leicester City's Young Player of the Season award after being voted by the club's supporters.[17]

On 4 August 2021, during a pre-season friendly against Villarreal, Fofana suffered a broken leg following a challenge by Fer Niño.[18]

On 17 March 2022, Fofana played his first match since his injury, scoring in a 2–1 defeat to Stade Rennais in the UEFA Europa Conference League which secured Leicester's progress to the next round on a 3–2 aggregate score.[19]


Chelsea


On 31 August 2022, Fofana joined English Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-year contract[20] for a reported initial fee of £70 million, plus £5 million in add-ons.[21][22] After signing for Chelsea, Fofana criticised his former club Leicester, accusing them of issuing "false and misleading comments" during his protracted transfer.[23] On 3 September, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win against West Ham United in the Premier League.[24] He scored his first goal for Chelsea on 5 October in a Champions League 3–0 win against AC Milan.[25]


Career statistics


As of match played 5 October 2022[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne 2018–19 Ligue 1 20000020
2019–20 Ligue 1 14161202[lower-alpha 3]0242
2020–21 Ligue 1 4040
Total 201612020302
Leicester City 2020–21 Premier League 28040006[lower-alpha 3]0380
2021–22 Premier League 7000005[lower-alpha 4]1121
2022–23 Premier League 200020
Total 3704000111521
Chelsea 2022–23 Premier League 2000002[lower-alpha 5]141
Career total 59110120152864
  1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours


Saint-Étienne

Leicester City

Individual


References


  1. "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. "Wesley Fofana: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Wesley Fofana | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 19 October 2022..
  4. "Wesley Fofana: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. "Wesley Fofana". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. "France ou Côte d'Ivoire? La réponse de Wesley Fofana est tombée !". 18 November 2021.
  7. Hendrix, Hale (29 October 2020). "Wesley Fofana Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts". LifeBogger. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. Blackwell, Jordan (23 April 2021). "Brendan Rodgers to protect 'remarkable' Wesley Fofana during Ramadan". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. "Wesley Fofana: Leicester defender thanks Premier League after being allowed to break Ramadan fast mid-game". Sky Sports.
  10. "Leicester City soccer players raise Palestinian flag after UK cup victory". Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  11. @ASSEofficiel. "Wesley Fofana signe professionnel". ASSE.fr.
  12. "AS Saint-Etienne - OGC Nice (3-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". www.lfp.fr.
  13. "Wesley Fofana: Leicester sign French defender from Saint-Etienne on five-year contract". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. Romano, Fabrizio (29 September 2020). "Leicester agree £36.5m deal to sign Wesley Fofana from St Etienne". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. "Chelsea 0-1 Leicester: Foxes lift FA Cup". UEFA. 15 May 2021.
  16. Donoghue, Eamon (15 May 2021). "Leicester duo celebrate FA Cup win with Palestine flag". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  17. "Tielemans Scoops Player Of The Season Double". Leicester City F.C. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  18. "Wesley Fofana: Leicester City defender suffers broken leg in friendly". BBC Sport. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  19. "Wesley Fofana marks Leicester comeback with decisive goal at Rennes". The Guardian. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  20. "Fofana signs for Chelsea". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  21. "Why 'generational talent' Wesley Fofana could prove to be a £70m bargain for Chelsea". Telegraph. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  22. "Wesley Fofana: Chelsea complete signing of Leicester's French defender in £75m deal". SkySports. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  23. "Wesley Fofana: Defender criticises former club Leicester City after Chelsea move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  24. "Substitute Kai Havertz scored a late winner as Chelsea recovered to record a dramatic victory over West Ham". BBC Sport. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  25. "Chelsea 3-0 AC Milan: Blues kickstart Champions League campaign with convincing win over Italian champions". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  26. Wesley Fofana at Soccerway
  27. "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  28. McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  29. "IFFHS".



На других языках


[de] Wesley Fofana

Wesley Fofana (* 17. Dezember 2000 in Marseille) ist ein französischer Fußballspieler. Er steht beim englischen Erstligisten FC Chelsea unter Vertrag.
- [en] Wesley Fofana (footballer)

[es] Wesley Fofana (futbolista)

Wesley Fofana (Marsella, 17 de diciembre de 2000) es un futbolista francés que juega de defensa en el Chelsea F. C. de la Premier League de Inglaterra.

[fr] Wesley Fofana (football)

Wesley Fofana, né le 17 décembre 2000 à Marseille en France, est un footballeur français qui évolue au poste de défenseur central au Chelsea FC.

[it] Wesley Fofana (calciatore)

Wesley Fofana (Marsiglia, 17 dicembre 2000) è un calciatore francese, difensore del Chelsea e della nazionale Under-21 francese.

[ru] Фофана, Весле

Весле Фофана (фр. Wesley Fofana; родился 17 декабря 2000, Марсель) — французский футболист, центральный защитник английского клуба «Челси».



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