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.
![]() Fofana playing for France U20 in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Youssouf Fofana[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Monaco | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2013 | Espérance Paris | ||
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 | 83 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | France U20 | 9 | (1) |
2019 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | France | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022 |
Fofana began his footballing career with various youth academies in Paris, before joining the youth academy of Strasbourg on 21 February 2017.[3] He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Lyon on 24 August 2018.[4]
On 30 August 2020, Fofana made his debut for Monaco in a 1–0 win over Metz, and was shown red card after 46 minutes of play.[5]
Born in France, Fofana is of Malian descent.[6] He was a youth international for France from under-19 to under-21 level.[7]
On 15 September 2022, Fofana received his first call-up to the France national team, for two UEFA Nations League matches.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Strasbourg B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
2018–19 | Championnat 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
Total | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 82 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 2 | |||
Career total | 146 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 10 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Strasbourg
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