Wesley Fofana (footballer)

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Wesley Fofana
Personal information
Full name Wesley Fofana[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2008 Repos Vitrolles
2008–2010 Bassin Minier
2011–2011 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– Leicester City 28 (0)
National team‡
2020– France U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:32, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2021

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

Early life[]

Fofana was born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[5] He is of Malian descent.[6] One of six children, he started playing football at the age of six playing for Repos Vitrolles.[7]

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.[8] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over Nice on 18 May 2019.[9]

Leicester City[]

Fofana joined English Premier League club Leicester City on 2 October 2020, signing a five-year contract.[10] The transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne was reported as up to £36.5 million.[11] On 21 May 2021, Fofana won Leicester City's Young Player of the Season award after being voted by the club's supporters.[12]

On 4 August 2021, during a pre-season friendly against Villarreal, Fofana suffered a broken leg following a challenge by Fer Niño.[13]

Personal life[]

Fofana is a Muslim. On 22 April 2021, he was substituted on the hour mark during Leicester's 3–0 win against West Bromwich Albion while he was fasting for Ramadan.[14] 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 fast.[15]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 23 May 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saint-Étienne 2018–19 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 14 1 6 1 2 0 2[b] 0 24 2
2020–21 Ligue 1 4 0 — — — 4 0
Total 20 1 6 1 2 0 2 0 30 2
Leicester City 2020–21 Premier League 28 0 4 0 0 0 6[b] 0 38 0
Career total 48 1 10 1 2 0 8 0 68 2
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

Leicester City

References[]

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Wesley Fofana: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Wesley Fofana: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  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. ^ "Mali : Meilleur Malien de la L1 (13ème j. ) : Hamari Traoré reste aux commandes". Mali Actu.
  7. ^ Hendrix, Hale (29 October 2020). "Wesley Fofana Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts". LifeBogger. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Wesley Fofana signe professionnel". ASSE.fr.
  9. ^ "AS Saint-Etienne - OGC Nice (3-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". www.lfp.fr.
  10. ^ "Wesley Fofana: Leicester sign French defender from Saint-Etienne on five-year contract". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. ^ Romano, Fabrizio (29 September 2020). "Leicester agree £36.5m deal to sign Wesley Fofana from St Etienne". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Tielemans Scoops Player Of The Season Double". Leicester City F.C. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Wesley Fofana: Leicester City defender suffers broken leg in friendly". BBC Sport. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  14. ^ Blackwell, Jordan (23 April 2021). "Brendan Rodgers to protect 'remarkable' Wesley Fofana during Ramadan". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Wesley Fofana: Leicester defender thanks Premier League after being allowed to break Ramadan fast mid-game". Sky Sports.
  16. ^ Wesley Fofana at Soccerway
  17. ^ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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