Fodé Fofana
Fodé Fofana is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
Fofana started his career by playing youth football for several amateur clubs in Groningen including GVAV-Rapiditas. During his family's summer vacation in 2012, Fofana played a street football tournament at Lyon where a scout of Barcelona was present. He was impressed by Fofana's style of play and recommended him to the club. Fofana joined Barcelona the following year after two internships at the club. However, he was forced to leave the club after two years as FIFA imposed a sanction on Barcelona for buying players aged under 18. Following this, he returned to Netherlands and joined PSV.On 2 August 2019, Fofana signed his first professional contract with PSV. He signed a three-year contract through to the summer of 2022. He made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 6 November 2020 in a 2–1 league win against Den Bosch. He played whole 90 minutes in the match and scored his team's both goals.
On 7 July 2021, Fofana made his unofficial debut for PSV by scoring a hat-trick in 10–1 friendly win against Delbrücker SC. After being an unused substitute in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield win against Ajax, he made his official debut for PSV on 10 August in a UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Midtjylland.
On 20 August 2021, Fofana extended his contract with PSV until June 2025. On 2 September 2023, he joined Vitesse on a season long loan deal.