Malick Fofana

Malick Fofana (born 31 March 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gent.

Malick Fofana
Personal information
Full name Malick Martin Fofana
Date of birth (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005
Place of birth Aalst, Belgium
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2014 Eendracht Aalst
2014–2022 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Jong Gent 13 (4)
2022– Gent 31 (1)
International career‡
2020 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Belgium U17 10 (5)
2022–2023 Belgium U18 6 (2)
2022– Belgium U20 1 (0)
2023– Belgium U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2023

Club career

Fofana started playing football at Eendracht Aalst before joining the KAA Gent as an under-9. There, he signed his first professional contract in January 2022.[1][2][3]

Having already partook in the pre-season friendlies,[4] Fofana made his professional debut for Gent on the 30 July 2022, replacing Hugo Cuypers during a 1–1 home Division A draw against Sint-Truiden.[5] Only a week later, he was awarded his first start against Westerlo, leading his team to a 2–1 home win.[6]

International career

Of Guinean/ Filipino descent, Fofana is a youth international for Belgium, establishing himself as a regular goalscorer with the under-17,[1][2] with whom he played the 2022 Euro.[7]

References
  1. "Officieel: AA Gent deal met Fofana". Voetbalbelgie.be. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. Fiammetti, Alexandre (20 January 2022). "La Gantoise offre un premier contrat professionnel à un énorme talent". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. "Gantoise : la pépite guinéenne Malick Fofana s'offre son premier contrat pro". Foot224 – Actualité Sport Guinée (in French). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. Vandenbussche, Bart (18 June 2022). "AA Gent opent voorbereiding met ruime zege, Sven Kums scoort pareltje". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. Woos, Loïc (30 July 2022). "Saint-Trond arrache un point sur la pelouse de La Gantoise". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. Floren, Steve (7 August 2022). "Malick voor het eerst in de basis bij Gent: "Ik krijg heel veel berichtjes"". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. Defawe, Maxence (12 May 2022). "Fofana, Mawete, Monticelli : 3 pépites belges à suivre durant l'Euro U17". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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