Guessouma Fofana

Guessouma Fofana (born 17 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Nîmes. Born in France, he represents Mauritania at international level.

Guessouma Fofana
Fofana in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992[1]
Place of birth Le Havre, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nîmes
Number 76
Youth career
0000–2010 ES Mont-Gaillard
2010–2011 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Le Havre B 20 (0)
2012–2013 Boulogne B 5 (0)
2013–2015 Lyon-Duchère 43 (1)
2015–2018 Amiens 77 (4)
2018–2021 Guingamp 34 (3)
2019–2020 → Le Mans (loan) 16 (1)
2021–2023 CFR Cluj 4 (0)
2023– Nîmes 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Mauritania 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Club career

In August 2018, Fofana joined En Avant de Guingamp on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Amiens was estimated at €1 million.[2] At the end of the summer 2019 transfer window, he moved on loan to Le Mans, newly promoted to Ligue 2.[3]

International career

Fofana was called for the Mauritania national team in November 2021 in an 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Zambia and Equatorial Guinea.[4] He debuted with Mauritania in a 1–1 tie with Equatorial Guinea on 16 November 2021.[5]

International stats
Mauritania national team
YearAppsGoals
202140
202260
Total80

Personal life

Born in France, Fofana is of Mauritanian and Malian descent.[6] He is the brother of the footballers Gueïda and Mamadou Fofana.[7]

Honours

Guingamp

CFR Cluj

References
  1. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Mauritania" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. "Fofana, le chaînon manquant". Le Télégramme (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. "Fofana et Bilingi prêtés" [Fofana and Bilingi loaned] (in French). EA Guingamp. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik Foot. 8 November 2021.
  5. "Match Report of Mauritania vs Equatorial Guinea - 2021-11-16 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. Lantheaume, Romain (5 November 2021). "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik-Foot.
  7. "Football – Ligue 2 : Mamadou Fofana, le digne héritier". www.paris-normandie.fr.
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