Wesley Fofana (footballer)

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Not to be confused with Wesley Fofana (rugby union).

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Wesley Fofana
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Fofana playing for Leicester City in 2022
Personal information
Full name Wesley Tidjan Fofana[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Marseille, France
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Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2008 Repos Vitrolles
2008–2010 Bassin Minier
2010–2011 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)
2020–2022 Leicester City 37 (0)
2022– Chelsea 2 (0)
International career‡
2020– France U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

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

Early and personal life

Fofana was born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[5] His father is Ivorian, whereas his mother is French.[6] One of six children, he started playing football at the age of six playing for Repos Vitrolles.[7]

Fofana is Muslim. On 22 April 2021, he was substituted on the hour mark during Leicester's 3–0 win against West Bromwich Albion, while Fofana was daytime fasting for the month-long Islamic Ramadan.[8] 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 Ramadan fast.[9]

Fofana showed his support for Palestine after winning the 2021 English FA Cup Final by waving a large Palestinian flag, along with fellow Leicester City teammate Hamza Choudhury, during their team celebrations that took place amidst the 2021 Israeli-Palestinian clashes in May 2021.[10]

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.[11] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 league win over Nice on 18 May 2019.[12]

Leicester City

Fofana joined English Premier League club Leicester City on 2 October 2020, signing a five-year contract.[13] The transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne was reported as up to £36.5 million.[14] On 15 May 2021, he played in the 2021 FA Cup Final, which Leicester won 1–0 for his first career honour in England.[15] He and teammate Hamza Choudhury both celebrated draped in the flag of Palestine, during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.[16]

On 21 May 2021, Fofana won Leicester City's Young Player of the Season award after being voted by the club's supporters.[17]

On 4 August 2021, during a pre-season friendly against Villarreal, Fofana suffered a broken leg following a challenge by Fer Niño.[18]

On 17 March 2022, Fofana played his first match since his injury, scoring in a 2–1 defeat to Stade Rennais in the UEFA Europa Conference League which secured Leicester's progress to the next round on a 3–2 aggregate score.[19]

Chelsea

On 31 August 2022, Fofana joined English Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-year contract[20] for a reported initial fee of £70 million, plus £5 million in add-ons.[21][22] After signing for Chelsea, Fofana criticised his former club Leicester, accusing them of issuing "false and misleading comments" during his protracted transfer.[23] On 3 September, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win against West Ham United in the Premier League.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 October 2022[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] 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[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 3] 0 38 0
2021–22 Premier League 7 0 0 0 0 0 5[lower-alpha 4] 1 12 1
2022–23 Premier League 2 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
Total 37 0 4 0 0 0 11 1 52 1
Chelsea 2022–23 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 5] 1 4 1
Career total 59 1 10 1 2 0 15 2 86 4
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Saint-Étienne

Leicester City

Individual

References

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  25. ↑ Wesley Fofana at Soccerway
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