Adama Fofana (footballer, born 1999)

Adama Fofana
Personal information
Date of birth	11 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Mankono, Ivory Coast
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Dijon
Number	2
Youth career
	Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	Varbergs BoIS
2021–	Dijon
International career‡
2022–	Burkina Faso
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:54, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Adama Fofana (born 11 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Dijon.^[1] Born in the Ivory Coast, Fofana plays for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career[edit]

Fofana attended the Right to Dream Academy before joining Swedish club Varbergs BoIS in 2018.^[2]

On 31 August 2021, he moved to Dijon in France on a three-year contract.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

Born in the Ivory Coast, Fofana is of Burkinabé descent.^[4] He debuted with the Burkina Faso national team in a friendly 1–0 win over DR Congo on 23 September 2022.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Adama Fofana at Soccerway
^ "Adama Fofana nära IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "ADAMA FOFANA POUR 3 ANS AU DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
^ ZOUNGRANA, Bonsdabamba Mathilde (September 14, 2022). "Matchs amicaux Burkina Faso : Hillel Konaté, Adamo Nagalo et Adama Fofana font leur entrée dans l'équipe nationale". Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ "Congo DR vs. Burkina Faso - Football Match Summary - September 23, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

External links[edit]

Adama Fofana at Elite Football
Adama Fofana at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)

[SW-1] Adama Fofana at Soccerway

[2] "Adama Fofana nära IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[3] "ADAMA FOFANA POUR 3 ANS AU DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

[4] ZOUNGRANA, Bonsdabamba Mathilde (September 14, 2022). "Matchs amicaux Burkina Faso : Hillel Konaté, Adamo Nagalo et Adama Fofana font leur entrée dans l'équipe nationale". Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

[5] "Congo DR vs. Burkina Faso - Football Match Summary - September 23, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

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