| Mamadou Fofana | |
| Birth Date: | 1998 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bamako, Mali |
| Height: | 1.87m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | New England Revolution |
| Clubnumber: | – |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Stade Malien |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Alanyaspor |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Alanyaspor |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Bandırmaspor (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Metz |
| Caps3: | 69 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2024 |
| Caps4: | 114 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mali U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam3: | Mali |
| Nationalcaps3: | 44 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 22 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18:27, 19 November 2024 (UTC) |
Mamadou Fofana (born 21 January 1998), also known as Nojo, is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defender for MLS side New England Revolution[1] and the Mali national team.[2]
Fofana transferred to Alanyaspor in 2016, joining from the academy of Stade Malien.[3] Fofana made his professional debut for Alanyaspor in a 2–3 Süper Lig loss to Çaykur Rizespor on 14 January 2017.[4]
On 12 August 2021, he moved to Ligue 2 club Amiens and signed a five-year contract.[5]
December 2nd 2024 New England Revolution signed Mamadou Fofana from French Ligue 2 side Amiens SC[6] . Fofana joined the Revolution for a reported fee of €1.7 million (~$1,783,000). Trésarrieu also reported Fofana signed a three-year contract with the Revolution.[7] The deal also includes a club option for 2028.[7]
Fofana represents Mali internationally, and represented the Mali U17s at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[8] and the Mali U20s at 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[9]
Fofana made his senior debut for the Mali national football team in a 2018 World Cup qualification tie against Ivory Coast on 6 October 2017.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Alanyaspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Bandırmaspor (loan) | 2016–17 | TFF First League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Metz | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 80 | 0 | ||||
| Amiens | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 114 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 121 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 218 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 1 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fofana goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 October 2018 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2 | 15 November 2022 | Oran Olympic Stadium, Oran, Algeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
Mali U17
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