Guessouma Fofana (born 17 December 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Cypriot First Division club

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. He represents Mauritania at international level.

Club career

In August 2018, Fofana joined

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on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to

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was estimated at €1 million. At the end of the summer 2019 transfer window, he moved on loan to

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, newly promoted to

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. On 17 September 2023, Fofana signed for Cypriot First Division club Daxo Katokopias.

International career

Fofana was called for the Mauritania national team in November 2021 in an

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against

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and

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. He debuted with Mauritania in a 1–1 tie with Equatorial Guinea on 16 November 2021.

International stats

Personal life

Fofana was born in

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, France. He holds

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, Malian, and Mauritanian nationalities. He is the brother of the footballers Gueïda and Mamadou Fofana.

Honours

Guingamp *

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runner-up: 2018–19 CFR Cluj *

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: 2021–22

References

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