Mamadou Fofana (born 21 January 1998), also known as Nojo, is a Malian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Ligue 2
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club
Amiens
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and the
Mali national team.
Club career
Fofana transferred to
Alanyaspor
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in 2016, joining from the academy of
Stade Malien
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Football ...
. Fofana made his professional debut for Alanyaspor in a 2–3 Süper Lig loss to
Çaykur Rizespor
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on 14 January 2017.
On 12 August 2021, he moved to
Ligue 2
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club
Amiens
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and signed a five-year contract.
International career
Fofana represents Mali internationally, and represented the
Mali U17s at the
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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Host selection
The following four countries bid to host the tournament:
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Venues
Along with proposing ...
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Mali U20s at
2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
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.
Fofana made his senior debut for the
Mali national football team
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in a
2018 World Cup qualification
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tie against
Ivory Coast
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on 6 October 2017.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fofana goal.''
Honours
Mali U17
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FIFA U-17 World Cup
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runner-up:
2015
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References
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1998 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bamako
Malian footballers
Mali youth international footballers
Mali under-20 international footballers
Mali international footballers
Association football defenders
Alanyaspor footballers
Bandırmaspor footballers
FC Metz players
Amiens SC players
Süper Lig players
TFF First League players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Malian expatriate footballers
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Malian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
21st-century Malian people