Mamadou Fofana (born 21 January 1998), also known as Nojo, is a Malian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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side

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and the Mali national team.

Club career

Fofana transferred to

Alanyaspor Alanyaspor Kulübü, known as Corendon Alanyaspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Alanya in Antalya Province. Formed in 1948, the club colours are orange and green. Home matches are play ...

in 2016, joining from the academy of

Stade Malien Stade Malien is a Malian professional Association football, football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful bask ...

. Fofana made his professional debut for Alanyaspor in a 2–3 Süper Lig loss to

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on 14 January 2017. On 12 August 2021, he moved to

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club

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and signed a five-year contract. December 2, 2024 New England Revolution signed Mamadou Fofana from French Ligue 2 side Amiens SC. 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. The deal also includes a club option for 2028. Fofana made his MLS debut, and recorded his first start for the Revolution, in the 2025 season opener, a 0-0 draw against

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on 22 February.

International career

Fofana represents Mali internationally, and represented the Mali U17s at the

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, and the Mali U20s at

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. Fofana made his senior debut for the

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in a

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tie against

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on 6 October 2017.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fofana goal.''

Honours

Mali U17 *

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runner-up:

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Match summary
on FIFA.com

References

External links

* * * * https://www.givemesport.com/new-england-revolution-sign-mamadou-fofana/ * https://www.theblazingmusket.com/p/report-revolution-sign-mamadou-fofana {{DEFAULTSORT:Fofana, Mamadou 1998 births Living people Footballers from Bamako Malian men's footballers Mali men's youth international footballers Mali men's under-20 international footballers Mali men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Alanyaspor footballers Bandırmaspor footballers FC Metz players Amiens SC players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players New England Revolution players Major League Soccer players 21st-century Malian sportsmen