Seko Fofana

Manchester City

Born in Paris, France, Fofana began his youth career at Paris FC when he was nine and stayed there for six years before joining Lorient. After two years at Lorient, he moved to England when he joined Premier League side Manchester City in 2013 and was immediately sent to the development squad. Fofana began to be a regular in the under-18s in the 2013–14 season, making 20 appearances and scoring 5 goals in the league and playing 7 times scoring twice in the club's UEFA Youth League campaign against CSKA Moscow and Benfica Juniors. During Manchester City's U21 friendly match against HNK Rijeka, he was racially abused by one of the opposition players just before half-time. As a result, players from Manchester City's U21 squad walked off the pitch, prompting the match to be cancelled. After the match, Manager Patrick Vieira praised the action of the players to walk out.

Loan to Fulham

On 27 November 2014, Fofana signed for Championship side Fulham on loan until 31 January 2015. He made his Fulham debut two days later, where he came on as a substitute for Emerson Hyndman in the 63rd minute, in a 2–1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. His form and performance convinced Fulham to extend the loan spell until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 March 2015 to secure a 2–0 win away to Huddersfield Town. Having established himself under the management of Kit Symons, Fofana went on to make 25 appearances scoring once before…

Fofana was eligible to play for France and Ivory Coast, as his parents come from there. Fofana previously represented France U16, France U17, France U18 and France U19. On 3 April 2017, Fofana chose to represent the Ivory Coast, the country of his parents. Fofana made his debut for Ivory Coast in a 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Morocco on 11 November 2017. In December 2023, Fofana was named in the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored the opening goal of the tournament four minutes into Ivory Coast's 2–0 win over Guinea-Bissau on 13 January 2024. Fofana was included in the list of Ivorian players selected by coach Emerse Faé to participate in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. On May 15, 2026, Fofana was integrated by Ivory Coast coach Emerse Faé in his list of 26 players in order to participate in the 2026 World Cup.

Club

As of match played 8 September 2026

International

As of match played 20 June 2026

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

Al-Nassr

Arab Club Champions Cup: 2023 Porto

Primeira Liga: 2025–26 Ivory Coast

Africa Cup of Nations: 2023 Individual

Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: 2021–22 UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2021–22, 2022–23 UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: September 2021