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Guessouma Fofana
	Fofana in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	17 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Le Havre, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Hilal SC
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2010	ES Mont-Gaillard
2010–2011	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Le Havre B
2012–2013	Boulogne B
2013–2015	Lyon-Duchère
2015–2018	Amiens
2018–2021	Guingamp
2019–2020	→ Le Mans (loan)
2021–2023	CFR Cluj
2023	Nîmes
2023–2024	Doxa Katokopias
2024-	Al-Hilal SC
International career‡
2021–	Mauritania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024

Guessouma "Gus" Fofana (born 17 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super D1 club Omdurman. He represents Mauritania at international level.

Club career

In August 2018, Fofana joined En Avant de Guingamp on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Amiens was estimated at €1 million.^[2] At the end of the summer 2019 transfer window, he moved on loan to Le Mans, newly promoted to Ligue 2.^[3]

On 17 September 2023, Fofana signed for Cypriot First Division club Daxo Katokopias.^[4]

International career

Fofana was called for the Mauritania national team in November 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Zambia and Equatorial Guinea.^[5] He debuted with Mauritania in a 1–1 tie with Equatorial Guinea on 16 November 2021.^[6]

International stats

Mauritania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	4	0
2022	6	0
2023	2	0
Total	12	0

Personal life

Fofana was born in Le Havre, France. He holds French, Malian, and Mauritanian nationalities.^[7]^[8] He is the brother of the footballers Gueïda and Mamadou Fofana.^[9]

Honours

Guingamp

Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19^[10]

CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2021–22

References

^ ^a ^b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Mauritania" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ "Fofana, le chaînon manquant". Le Télégramme (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
^ "Fofana et Bilingi prêtés" [Fofana and Bilingi loaned] (in French). EA Guingamp. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ "ΣΥΝΑΨΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ GUESSOUMA FOFANA" [SIGNING AN AGREEMENT WITH GUESSOUMA FOFANA]. doxafc.com.cy (in Greek). 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik Foot. 8 November 2021.
^ "Match Report of Mauritania vs Equatorial Guinea - 2021-11-16 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Guessouma FOFANA -".
^ Lantheaume, Romain (5 November 2021). "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik-Foot.
^ "Football – Ligue 2 : Mamadou Fofana, le digne héritier". www.paris-normandie.fr.
^ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[FIFA_Arab_2021-1] "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Mauritania" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[2] "Fofana, le chaînon manquant". Le Télégramme (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[3] "Fofana et Bilingi prêtés" [Fofana and Bilingi loaned] (in French). EA Guingamp. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[4] "ΣΥΝΑΨΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ GUESSOUMA FOFANA" [SIGNING AN AGREEMENT WITH GUESSOUMA FOFANA]. doxafc.com.cy (in Greek). 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[5] "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik Foot. 8 November 2021.

[Global_Sports_Archive_2021-6] "Match Report of Mauritania vs Equatorial Guinea - 2021-11-16 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[7] "Guessouma FOFANA -".

[8] Lantheaume, Romain (5 November 2021). "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik-Foot.

[9] "Football – Ligue 2 : Mamadou Fofana, le digne héritier". www.paris-normandie.fr.

[10] Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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