Ibrahima Breze Fofana (born 15 August 2002) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.
 Fofana with Kocaelispor in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | FC Atouga | ||
| 2019–2020 | Diamants de Guinee | ||
| 2020 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Club NXT | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Hammarby TFF (res.) | 26 | (7) |
| 2023– | Hammarby IF | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Kocaelispor (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Guinea U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Guinea U23 | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023 | |||
Early life
editBorn and raised in Conakry, Guinea, Fofana played youth football with local clubs FC Atouga and Diamants de Guinee.[2]
Club career
editClub Brugge
editOn 17 September 2020, following a successful trial, Fofana signed a three-year contract with Club Brugge in the Belgian First Division A.[3] In 2020–21, Fofana made nine appearances for the club's reserve team Club NXT, competing in the second tier First Division B.[4][5] He was regularly called up to train and play friendlies with the first-team squad, but failed to make any competitive appearances for Club Brugge.[6][7] In late February 2021, Fofana sat on the bench in both legs against Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa League's round of 16, but remained an unused substitute.[8][9]
Hammarby IF
editOn 22 July 2022, Fofana joined Hammarby TFF, the feeder team of Swedish Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF. He moved on a free transfer and signed a six month-deal, with an option for a further year.[10] In 2022, he made 16 league appearances for Hammarby TFF, scoring four goals, helping the side to finish 6th in the Ettan table.[11] On 30 January 2023, Fofana was promoted to Hammarby's senior squad, signing a four-year contract.[12][13] On 17 July, before making any competitive appearances for Hammarby, Fofana was sent on a one-year loan to Kocaelispor in the TFF First League, with an option for a permanent transfer.[14]
International career
editIn June 2023, Fofana was included in the final squad of the Guinean under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Morocco,[15] where the Syli finished in fourth place.[16][17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 20 July 2023[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Proximus League | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby TFF | 2022 | Ettan | 16 | 4 | – | – | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Ibrahima Breze Fofana". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahima Breze Fofana s'engage avec le champion de Belgique" (in French). Conakry Sports. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahima Breze Fofana joins Club Brugge". Club Brugge KV. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Club NXT with season's first win against Lierse Kempenzonen". Club Brugge KV. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Club NXT (U21) open the season with a 0–8 win at Charleroi". Club Brugge KV. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Pictures pre-season tests – Day 1". Club Brugge KV. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Club draws 1–1 with Beerschot in first friendly". Club Brugge KV. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Club draws 1-1 with Dynamo Kyiv". Club Brugge KV. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Club out of the Europa League following 0–1 defeat against Dynamo Kyiv". Club Brugge KV. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "HTFF: Fofana och Alioum ansluter" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahima Breze Fofana" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Så byggs nya Hammarby: "Har tittat på RB Salzburg och Nordsjälland"" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Bajen tecknar avtal med Alioum, Fofana och Kingsley" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Ibrahima Fofana går på lån med option till turkiska Kocaelispor" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "La liste des 23 joueurs retenus pour la CAN U-23 2023". Guinean Football Federation (in French). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Mali's U23 team ends 20-year wait, qualifies for Paris Olympics | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "CAN 2023 : le Mali se qualifie aux JO 2024". Sport News Africa (in French). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Ibrahima Breze Fofana at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2022.