Malick Fofana
Attack - Left Winger
at Olympique Lyon
at Olympique Lyon
865 days · joined 2024-01-10
👕100+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€30.00m
Left Winger Attack
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
21/22
debut season
0.18
goals / match
Olympique Lyon
top club · 65 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#227
goals rank
#134
assists rank
25
season goals
18
season assists
Among 275 Attack - Left Wingers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€30.00m
peak value · 2025
€19.50m
top transfer fee · 23/24
11
best season · 24/25
32 / 8
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2005-03-31 · 6 players total
142Appearances
25Goals
18Assists
4Yellow cards
0Red cards
29Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Malick Fofana |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Malick Martin Fofana |
| Date of birth | 2005-03-31 (21 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium |
| Citizenship | Belgium Guinea |
| Position | Attack - Left Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 169.00 m |
| Current club | Olympique Lyon |
| Joined | 2024-01-10 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | Roc Nation Sports |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Olympique Lyon
3 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Olympique Lyon
41 matches · 11 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: KAA Gent → Olympique Lyon
23/24 · Transfer · €19.50m
Jul 2023
23/24 — KAA Gent, Olympique Lyon
52 matches · 8 G · 7 A · across 6 competitions
May 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Jong KAA Gent, KAA Gent
46 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Jong KAA Gent → KAA Gent
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — KAA Gent
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
Transfer: KAA Gent Youth → KAA Gent U21
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: Aalst Yth. → KAA Gent Youth
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €30.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 30 other Attack - Left Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.39/90
Assists1 total · 0.39/90
G+A2 total · 0.79/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Olympique Lyon
39.0%
KAA Gent
50.5%
Jong KAA Gent
10.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympique Lyon | 3 | 23/24 | 25/26 | 65 | 16 | 8 | 1,023 |
| KAA Gent | 3 | 21/22 | 23/24 | 64 | 5 | 10 | 1,325 |
| Jong KAA Gent | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 276 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 229 |
| 24/25 | Coupe de France | Olympique Lyon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Europa League | Olympique Lyon | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
| 24/25 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyon | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 317 |
| 23/24 | Conference L. | KAA Gent | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 |
| 23/24 | Coupe de France | Olympique Lyon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | KAA Gent | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | JPL | KAA Gent | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 573 |
| 23/24 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyon | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 182 |
| 23/24 | UECL Quali | KAA Gent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 252 |
| 22/23 | 1ste Nationale | Jong KAA Gent | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 |
| 22/23 | Conference L. | KAA Gent | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Croky Cup | KAA Gent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
| 22/23 | Europa League Qualifying | KAA Gent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | JPL | KAA Gent | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | JPL Europe PO | KAA Gent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Pro L. Supercup | KAA Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | JPL Playoff II | KAA Gent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Aalst Yth. | KAA Gent Youth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | KAA Gent Youth | KAA Gent U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Jong KAA Gent | KAA Gent | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-10 | KAA Gent | Olympique Lyon | Transfer | 8000000 | €19.50m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Knock | 2023-05-25 | 2023-05-31 | 7 | 1 |
| 24/25 | Calf injury | 2024-11-11 | 2024-11-21 | 11 | 2 |
| 24/25 | Hip injury | 2025-01-24 | 2025-02-07 | 15 | 3 |
| 24/25 | Knee injury | 2025-03-20 | 2025-04-14 | 26 | 5 |
Current€30.00m
Peak€30.00m
Low€400k
Δ since start+€29.60m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €30.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #34680 | #17 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23219 | #9 | 10 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16339 | #17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16338 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16337 | #7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9315 | #7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3382 | #14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Mikautadze | 2 | 3 | 906 |
| Duje Caleta-Car | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarik Tissoudali | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Nardi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Maxence Caqueret | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Davy Roef | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Perri | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyun-seok Hong | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gift Orban | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Matisse Samoise | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Torunarigha | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Nemanja Matic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayan Cherki | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Julien De Sart | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Cuypers | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Europa League | Olympique Lyon | 6 | 10 |
| 24/25 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyon | 5 | 29 |
| 22/23 | 1ste Nationale | Jong KAA Gent | 4 | 13 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyon | 4 | 29 |
| 23/24 | JPL | KAA Gent | 4 | 19 |
| 22/23 | JPL | KAA Gent | 2 | 19 |
Teams faced most often by Malick Fofana's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 0% |
| KRC Genk | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 13% |
| Sint-Truidense VV | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 43% |
| KVC Westerlo | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 57% |
| RSC Anderlecht | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 14% |
| KV Mechelen | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 57% |
| Club Brugge KV | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 29% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 43% |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 29% |
| Standard Liège | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 86% |
| Sporting Charleroi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 60% |
| Cercle Brugge | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 20% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 41 | 403 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 23/24 | 52 | 1,586 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 1
49 apps
9 G
6 A
Europa League
10 apps
6 G
2 A
1ste Nationale
13 apps
4 G
0 A
JPL
38 apps
2 G
6 A
Conference L.
13 apps
1 G
2 A
Croky Cup
5 apps
1 G
1 A
UECL Quali
4 apps
1 G
1 A
Coupe de France
6 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Malick Fofana
Who is Malick Fofana?
Malick Fofana is a Belgium professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Olympique Lyon.
How old is Malick Fofana?
Malick Fofana is 21 years old. He was born on March 31, 2005 in Aalst.
What position does Malick Fofana play?
Malick Fofana plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).
What club does Malick Fofana play for?
Malick Fofana currently plays for Olympique Lyon.
How many career goals has Malick Fofana scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Malick Fofana has scored 25 goals in 142 appearances.
What is Malick Fofana's market value?
Malick Fofana's most recent reported market value is €30.00m.