An anonymous Fofana-shirted footballer facing a full stadium with arms outstretched

00' / THE WALKOUT · 90 MINUTES OF FOFANA

THERE IS ALWAYS
A FOFANA.

One name. Every league. A full night under the lights.

FOFANA COUNT / LIVE22ACTIVE FOFANAS

16LEAGUES

9NATIONS

Wesley Fofana ✦Youssouf Fofana ✦Seko Fofana ✦Malick Fofana ✦Datro Fofana ✦Yahia Fofana ✦Mamadou Fofana ✦Sadik Fofana ✦Rayan Fofana ✦Yaya Fofana ✦Ibrahima Fofana ✦Boubacar Fofana ✦Habib Fofana ✦Manssour Fofana ✦Ibrahim Fofana ✦Moryké Fofana ✦Guessouma Fofana ✦Adama Fofana ✦Wally Fofana ✦Sékou Fofana ✦Mamadou Fofana ✦Malick Fofana ✦Wesley Fofana ✦Youssouf Fofana ✦Seko Fofana ✦Malick Fofana ✦Datro Fofana ✦Yahia Fofana ✦Mamadou Fofana ✦Sadik Fofana ✦Rayan Fofana ✦Yaya Fofana ✦Ibrahima Fofana ✦Boubacar Fofana ✦Habib Fofana ✦Manssour Fofana ✦Ibrahim Fofana ✦Moryké Fofana ✦Guessouma Fofana ✦Adama Fofana ✦Wally Fofana ✦Sékou Fofana ✦Mamadou Fofana ✦Malick Fofana ✦

A football changing room transformed into the active Fofana roster wall

15' / THE SQUAD

SAME NAME,
DIFFERENT STORY.

ACTIVE REGISTER / 01—05 / 22

22 PLAYERS / VERIFIED

A blank football tactics board in a dark stadium room

45' / TACTICAL ROOM

ULTIMATE
FOFANA XI.

An entirely objective 4–3–3. Appeals may be submitted in writing.

An open matchday programme in a stadium corridor

60' / HALF-TIME PROGRAMME

WHY SO MANY
FOFANAS?

≈592KPEOPLE WORLDWIDE
CARRY THE SURNAME

IVORY COASTMALIGUINEA

Fofana is a West African surname associated with Soninke and Mandinka communities, particularly across Ivory Coast, Mali and Guinea.

Its prominence in football reflects a large, global family name meeting the world's game — not a single lineage or one footballing story.

DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. DIFFERENT CAREERS. THE SAME SURNAME ON THE TEAM SHEET.

FAMILY NAME SOURCE ↗DISTRIBUTION DATA ↗

An illuminated football archive corridor leading to the pitch

80' / ARCHIVE REWIND

HALL OF
FOFANA.

A living corridor for the names that came before.

01 / 06

Gueïda Fofana

2008—2017 · Central midfielder

France's 2010 European Under-19 champion and captain of the 2011 Under-20 World Cup side, remembered for his intelligence at Le Havre and Lyon.

A late-night scouting desk overlooking an empty football pitch

90+ / THE NEXT FOFANA

REPORT THE
NEXT FOFANA.

The register is curated, not omniscient. Reliable sources only.

SOURCE
REQUIREDSTATUS
REVIEW QUEUEAUDIT
QUARTERLY

A name is not enough. Send a club and a reliable public source; the report is checked before it reaches the team sheet.