PLAYER PROFILE · SUNDERLAND · FORWARD
Fofana Sunderland
In and out lately. Started 3 of the last 5, unused in 2. Risky pick.
ForwardBelgium · #39 · Age 21FRINGE
SEASON STATS
GOALS
3
▲ ahead of last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
6.52
▼ down on last yr
APPS
16
8 starts
MINUTES
843
53 / game
SHOTS
24
1.5 / game
2025/2616 APPS · 2 G · 1 A · 7.0 RATING · 933 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Belgium Lyon Sunderland | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 843 | 6.52 |
| 2025/26 | Lyon | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 933 | 7.04 |
| 2024/25 | BelgiumLyon | 45 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2,352 | 7.08 |
| 2023/24 | Lyon | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 759 | 6.90 |
PLAYERS LIKE THIS
RECENT FORM · SINCE JOINING FROM BELGIUM3 OF 6 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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BriS
Tor–
BouS
Lec–
LeeS
BreStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
2 days ago
Started 90' vs Brentford
NEXT MATCH · TOMORROW
@ Coventry
Sat 15:00 · EPL
OVERVIEW
Fofana plays as a forward for Sunderland. Fofana wears the number 39 shirt for Sunderland.
Last season Fofana played 16 times for Lyon, starting 11 of them, with 5 substitute appearances, averaging 58 minutes a match across all competitions. They scored 2 goals and made 1 assist in that time. They rejoined Sunderland from Belgium in August 2026 and have started 3 of the 5 matches since the move. Sunderland's next match is against Coventry in the EPL on Sat 31 Oct, 15:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Premier League
0% 0/8
UEFA Champions League
75% 3/4
UEFA Europa League
100% 3/3
Ligue 1
0% 0/2
League Cup
100% 2/2
UEFA Nations League
0% 0/1
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · @ COVENTRY
Will Fofana start against Coventry?
Sunderland away to Coventry, Sat 15:00.