PLAYER PROFILE · SUNDERLAND · MIDFIELDER
Fofana Sunderland
New signing from Lyon. Started 11 of 16 club matches last season. Started 2 of 4 since the move.
MidfielderBelgium · #39 · Age 21FRINGE
SEASON STATS
GOALS
2
▲ ahead of last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
6.86
▼ down on last yr
APPS
10
5 starts
MINUTES
511
51 / game
SHOTS
12
1.2 / 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 |  Lyon Sunderland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 511 | 6.86 |
| 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 LYON2 OF 4 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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BreS
Hul–
ArsS
AZStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
3 days ago
Started 67' vs AZ Alkmaar
NEXT MATCH · TODAY
@ Manchester City
Sun 14:00 · EPL
OVERVIEW
Fofana plays as a midfielder 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 joined Sunderland from Lyon in August 2026 and have started 2 of the 4 matches since the move. Sunderland's next match is against Manchester City in the EPL on Sun 20 Sept, 14:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
UEFA Champions League
75% 3/4
Premier League
0% 0/4
Ligue 1
0% 0/2
UEFA Europa League
100% 1/1
League Cup
100% 1/1
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · @ MANCHESTER CITY · TODAY
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NEXT UP · @ MANCHESTER CITY
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