PLAYER PROFILE

Malick Fofana.

Sunderland AFC · Belgium

Matrix 15974

At a glance

Full name: Malick Martin Fofana
Born: 31 Mar 2005
Age today: 21
Nationality: Belgium

Career by season

176 recorded appearances

Malick Fofana appearances by season, competition and team
Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Starts	Goals	Assists	Minutes	Cards
26/27	UEFA Nations League	Belgium	1	0	0	0	8	0
26/27	UEFA Europa League	Sunderland AFC	3	3	0	0	215	0
26/27	UEFA Champions League	Olympique Lyon	4	3	1	0	280	0
26/27	Premier League	Sunderland AFC	5	0	0	0	131	0
26/27	Ligue 1	Olympique Lyon	2	0	1	0	56	0
26/27	EFL Cup	Sunderland AFC	2	2	1	0	169	0
25/26	UEFA Europa League	Olympique Lyon	4	2	0	0	166	0
25/26	Ligue 1	Olympique Lyon	12	9	2	1	768	1
2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Belgium	4	1	1	0	142	0
24/25	UEFA Nations League	Belgium	1	0	0	0	3	0
24/25	UEFA Europa League	Olympique Lyon	10	5	6	2	514	1
24/25	Ligue 1	Olympique Lyon	29	16	5	4	1,586	2
24/25	Coupe de France	Olympique Lyon	2	2	0	0	180	0
23/24	UEFA Conference League	KAA Gent	10	7	2	1	622	0
23/24	Ligue 1	Olympique Lyon	17	4	3	1	548	0
23/24	Jupiler Pro League	KAA Gent	19	12	2	4	1,145	1
23/24	International Friendly Games	Belgium U21	1	1	0	0	90	0
23/24	Croky Cup	KAA Gent	2	2	0	1	147	0
23/24	Coupe de France	Olympique Lyon	4	2	1	0	209	0
22/23	UEFA Conference League	KAA Gent	7	4	0	2	347	0
22/23	Jupiler Pro League	KAA Gent	19	8	0	2	768	0
22/23	International Friendly Games	Belgium U18	6	3	2	0	302	0
22/23	International Friendly Games	Belgium U20	1	0	0	0	12	0
22/23	Croky Cup	KAA Gent	2	2	0	0	115	0
21/22	International Friendly Games	Belgium U17	6	3	1	0	352	0
19/20	International Friendly Games	Belgium U15	3	2	0	0	153	0

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first

Malick Fofana match log
Date	Competition	Match	Score	Minutes	Goals
27 Sep 2023	Jupiler Pro League	Royal Antwerp FC v KAA Gent	0 – 0	90
24 Sep 2023	Jupiler Pro League	KAA Gent v KAS Eupen	2 – 1	79
21 Sep 2023	UEFA Conference League	Zorya Lugansk v KAA GentSubstitute, on 61′	1 – 1	29
17 Sep 2023	Jupiler Pro League	Oud-Heverlee Leuven v KAA GentSubstitute, on 68′	1 – 1	22
24 Aug 2023	UEFA Conference League	KAA Gent v APOEL NicosiaSubstitute, on 65′	2 – 0	25	1
20 Aug 2023	Jupiler Pro League	KAA Gent v Sint-Truidense VV	2 – 2	46
13 Aug 2023	Jupiler Pro League	KVC Westerlo v KAA GentSubstitute, on 46′	1 – 3	44
09 Aug 2023	UEFA Conference League	KAA Gent v Pogoń Szczecin	5 – 0	78
06 Aug 2023	Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen v KAA Gent	0 – 1	79
03 Aug 2023	UEFA Conference League	MŠK Žilina v KAA Gent	2 – 5	76
30 Jul 2023	Jupiler Pro League	KAA Gent v KV KortrijkSubstitute, on 66′	3 – 2	24
27 Jul 2023	UEFA Conference League	KAA Gent v MŠK Žilina	5 – 1	73
23 Apr 2023	Jupiler Pro League	KAA Gent v KV Oostende (-2024)	1 – 2	57
20 Apr 2023	UEFA Conference League	West Ham United v KAA GentSubstitute, on 85′	4 – 1	5
16 Apr 2023	Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen v KAA GentSubstitute, on 75′	1 – 1	15
13 Apr 2023	UEFA Conference League	KAA Gent v West Ham United	1 – 1	64
08 Apr 2023	Jupiler Pro League	KAA Gent v Union Saint-Gilloise	1 – 1	69
01 Apr 2023	Jupiler Pro League	R.F.C. Seraing v KAA Gent	0 – 5	86
26 Mar 2023	International Friendly Games	Croatia U18 v Belgium U18Substitute, on 60′	0 – 0	30
24 Mar 2023	International Friendly Games	England U18 v Belgium U18	0 – 3	60	1

Career transfers

4 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

Malick Fofana career transfers
Date	From	To	Move	Fee
01 Sep 2026	Olympique Lyon	Sunderland AFC	Transfer	€30m
10 Jan 2024	KAA Gent	Olympique Lyon	Transfer	€19.5m
01 Jul 2021	KAA Gent Youth	Jong KAA Gent	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2014	SC Eendracht Aalst Youth	KAA Gent Youth	Transfer	Free

Contracts and market values are not available yet.