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Seko Mohamed Fofana (born 7 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
May 7, 1995 · Seko Fofana is a 29-year-old central midfielder from Cote d'Ivoire who plays for Al-Ettifaq FC in Saudi Arabia. He has played for Paris FC, FC Lorient, Manchester City and Al-Nassr FC, and has 12 caps and 5 goals for Ivory Coast.
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Jul 18, 2022 · Lens midfielder Seko Fofana is ready to resume his international career after ending his self-imposed exile from Ivory Coast's national team.
- The new Yaya Touré. "I started at the age of 9. I spent six years at Paris FC. I joined Lorient, where I stayed for two-and-a-half years. In 2013, I signed my first professional contract with City," said Fofana to explain his path from the French capital — where he was born on 7 May 1995 — via Brittany where he was coached by Julien Stéphan to Manchester City.
- The Elephant in the room. The parallels with Yaya Touré were not purely in terms of his style of play. Though born in Paris, Fofana has family roots in Côte d'Ivoire, and despite having represented France up to U19 level, he — aged 21 — opted to play his senior football for the African nation.
- See Udine and fly. With their first team already well stocked, City accepted a €3.5m bid for Fofana from Udinese in 2016, and during three seasons in Italy, his career took off.
- Why Lens? 'Why Lens?' indeed! That's what Fofana admits he too would have been asking had such a move been proposed earlier in his career, but the pandemic changed his vision of life.
Jul 18, 2023 · RC Lens captain Seko Fofana has completed his €25million (£21.5m; $28m) transfer to Al Nassr. Fofana will move to the Saudi Pro League side on a three-year contract after Lens confirmed Al...
Jan 18, 2024 · What a super footballer Seko Fofana is. He was instrumental as Lens finished a point behind Ligue 1 winners Paris Saint-Germain last season, earning a move to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr.
May 16, 2022 · Lens and Ivory Coast midfielder Seko Fofana has won the Marc-Vivien Foe award, which is handed to the best African player in France's top flight. The 27-year-old, once on the books of...
