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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, 29, from Cote d'Ivoire Al-Ettifaq FC, since 2023 Central Midfield Market value: €16.00m * May 7, 1995 in Paris, France.
- Cote D'ivoire
- Paris
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 27-year-old, voted the best...
May 7, 1995 · Check out the latest domestic and international stats, match logs, goals, height, weight and more for Seko Fofana playing for Udinese Calcio, Côte d'Ivoire men's national team and RC Lens in the Ligue 1, Serie A and Saudi Professional League.
- May 7, 1995
- 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 · July 17 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast midfielder Seko Fofana has joined Al Nassr from Ligue 1 side RC Lens on a contract until 2026, the Saudi Pro League club said on Tuesday. The financial details...
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...
