[People Profile] All We Know About Wesley Fofana Biography, Career, Family, Networth

[People Profile] All We Know About Wesley Fofana Biography, Career, Family, Networth

Wesley Fofana born 17 December 2000 is a French professional footballer who plays the role of a defensive player in the Premier League club Leicester City.

Life in the early years and later

Profiling Wesley Fofana

A Quick Glance At Wesley Fofana
Full NamesWesley Fofana
Place of birthMarseille, France
Date Of Birth17 December 2000
State of OriginMarseille, France
ProfessionFootballer
position Centre-back
Current teamLeicester City
careerNumber 3
Youth career
2006–2008 Repos Vitrolles
2008–2010 Bassin Minier
2010–2011 Pennes Mirabeau
2011–2015 Bel Air
2015–2018 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team
2018–2019 Saint-Étienne II
2019–2020 Saint-Étienne
2020– Leicester City
National team‡
2020– France U21
Salary£51,000 per week
Net Worth$4 million- $6 million USD

Fofana is a native of Marseille in Bouches-du-Rhone France. He is the son of an Ivorian while the mother of his is French. He is one of six children. his first football game was when he was six , playing with Repos Vitrolles.

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Fofana is a Muslim. On the 22nd of April, 2021, he was replaced at the hour mark in Leicester’s 3-0 victory in the match against West Bromwich Albion, while Fofana was fasting during the entire month of Islamic Ramadan. The next game, at Crystal Palace, the game was stopped at the interval of half-hour to give Fofana as well as Cheikhou Kouyate to have some fluids in order to break their Ramadan fast.

Club life

Saint-Etienne

Being in the youth academy since the year 2015, Fofana signed his first professional contract with Saint-Etienne on May 15th, 2018. Fofana made his debut for Saint-Etienne during the club’s three-goal Ligue 1 win over Nice on the 18th of May, 2019.

Leicester City

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Fofana was signed by English Premier League club Leicester City on the 2nd of October, 2020 and signed a five-year deal. The fee for the transfer to Saint-Etienne was said to be around PS36.5 million. On the 21st of May, 2021 Fofana was awarded the Leicester City Young Player of the Season award following being voted on by Leicester City’s fans.

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On August 4, 2021, in a pre-season friendly match against Villarreal, Fofana suffered a fractured leg as a result of a tackle from Fer Nino. 17 March 2022 was the day that Fofana took part in his first game following the injury, scoring an 1-0 loss against Stade Rennais in the UEFA Europa Conference League that secured Leicester’s passage to the next round with the basis of a 3-2 aggregate score.

 

The talented 20-year-old defender describes Chelsea as his dreams.

Leicester City ace Wesley Fofana Wesley Fofana reveals Chelsea as a dream destination

In a Twitter space in conjunction with Actufoot (h/t Football.London), Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana has admitted that Chelsea are among his favourite clubs amid speculation of a possible move towards Stamford Bridge.

Leicester purchased Fofana from Saint-Etienne under an agreement for five years, however the amount of the transfer was not disclosed. He appears to be an investment that will pay off since he has been awe-inspiring during his first season in the Premier League. He has played 38 times for the Foxes in all different competitions.

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The 20-year-old had 14 clean sheets during his first season in the King Power Stadium and helped his team take home the FA Cup title. He also played a key role during the league season as he assisted Brendan Rodgers and his side finish fifth in the table.

The Frenchman has not named the Blues as a dream club and also mentioned rival clubs like Manchester United and Manchester City as alternatives. He also said that he needs to be even more determined to realize his dream of making a move to a bigger club.

Thomas Tuchel‘s team was connected to the centre-back until he injured his leg during an early-season game against Villarreal. The injury hasn’t been a problem for the club as they’ve been in contact with him regarding the possibility of a transfer in the future as a substitute for Antonio Rudiger.

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Rudiger will be able to see his contract expire by the final season of 2021-22 and is still unable to agree on an extension. The Foxes have been shortlisted as a possible option should Rudiger leaves the club in the summer. German is to leave the club during the summer.

The words of Fofana could be intriguing for Marina Granovskaia because they could indicate that he’s willing to consider the possibilities before him.

 

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