Sunderland

Malick Fofana

Forward#39

Bio

Born in Aalst in 2005, Malick Fofana made his senior debut with Jong KAA Gent in 2022 and now plays for Sunderland A.F.C.. He has also played for KAA Gent and Olympique Lyonnais. He plays as a forward. He has represented the Belgium national under-15 association football team and the Belgium national under-17 association football team.

Key facts

Age: 21
Height: 1.7 m
Weight: 59 kg
Number: #39
Born: 31/3/2005
Birthplace: Aalst
Debut: 2022
Position: Forward
Nationality: Belgium

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

Instagram@malick_fofana7

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2022–now

2022–2023Jong KAA Gent
2022–2024KAA Gent
2024–2026Olympique Lyonnais
2026–Sunderland A.F.C.
2020Belgium national under-15 association football teamNational team
2021–2022Belgium national under-17 association football teamNational team
2022–2023Belgium national under-18 football teamNational team
2022Belgium national under-20 football teamNational team
2023–Belgium national under-21 football teamNational team
2024–Belgium men's national football teamNational team

Career stats

offensive

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 English Premier League SUN	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 UEFA Europa LeagueSunderland	4	0	0	9	3	305	0	0	0	4	0	5	5	4
2026-27 Premier LeagueSunderland	5	0	0	4	4	131	0	0	0	5	5	2	1	4
2026 J1 LeagueMito Hollyhock	8	0	0	3	1	552	0	1	1	8	3	7	0	8
2026 UEFA Nations LeagueBelgium	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
2026-27 Ligue 1Lyon	2	1	0	3	1	56	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	1
2025-26 Ligue 1Lyon	12	2	1	19	9	754	1	0	3	12	3	11	22	7
2025-26 UEFA Europa LeagueLyon	4	0	0	5	2	166	0	0	2	4	2	1	4	1
2024-25 Ligue 1Lyon	29	5	4	31	16	1,586	2	0	2	29	13	13	36	19
2024-25 UEFA Europa LeagueLyon	10	6	1	12	9	513	1	0	1	10	5	7	13	8
2024 UEFA Nations LeagueBelgium	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
2023-24 Ligue 1Lyon	17	3	0	9	7	549	0	0	0	17	13	3	11	8
Career11 seasons	93	17	6	95	52	4,623	4	1	9	93	48	50	94	60

Game log, 2026-27 UEFA Europa League

Game
6 Nov v Dinamo ZagrebL 0-2 6 Nov	2	1	90	1	0	2	2
23 Oct @ Lech PoznanD 1-1 23 Oct	6	2	90	1	1	0	1
16 Oct @ TorreenseW 2-1 16 Oct	1	0	58	1	2	3	1
17 Sept v AZ AlkmaarW 1-0 17 Sept	0	0	67	1	2	0	0

Recent games

Nov '269
v Chelsea
Did not record a stat
W 1-0
Nov '261
@ Coventry City
Did not record a stat
L 3-1
Oct '2626
v Leeds United
Did not record a stat
D 0-0
Oct '2619
@ AFC Bournemouth
Did not record a stat
L 2-0
Oct '2611
v Brighton & Hove Albion
1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FA
L 2-0
Sept '2620
@ Manchester City
3 SHOT · 3 SOG
L 5-3
Sept '2613
v Arsenal
1 FC
L 2-0
Sept '266
@ Brentford
1 FC
D 1-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, UEFA Europa League

Split
AwayHome or away · won 5 of 9	9	0.6	0.1	1.8	1.0	57.7	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.6	1.0	0.8
HomeHome or away · won 6 of 9	9	0.1	0.0	1.1	0.6	51.7	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.9	1.4	0.7
WinsResult	11	0.5	0.1	1.5	0.9	58.5	0.1	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.9	1.4	0.4
LossesResult	4	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	44.8	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.3	1.5	1.8
DrawsResult	3	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.7	53.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.7
Regular seasonStage · won 11 of 18	18	0.3	0.1	1.4	0.8	54.7	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.7	1.2	0.7
FCSBOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	23.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
AZ AlkmaarOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
BesiktasOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Celta VigoOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Dinamo ZagrebOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0
Eintracht FrankfurtOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	2.0
FC BaselOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	72.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
FC UtrechtOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	65.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
FenerbahceOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	43.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
FK QarabagOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	82.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Lech PoznanOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	6.0	2.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Manchester UnitedOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	56.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	3.0
OlympiacosOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	67.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0
RangersOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	2.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	75.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
RB SalzburgOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
TorreenseOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	58.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	1.0
TSG HoffenheimOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Groupama Stadium, LyonGround · won 5 of 7	7	0.1	0.0	1.1	0.6	44.0	0.1	0.3	1.0	0.6	0.9	1.6	0.6
Stadium of Light, SunderlandGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	78.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Estádio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa, LeiriaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	58.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	1.0
Ibrox Stadium, GlasgowGround · won 1 of 1	1	2.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	75.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Municipal Stadium-PoznanGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	6.0	2.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
National Arena, BucurestiGround · won 1 of 1	1	2.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	22.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Old Trafford, ManchesterGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	56.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	3.0
PreZero Arena, SinsheimGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Stadion Galgenwaard, UtrechtGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	65.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, IstanbulGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	43.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, BakuGround · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	82.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0