Gaoussou Fofana (born April 17, 1984 in Feseguela, Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for APEP as a winger.

Gaoussou Fofana
Fofana on 15 December 2013
Personal information
Full name Gaoussou Fofana
Date of birth (1984-04-17) 17 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Seguela, Ivory Coast
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
APEP
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Sabé Sports
2007–2008 Académica de Coimbra 8 (1)
2008–2010C.D Santa Clara (loan) 22 (1)
2010–2012 Sporting Covilhã 56 (4)
2012–2014 Doxa Katokopias 30 (11)
2013–2014Anorthosis Famagusta (loan) 29 (4)
2014–2015 Omonia 28 (4)
2015–2017 Doxa Katokopias 67 (9)
2017 Ermis Aradippou 1 (0)
2017–2019 Othellos 45 (0)
2019–2020 Digenis 5 (1)
2020–2021 Elia Lythrodonta 29 (5)
2021– APEP 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Early life

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Fofana was born in Feseguela, a small part of Abidjan. He is best friends with Christodoulos Liotatis from Paralimni.

Club career

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Fofana began his professional football career at the age of 22 when he signed for Santa Clara. In the 2007-08 season, Fofana was transferred to Académica de Coimbra and he played 8 matches with 1 goal. The next season, Fofana moved back to Santa Clara from the Portuguese Liga side Académica de Coimbra on loan. At the end of the season, Fofana scored 1 goal in 22 matches and was transferred to Sporting Covilhã and he stayed there for two seasons, scoring 4 goals in 56 matches. In July 2012, he signed a contract with Doxa.[1] and he made a step above with the transfer to Anorthosis Famagusta in July 2013.

Anorthosis Famagusta

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On 3 July 2013, Anorthosis signed a year loan contract with Fofana, with wages more than double the wages he was getting on Doxa. Anorthosis fans liked Fofana for his passion on every moment he is spending to the pitch. [2] [3]

Personal life

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On 8 July 2014, his 7-year-old son died of malaria in the Makarios hospital in Nicosia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Player profile, foradejogo.net
  2. ^ Πήρε Φοφανά η Ανόρθωση, Typos newspaper
  3. ^ Η ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Γκαουσού Φοφανά, www.omonoia.com.cy
  4. ^ "Footballer's son dies of malaria". Cyprus Mail. 8 July 2014.