Their 2026 World Cup
🧤 In goal
Goalkeeping data derived from the matches he started (real scores and team saves). Penalty shootouts do not count as goals conceded.
Match by match
Y. Fofana played 4 matches for Ivory Coast, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group E | vs Ecuador 1-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Group E | vs Germany 1-2 | Started, played the full match |
| Group E | vs Curaçao 2-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs Norway 1-2 | Started, played the full match |
Biography
Yahia Fofana (born 21 August 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Le Havre A product of Le Havre's academy, Fofana signed his first professional contract on 4 July 2019, with the deal lasting until 2022. His debut came not long after, as he started a Coupe de la Ligue match against Clermont on 13 August. The match ended in a 4–3 victory for Clermont on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Fofana's Coupe de France debut came on 19 January 2021, as his side lost to Paris FC by a score of 1–0. On 30 January, he played his first match in Ligue 2, coming on as a substitute after Mathieu Gorgelin had been handed a red card in a 0–0 draw away to Chamois Niortais. In the 2021–22 season with Le Havre, he broke into the first team as the starting goalkeeper, surpassing Gorgelin in the pecking order.
On 30 May 2022, Fofana signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 side Angers, joining the club upon the expiration of his Le Havre contract.
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