Malick Fofana

Fofana's current-season form is level with last season (Season 12→12), while his Rating held around 77. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lyon · 4th	1	1	0	7.9	77	12
2025/26	Lyon · 4th	12	2	1	7.07	77	12
2024/25	Lyon · 6th	29	5	4	7.01	83	32
2023/24	Lyon · 6th	17	3	0	6.77	75	12
2023/24	Gent · 2nd	19	2	0	—	55	8
2022/23	Gent · 2nd	22	0	2	6.83	53	6

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium	5	1
Belgium U21	8	0
Belgium U17	4	4

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

M. Fofana is a 21-year-old winger at Lyon, rated 75.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fofana.

On the season, Fofana graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 1 assist in 12 appearances (0.352 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 76. At 21 Fofana is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 39.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

75.5

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

12.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.35

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Lyon finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.17

Goals / app

2 goals in 12 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.12 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.4/100).
Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 75.5 overall — elite — among the best in the position. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.35 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.235

Assists / 900.117

Goal contribution / 900.352

Defensive actions / 901.643

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.117

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~44), then tapers with age. At 21, Fofana sits on 39.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Fofana's projected Rating — 75.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€17M total transfer fees · 1 moves

LyonJan 2024 – now€ 17M

Gentuntil Jan 2024

About M. Fofana

Malick Martin Fofana is a 21-year-old winger who plays for Lyon, born on March 31, 2005 in Aalst, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Lyon currently sit 4th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, M. Fofana has made 1 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 27 minutes, averaging a 7.03 match rating over his last 4 rated games. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When M. Fofana plays, Lyon's record this season is 2W-1D-2L.

Recent matches

August 26, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Fenerbahçe (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 rating)
August 22, 2026: 2-0 win away at Toulouse (7 minutes)
August 18, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Fenerbahçe (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 11, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Sparta Praha (85 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 4, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Sparta Praha (15 minutes, 6.3 rating)

M. Fofana's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Lyon face Le Havre at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Fofana at 75.5 with a Season form score of 12.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, M. Fofana has totalled 113 club appearances with 17 goals and 7 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 29 appearances for Lyon.

M. Fofana's career has also included time at Gent.

On the international stage, M. Fofana has represented Belgium, Belgium U21, Belgium U17 — 17 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.