M. Fofana · career
Malick Martin Fofana
Wingers · Sunderland · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 5 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 84 appearances, 10 goals and 7 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Lyon — Season rating 32, 5 goals and 4 assists in 29 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 24 points at Lyon. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (8 → 12). The gap to his peak is 20 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 21 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 12 |
| 2026/27 | Lyon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | Lyon | 12 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | Lyon | 29 | 5 | 4 | 83 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | Lyon | 17 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | Gent | 19 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | KAA Gent II | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Gent | 22 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 6 |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 4 | 1 | |
| Belgium U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 8 | 0 |
| Belgium U17 | 2022/23 | UEFA U17 Championship | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 4 |
Honours
Coupe de France×2Emirates Cup×2Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions Leagueat Lyon | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
2 played5 not in squad· 30 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Lyon — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A York | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Lens | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Friendlies Clubs | H Rennes | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Premier League | A Ipswich | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Premier League | H Fulham | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Premier League | A Brentford | 1-1 | Played | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 12 | Premier League | H Arsenal | 0-2 | Played | 14 | 6.2 |