Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Lecce.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Lecce's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (knee, inactive). He still appeared 5 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesligaat Grazer AK | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1013 | 6.4 |
 Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6.33 |
Scout report
S. Fofana is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Lecce, rated 60 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 117th of 207 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fofana.
Judged on this season alone, Fofana graded 1 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 47 of the 47 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.915 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 8 → 1). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, 28th of 47 of the 47 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 23 Fofana is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 37.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Fofana missed 4 games through injury (knee, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 5 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Fofana is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Lecce finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 5 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 2.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 60, Fofana carries the 28th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 47 — though on just 5 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
