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David Datro Fofana
Personal information
Full name David Datro Fofana[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Servette
Number 27
Youth career
2018–2019 Abidjan City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Abidjan City
2019–2020 → AFAD (loan)
2021–2022 Molde 42 (15)
2023–2026 Chelsea 3 (0)
2023–2024 → Union Berlin (loan) 12 (1)
2024 → Burnley (loan) 15 (4)
2024–2025 → Göztepe (loan) 9 (2)
2025–2026 → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 13 (6)
2026 → Strasbourg (loan) 5 (0)
2026– Servette 5 (1)
International career‡
2023 Ivory Coast U23 3 (1)
2019–2022 Ivory Coast 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:10, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

David Datro Fofana (born 22 December 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Servette.

Club career

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Early career

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Fofana began his career in the Ivory Coast with Abidjan City, before joining AFAD on loan in 2019.[3] He was heavily scouted by French, Belgian and Norwegian clubs.[4] On 2 February 2021, Fofana signed a professional contract with Norwegian club Molde on a free transfer, signing for four years.[5] He debuted with Molde in a 3–3 UEFA Europa League tie with Hoffenheim on 18 February 2021, scoring his side's third goal in the 74th minute.[6]

Chelsea

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On 28 December 2022, it was announced that Fofana would join English Premier League side Chelsea on 1 January 2023.[7] On 8 January 2023, Fofana came off the bench to make his Chelsea debut in a 4–0 loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup.[8]

Loan to Union Berlin

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On 11 July 2023, Chelsea announced that Fofana would join Bundesliga side Union Berlin on a season-long loan.[9] He was recalled by Chelsea on 11 January 2024.[10]

Loan to Burnley

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Two days after returning to Chelsea, Fofana was loaned to fellow Premier League club Burnley until the end of the season.[11][12] On 3 February 2024, he scored his first goals for Burnley by netting a brace in a 2–2 draw against Fulham.[13] On 21 May 2024, Burnley confirmed the player was returning to Chelsea.[14]

Loan to Göztepe

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On 13 September 2024, Fofana was loaned to newly-promoted Turkish club Göztepe until the end of the 2024–25 season.[15][16] On 3 February 2025, Chelsea recalled Fofana back from his loan due to an injury keeping him out for the remainder of the season.[17]

Loan to Fatih Karagümrük

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On 13 September 2025, Fofana was loaned to another newly-promoted Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük until the end of the 2025–26 season.[18]

Loan to Strasbourg

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On 2 February 2026, Fofana signed for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on loan for the remainder of the season.[19]

Servette

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On 31 August 2026, Fofana joined Swiss Super League club Servette on permanent basis, signing a contract until 2030.[20]

International career

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Fofana made his international debut with the Ivory Coast national team in a 2–0 CHAN 2020 loss to Niger on 22 September 2019.[21] On 22 March 2023, Fofana was the captain of the Ivory Coast's U23 national team in a friendly game against Morocco U23, which Ivory Coast won 3–2.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 April 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde 2021 Eliteserien 18031—5[b]1262
2022 Eliteserien 241553—10[c]43922
Total 421584—1556524
Chelsea 2022–23 Premier League 3010—0040
Union Berlin (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 12110—4[d]1172
Burnley (loan) 2023–24 Premier League 154———154
Göztepe (loan) 2024–25 Süper Lig 9200——92
Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 2025–26 Süper Lig 13622——158
Strasbourg (loan) 2025–26 Ligue 1 5030—1[c]090
Career total 99281560020613440
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA (Europa) Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 19 November 2022[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 201910
202220
Total30

Honours

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Molde

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 3 David Datro Fofana at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "David Datro Fofana: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Sang, Kiplagat (22 December 2022). "Datro Fofana: Six quick facts about Chelsea's Ivory Coast wonderkid". goal.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Ould-Saada, Arilas Berg (11 February 2021). "Fransk klubb bød 10 mill. for afrikansk stjerneskudd - Molde fikk ham «gratis»". VG (in Norwegian).
  5. ↑ "David Fofana er nå klar for Molde FK". Molde. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Molde vs. Hoffenheim - 18 February 2021". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "David Datro Fofana agreement". Chelsea F.C. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Aarons, Ed (13 January 2023). "David Datro Fofana: Chelsea player's first club claim Molde 'stole' him". The Guardian.
  9. ↑ "David Fofana leaves Chelsea on loan". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "David Fofana recalled from Union Berlin loan". www.chelseafc.com. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Fofana joins Burnley on loan". Chelsea FC. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Fofana checks in at Turf Moor". Burnley FC. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Burnley 2–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 3 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "CLUB CONFIRM RETAINED LIST | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "David Fofana completes loan move". 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "David Datro Fofana Göztepe'mizde" (in Turkish). Göztepe. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "David Fofana returns to Chelsea". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  18. ↑ "David Datro Fofana completes loan switch to Turkey". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "David Fofana completes loan move". Chelsea FC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  20. ↑ lluscher (31 August 2026). "David Datro Fofana rejoint le Servette FC". Servette FC (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "CHAN 2020 : le Niger barre la route à la Côte d'Ivoire". CAFOnline.com.
  22. ↑ "@DatroDavid". Twitter. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  23. ↑ "David Datro Fofana". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  24. ↑ "Er det en heldig vinner?". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "TFF Fair Play ödülü Fofana'nın oldu!". 6 December 2025.
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