Updated February 20, 2026
MAMADOU FOFANA AT A GLANCE:
MLS CAREER: Second-year center back recorded 30 MLS appearances, all starts, with one assist in debut MLS season...In 2025, started in all 10 of the Revolution’s shutout performances, helping the club reach 10-or-more clean sheets for the fifth time in team history, the first since 2013.
2025: Started all 30 of his appearances…Started all 10 of New England’s shutout performances in 2025…Helped the club reach 10-or-more shutouts for the first time in 12 years...Ranked first on the team in clearances and third in minutes played…(2/22) at NSH: Made MLS debut with a 90-minute effort in a clean-sheet performance…(3/1) vs. CLB: Notched home debut for the club, starting and playing 90 minutes…(5/3) at TOR: Tallied one shot in a clean-sheet victory on the road…(7/9) vs. MIA: Recorded one shot…(8/23) at CLB: Logged first MLS assist, a game-winning helper in the 2-1 road victory…Suited up for 25th appearance in MLS…(9/27) vs. ATL: Played all 90 minutes in the 2-0 home victory…Helped the Revolution collect their 10th shutout of the season…(10/18) vs. CHI: Started and played 86 minutes in the season finale…Eclipsed 2,500 MLS minutes played.
CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE OF MLS: Recorded nearly 250 professional appearances in both Türkiye and France, with one goal and two assists…Signed first professional contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Alanyaspor, appearing in 27 matches across all competitions over parts of two seasons…Made professional debut on January 14, 2017, logging 90 minutes against Caykur Rizespor…Sent on loan for remainder of 2016-17 campaign to Bandırmaspor, in the Turkish 1.Lig where he appeared in 10 matches…Suited up for 80 appearances with FC Metz, including 37 games played in the French top flight, Ligue 1…Amassed 120 appearances and over 10,000 minutes played in all competitions for French side Amiens SC.
Amiens SC (FRA): Signed five-year deal with Ligue 2 side Amiens SC on August 12, 2021…Amassed 120 appearances and over 10,000 minutes in all competitions…In 2021-22, made 32 league appearances and also played in four Coupe de France matches…Made club debut on August 14, 2021, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-0 win over EA Guingamp…Notched an assist in a 4-1 win against Grenoble on December 11, 2021…Logged 35 league appearances in 2022-23, along with one goal in two Coupe de France fixtures…Served as captain and scored first professional goal on October 30, 2022 at FC Chambly Oise…Made 33 appearances during 2023-24 Ligue 2 campaign, along with an additional appearance in the Coupe de France…Made 13 appearances in 2024-25 prior to departing the club.
FC Metz (FRA): Suited up for 80 appearances with FC Metz, including 37 games played in the French top flight, Ligue 1…In 2018-19, logged 39 appearances across all competitions in first year with the club…Logged first professional assist on September 1, 2018 in a 2-0 win over RC Lens…Helped Metz claim the Ligue 2 title and promotion to Ligue 1…In 2019-20, saw action in 20 matches during first season in French top flight…Made Ligue 1 debut on August 11, 2019 with a 90-minute shift against RC Strasbourg…Added 16 appearances during the 2020-21 campaign…Made final appearance for the club on August 8, 2021 against Lille, his lone Ligue 1 match of the season.
Alanyaspor (TUR): Signed first professional contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Alanyaspor, appearing in 27 matches across all competitions over parts of two seasons…Made professional debut on January 14, 2017, logging 90 minutes against Caykur Rizespor…Sent on loan for remainder of the 2016-17 season…In 2017-18, made 24 league appearances and added two games in the Turkish Cup…Made debut in the Türkiye Kupasi on November 30, 2017, appearing off the bench against Giresunspor.
Bandırmaspor (TUR): Appeared in 10 matches while on loan with Bandırmaspor of the Turkish 1.Lig during the 2016-17 season...Made club debut on February 12, 2017, logging 36 minutes off the bench.
NATIONAL TEAM (Mali): Capped 49 times by his native Mali, including 13 appearances in FIFA World Cup Qualifying and five appearances in Africa Cup of Nations…Most recently suited up in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, starting against Zambia...Played in a friendly match against Jordan on November 18, 2025…Started and played all 90 minutes in consecutive matches for Mali during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in October 2025…Made senior international debut for Mali on October 6, 2017 in a World Cup Qualifying match against Cote d’Ivoire, starting and playing 90 minutes…Scored first international goal on October 16, 2018 in an AFCON Qualifying match against Burundi…Member of Mali’s squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, helping Les Aigles advance to the knockout rounds with three appearances…Part of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations squad, appearing in both knockout matches...Owns three appearances for the Mali Under-20 side, all during the 2017 U-20 AFCON…Made 12 appearances for the Mali U-17 side in 2015…Started all five matches during the 2015 U-17 AFCON en route to a tournament crown…Started all seven matches in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, playing every minute in a second-place finish in the tournament.
PERSONAL: Previously nicknamed ‘Nojo’ after attending soccer boarding school, Nojo Sport, in Mali for two years…Born in Bamako, Mali…Speaks fluent French and English…Developed for three years with his hometown club, Stade Malien, in Bamako.