Malick Fofana is a left winger in Sunderland’s first-team squad for the 2026/27 Premier League season. Fofana was born on 31 March 2005 in Aalst, Belgium.
He began his senior career at Gent in 2022, and he went on to play for Lyon. He joined Sunderland in 2026.
He has been capped by Belgium after coming through their youth sides.
Fofana’s senior club career, which began in 2022/23, has so far brought 153 appearances and 24 goals for 3 clubs. His most productive season in front of goal was 2024/25, when he scored 11 times in 41 games for Lyon. His busiest campaign was 2023/24, with 52 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has 2 goals in 11 appearances for Lyon and Sunderland. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.