Rayan Fofana

Rayan Fofana
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Le Havre
(on loan from Lens)
Number 38
Youth career
2015–2020 Espérance Paris 19e
2020–2021 JA Drancy
2021–2024 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Lens II 20 (2)
2025– Lens 27 (5)
2026– → Le Havre (loan) 5 (2)
International career‡
2026 France U21 2 (2)
2026– Ivory Coast 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:41, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Rayan Fofana (born 12 February 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Le Havre on loan from Lens. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

Career

A youth product of Espérance Paris 19e and Lens, Fofana signed his first professional contract with Lens on 30 October 2024 until 2027. He made his senior and professional debut for Lens in a 4–3 Ligue 1 loss to Le Havre on 1 March 2025. Later that year, on 24 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away win over Le Havre.

On 31 August 2026, Fofana was loaned by Le Havre for the season.

International career

In 2026, Fofana switched his allegiance to represent the Ivory Coast national team, and was called up by head coach Hervé Renard for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Ghana and Somalia, and the friendly against Cameroon on 24, 29 September and 3 October 2026.

Personal life

Born in France, Fofana is of Ivorian descent and holds dual French-Ivorian citizenship.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lens B 2023–24 CFA 2 70———70
2024–25 CFA 2 132———132
Total 202———202
Lens 2024–25 Ligue 1 20———20
2025–26 Ligue 1 24541——286
2026–27 Ligue 1 0000001010
Total 265410010316
Le Havre (loan) 2026–27 Ligue 1 5200——52
Career total 5194100105610

International

As of match played 3 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 202620
Total20

Honours

Lens

References

  1. ↑ "Profil R. Fofana, RC Lens: infos, articles, matchs et statistiques | BeSoccer".
  2. ↑ Ramanantsoa, Mihaja (31 October 2024). "Rayan Fofana passe pro au Racing Club de Lens".
  3. ↑ Lallemand, Grégory (28 February 2025). "RC Lens : ce qu'il faut savoir sur Rayan Fofana, appelé pour le match face au Havre". La Voix du Nord.
  4. ↑ "Le Havre AC 1–2 Lens". ESPN. 24 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rayan Fofana est havrais !" [Rayan Fofana is from Le Havre!] (in French). Le Havre AC. 31 August 2026. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Équipe Nationale de Football Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮🐘 (@equipenatciv) on X". X (formerly Twitter). 16 September 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Jégo, Loïc. ""Joue en Ligue 1 comme en N3", Rayan Fofana se fait une place au RC Lens !". Jeunesfooteux - Actu foot et mercato.
  8. ↑ Brotherton, Alex (22 May 2026). "Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "RC Lens-Paris SG (1-0) : Champions des champions ! | RCL". www.rclens.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2026.