Ibrahima Breze Fofana

Ibrahima Breze Fofana

Fofana with Kocaelispor in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	15 August 2002
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kocaelispor (on loan from Hammarby IF)
Number	24
Youth career
0000–2019	FC Atouga
2019–2020	Diamants de Guinee
2020	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Club NXT	9	(0)
2022–2023	Hammarby TFF (res.)	26	(7)
2023–	Hammarby IF	0	(0)
2023–	→ Kocaelispor (loan)	10	(0)
International career‡
2019	Guinea U17	5	(0)
2023–	Guinea U23	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023

Ibrahima Breze Fofana (born 15 August 2002) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Kocaelispor in the TFF First League, on loan from Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.

Early life

Born and raised in Conakry, Guinea, Fofana played youth football with local clubs FC Atouga and Diamants de Guinee.

Club career

Club Brugge

On 17 September 2020, following a successful trial, Fofana signed a three-year contract with Club Brugge in the Belgian First Division A. In 2020–21, Fofana made nine appearances for the club's reserve team Club NXT, competing in the second tier First Division B. He was regularly called up to train and play friendlies with the first-team squad, but failed to make any competitive appearances for Club Brugge. In late February 2021, Fofana sat on the bench in both legs against Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa League's round of 16, but remained an unused substitute.

Hammarby IF

On 22 July 2022, Fofana joined Hammarby TFF, the feeder team of Swedish Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF. He moved on a free transfer and signed a six month-deal, with an option for a further year. In 2022, he made 16 league appearances for Hammarby TFF, scoring four goals, helping the side to finish 6th in the Ettan table. On 30 January 2023, Fofana was promoted to Hammarby's senior squad, signing a four-year contract. On 17 July, before making any competitive appearances for Hammarby, Fofana was sent on a one-year loan to Kocaelispor in the TFF First League, with an option for a permanent transfer.

International career

In June 2023, Fofana was included in the final squad of the Guinean under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Morocco, where the Syli finished in fourth place.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 July 2023