Issa Fomba

Issa Fomba
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Bamako, Mali[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Baník Ostrava
(on loan from Leganés B)
Youth career
Derby Académie
2019–2020 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Málaga B 55 (3)
2020–2023 Málaga 7 (0)
2023– Leganés B 11 (4)
2024 → Vyškov (loan) 14 (3)
2024– → Baník Ostrava (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:26, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Issa Fomba (born 24 May 2001) is a Malian footballer who plays as a winger for Baník Ostrava on loan from Spanish club Leganés B.

Career

Born in Bamako, Fomba joined Málaga CF's youth setup in the 2019 summer, from hometown side Derby Académie.[2] In August 2020, after scoring 25 goals for the Juvenil A squad, he was included in the pre-season with the main squad.[3]

On 13 September 2020, before even having appeared with the reserves, Fomba made his professional debut by coming on as a second-half substitute for Yanis Rahmani in a 2–0 loss at CD Tenerife in the Segunda División championship.[4] He subsequently featured more regularly for the B-team, scoring his first senior goal on 20 December, in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against Alhaurín de la Torre CF.

On 31 January 2023, Fomba's agency announced that he would not renew his contract with Málaga, which was due to expire in June.[5]

In July 2023, Fomba joined Leganés, joining up with the club's reserve side for the 2023–24 season.[6] In January 2024, he joined Czech National Football League club MFK Vyškov on loan until the end of the season.[7] On 16 July 2024, Fomba joined Czech First League club Baník Ostrava on a one-year loan deal with option to make the move permanent.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Issa Fomba". Málaga CF. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Issa Fomba, el primer fruto del acuerdo con una academia de Mali" [Issa Fomba, the first fruit of the agreement with a Malian academy] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "El goleador Issa Fomba se entrena con el primer equipo" [Goalscorer Issa Fomba trains with the main squad] (in Spanish). SportDirect Radio. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ "El Tenerife inicia el curso con una alegría" [Tenerife start the campaign with a joy] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Fichajes Málaga CF: Issa Fomba, de extremo de guardia a no renovar" [Signings Málaga CF: Issa Fomba, from backup winger to not renewing] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ "El Leganés B incorpora al extremo Issa Fomba" [Leganés B adds winger Issa Fomba]. CD Leganés (in Spanish). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Issa Fomba, cedido al MFK Vyskov hasta final de temporada" [Issa Fomba, on loan to MFK Vyskov until the end of the season]. CD Leganés (in Spanish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Ještě dvě posily: Holec & Fomba". FC Baník Ostrava (in Czech). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.