Wesley Fofana

Audi


"Don't use your phone while driving!" Footballers get a bad rep for not keeping their feet on the ground when the big bucks come rolling in but The Blues' star acts responsibly while on the road, bringing his blazing Audi to a standstill before checking his texts!

Wesley Fofana was born in Marseille, France, on December 17th, 2000, he currently plays centre-back for Chelsea and France. Wes started at youth level exceptionally young, signing up with Repos Vitrolles at six years of age. His youth career spread over several academies: Bassin Minier, Pennes Mirabeau, Bel Air, and finally, he completed his development phase at Saint-Étienne in 2015. On May 15th, 2018, the teenager signed his first professional contract, and exactly a year on he would make his debut for Les Verts’ first team in a 3-0 win over OGC Nice in Ligue 1. The centre-back made huge impressions at the State Geoffroy-Guichard during his debut season, playing in 24 games for ASSE. An aggressive defender, quick across the pitch and superb in the air, clubs around Europe began to take notice of his considerable talents and in the summer of 2020 Premier League club Leicester City tabled a €35 million bid which brought the Frenchman to England. It didn’t take Wes long to silence any doubters on foreign soil, the teenager starred in the Foxes 1-0 away win over Arsenal, winning widespread praise for keeping The Gunners at bay. After a highly successful first season, his second was ravaged by injuries, but the Frenchman's stock remained high. Chelsea bid £75 million for the youngster which took him to Stamford Bridge in August 2022.