Wesley Fofana

DFFRA17 Dec 2000 · age 25
Available

Eligibility

PL homegrown
No

Not homegrown: no qualifying FA/FAW registration before 21 on record.

UEFA training origin
Not locally trained

Not locally trained on record.

Work permit / GBE
Exempt — Settled / no permit required

Registration & availability

On squad lists
PL 25
Availability
Available

No injury or suspension on record.

Contract & caps

Contract term
2022 → 2029 · £200,000/wk
Transfer fee / amortisation
£70,000,000 · £10.0m/yr over 7y

Pre-2023 deal — original amortisation kept (§6).

Senior caps
1

Claims & citations

Every live claim on record for this player, grouped by what it establishes — the provenance behind the derived values above.

  • Tier 1 · Official — primary governing-body record1Official
  • Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3Press
  • Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4Aggregator
  • Tier 5 · User — community-submitted, unverified5User
Nationality
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

FRA2000-12-17 → live

“29 | Wesley Fofana | CB | France | 17 Dec 2000”

Wikipedia2026–27 Chelsea F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Club history3
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Chelsea FC2022-08-31 → live

“On 31 August 2022, Fofana joined Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-year contract”

WikipediaWesley Fofana - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Leicester City2020 → 2022

“2020–2022 | Leicester City | 37 | 0”

WikipediaWesley Fofana - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Saint-Étienne2015 → 2020

“2015–2018: Saint-Étienne ... 2019–2020 | Saint-Étienne | 20 | 1”

WikipediaWesley Fofana - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Registration
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

#29 DF2026-07-01 → live

“29 | Wesley Fofana | CB | France | 17 Dec 2000”

Wikipedia2026–27 Chelsea F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Contract3
Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

Contract term2022-08-31 → 2029-06-30

“Wesley Fofana £200,000 Aug 31, 2022 Jun 30, 2029”

GiveMeSportEvery Chelsea Player's Wage [2026] ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

GBP 70,000,000 fee2022-08-31 → 2029-06-30

“Chelsea will pay an initial £70m, with a further £5m possible in add-ons, and Fofana has signed a seven-year contract with the club.”

Sky SportsWesley Fofana: Chelsea complete signing of Leicester's French defender in £75m deal ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

GBP 200,000/wk2022-08-31 → 2029-06-30

“Wesley Fofana £200,000 Aug 31, 2022 Jun 30, 2029”

GiveMeSportEvery Chelsea Player's Wage [2026] ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Int'l caps
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

1 caps (FRA)2026-07-01 → live

“France Caps: 1 cap (2023)”

WikipediaWesley Fofana - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13