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20-year-old striker Rayan Fofana has joined Le Havre on loan from RC Lens, telling the club's official site he thinks it is 'the perfect place.' He scored on his first appearance for the club against Brest, though Le Havre lost the match 2-1. He had previously scored his first professional goal against Le Havre.
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In academy terms, starting out informally on the streets of his Paris neighbourhood, then Esperance, then Lens's academy, that layered path is what decides what's left of a player five years from now. He'd already scored his first pro goal against Le Havre before, so there's history there too. No need to rush his development.
Bottom line: he scored on his debut and the team still lost 2-1, a 90 minutes that didn't come together beyond the scoreline. The story of this match wasn't Fofana's individual game, it was the team failing to turn his goal into points. How they fix that for the next home game is what I'll be watching.
It's a loan, sure, but what stands out to me is that he actually sat down with coach Didier Digard and sporting director Demba Ba before deciding. Fit over money, from the sound of his comments this was about getting minutes. One goal on debut is just the starting point though, the real test is still ahead.
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