Facinet Conte

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Facinet Conte
File:Facinet Conté en 2023.jpg
Conte with Guinea in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Young Boys
Number 31
Youth career
2013–2022 Siaka Académie Foot[1]
2022 Flamme Olympique[1]
2022–2023 Siaka Académie Foot[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Bastia 21 (6)
2024 Bastia B 1 (0)
2024– Young Boys 0 (0)
International career
2024– Guinea U23 1 (0)
2024 Guinea 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:38, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
File:Facinet Conté.jpg
Conte with Guinea at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Facinet Conte (born 24 March 2005) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Guinea national team.[2]

Club career

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Conte joined Siaka Académie Foot at the age of eight. In 2022, he joined Flamme Olympique, where he played a few matches across six months before returning to Siaka Académie Foot.[1] In December 2022, Conte participated in two friendly matches with Ligue 2 side Bastia.[3] On 29 June 2023, he signed for the club on a one-year contract with an option for a two-year extension.[4] On 26 August 2023, Conte made his professional debut for Bastia as a 65th-minute substitute in a match against Troyes.[5] He scored two goals in the 70th and 80th minutes to lead Bastia to a 3–2 victory.[6][7] He signed for Swiss Super League club Young-Boys in the summer of 2024 on a five-year contract.[8]

International career

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Conte was called up to the Guinea national team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[9] He scored in his debut with Guinea in a pre-tournament 2–0 win over Nigeria on 8 January 2024.[10]

References

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