Seydou Fini

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Seydou Fini
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-06-02) 2 June 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Bondoukou, Salerno, Ivory Coast
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Genoa
Number 40
Youth career
2013–2023 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Genoa 4 (0)
2024Standard Liège (loan) 9 (0)
2024–2025Excelsior (loan) 36 (4)
International career
2023 Italy U17 3 (0)
2023 Italy U18 7 (1)
2024–2025 Italy U19 12 (1)
2024– Italy U21 8 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Seydou Fini (born 2 June 2006) is an Ivorian-born Italian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Genoa.

Club career

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Fini entered the youth sector of Genoa in 2013,[1][2] and subsequently came through the club's ranks:[3] in July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Genoa and started training with the first team, shortly after joining the under-19 squad on a stable basis.[2][3] During the 2022–23 season, he helped the same formation gain automatic promotion back to the Campionato Primavera 1.[4][5]

At the start of the 2023–24 season, Fini was promoted to Genoa's first team by manager Alberto Gilardino.[6] On 22 October 2023, he made his professional debut for the club, coming on as a substitute for Stefano Sabelli in the 87th minute of a 2–0 league defeat to Atalanta:[7][8] in the process, he became the second 2006-born player to make his Serie A debut, only after Simone Pafundi.[2][8]

On 1 February 2024, Fini was loaned to Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège until the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]

On 22 August of the same year, Fini joined Eerste Divisie side Excelsior on a season-long loan.[10][11]

International career

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Born in Ivory Coast,[12] Fini has represented Italy at various youth international levels, having played for the under-17[2][13] and under-18 national teams.[2][14]

In May 2023, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary,[15][16] where the Azzurrini got eliminated in the group stage.[17][13]

On 4 June 2024, two days after his 18th birthday, Fini made his debut for the Italian under-21 national team in the opening game of the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament, scoring a goal and providing two assists in a 4–3 victory over Japan.[18]

Style of play

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Fini mainly plays either as a right winger[2][6] or an attacking midfielder,[17] although he can also cover the centre-forward role.[2][3] He has been regarded for his strength, his shooting power and his dribbling skills.[2][17]

Personal life

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Born in Bondoukou, Ivory Coast, at the age of six Fini moved to Genoa, Italy, where his father Adam was working as a baker.[12] Previously, it had been mistakenly reported that he was born in Nuoro.[12][19]

His mother, Ama Siata, lived in Ivory Coast until she moved to Italy in 2025.[12] Fini has two siblings: his younger brother, Gervinho, was named after the eponymous Ivorian footballer, who Fini had walked on the pitch of Marassi Stadium with before a match between Genoa and Roma.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 March 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Genoa 2023–24 Serie A 3 0 1 0 4 0
2024–25 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Standard Liège (loan) 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 4 0 0 0 5[b] 0 9 0
Excelsior (loan) 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 29 4 2 0 0 0 31 4
Career total 36 4 4 0 0 0 5 0 45 4
  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Coppa Italia and the KNVB Beker.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Europe play-offs

References

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