Facinet Conte

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Facinet Conte
Facinet Conte en 2023.jpg
Conte with Guinea in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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*
YearsTeamApps(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, correct as of 15 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:38, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
Conte with Guinea at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Facinet Conte.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]

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Club career

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 switched to BSC Young-Boys in Summer 2024 and signed a contract until 2029. [8]

International career

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]

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References

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  2. ↑ Facinet Conte at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Parisot, Julien (30 June 2023). "Officiel - Le Sporting Club de Bastia accueille pour de bon un jeune attaquant mis à l'essai cet hiver". MaLigue2 (in French). Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Facinet Conte signe avec le Sporting". Sporting Club Bastia (in French). 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Facinet Conte, la pépite guinéenne du SC Bastia dont la carrière s'est subitement accélérée". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bastia : débuts de rêve pour Facinet Conté en Ligue 2". Foot224 - Actualité Sport Guinée (in French). 26 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ligue 2. Billy Koumetio, Facinet Conte, Alexandre Mendy… Les joueurs à suivre de la 5e journée". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "YB verpflichtet Facinet Conte | NEWS-ARCHIV | BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". www.bscyb.ch. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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