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
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]
References
- ^ a b c d "Facinet Conte : "C'est un honneur de porter le maillot de Bastia"". Spiritu-turchinu.com (in French). 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Facinet Conte at Soccerway
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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