Facinet Conte Explained
Facinet Conte |
Birth Date: | 24 March 2005 |
Birth Place: | Conakry, Guinea |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Young Boys |
Clubnumber: | 31 |
Youthyears1: | 2013–2022 |
Youthclubs1: | Siaka Académie Foot[1] |
Youthyears2: | 2022 |
Youthclubs2: | Flamme Olympique |
Youthyears3: | 2022–2023 |
Youthclubs3: | Siaka Académie Foot |
Years1: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs1: | Bastia |
Caps1: | 21 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 2024 |
Clubs2: | Bastia B |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2024– |
Clubs3: | Young Boys |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
Nationalteam1: | Guinea U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2024 |
Nationalteam2: | Guinea |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 15 June 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 12:38, 5 April 2024 (UTC) |
Facinet Conte (born 24 March 2005) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Young Boys and the Guinea national team.
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. In December 2022, Conte participated in two friendly matches with Ligue 2 side Bastia.[2] On 29 June 2023, he signed for the club on a one-year contract with an option for a two-year extension.[3] On 26 August 2023, Conte made his professional debut for Bastia as a 65th-minute substitute in a match against Troyes.[4] He scored two goals in the 70th and 80th minutes to lead Bastia to a 3–2 victory.[5] [6] He switched to BSC Young-Boys in Summer 2024 and signed a contract until 2029.[7]
International career
Conte was called up to the Guinea national team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8] He scored in his debut with Guinea in a pre-tournament 2–0 win over Nigeria on 8 January 2024.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Facinet Conte : "C'est un honneur de porter le maillot de Bastia" . 12 September 2023 . 30 August 2023 . Spiritu-turchinu.com . fr . 26 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926062701/https://spiritu-turchinu.com/actualite/articles/2809-facinet-conte-honneur-porter-maillot-bastia . live .
- Web site: Parisot . Julien . 30 June 2023 . Officiel - Le Sporting Club de Bastia accueille pour de bon un jeune attaquant mis à l'essai cet hiver . 12 September 2023 . MaLigue2 . fr-FR . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630130247/https://maligue2.fr/2023/06/30/officiel-le-sporting-club-de-bastia-accueille-pour-de-bon-un-jeune-attaquant-mis-a-lessai-cet-hiver/ . live .
- Web site: 29 June 2023 . Facinet Conte signe avec le Sporting . 12 September 2023 . Sporting Club Bastia . fr . 9 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230709152851/https://www.sc-bastia.corsica/actualites/2023-2024/equipe-premiere/facinet-conte-signe-avec-le-sporting . live .
- Web site: Facinet Conte, la pépite guinéenne du SC Bastia dont la carrière s'est subitement accélérée . 12 September 2023 . L'Équipe . fr . 2 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230902103222/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Facinet-conte-la-pepite-guineenne-du-sc-bastia/1416523 . live .
- Web site: 26 August 2023 . Bastia : débuts de rêve pour Facinet Conté en Ligue 2 . 12 September 2023 . Foot224 - Actualité Sport Guinée . fr-FR . 3 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003000540/https://www.foot224.co/2023/08/26/bastia-debuts-de-reve-pour-facinet-conte-en-ligue-2/ . live .
- Web site: 1 September 2023 . Ligue 2. Billy Koumetio, Facinet Conte, Alexandre Mendy… Les joueurs à suivre de la 5e journée . 12 September 2023 . Ouest-France.fr . fr.
- Web site: YB verpflichtet Facinet Conte NEWS-ARCHIV BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE . 2024-06-27 . www.bscyb.ch . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627083913/https://www.bscyb.ch/news?nID=15153 . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 16 January 2024 . 16 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240116064046/https://sportnewsafrica.com/en/at-a-glance/afcon-2023-facinet-conte-is-the-surprise-pick-of-kaba-diawara/ . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 16 January 2024 . 16 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240116064049/https://maligue2.fr/2024/01/08/amical-la-guinee-gagne-contre-le-nigeria-facinet-conte-bastia-marque-pour-sa-premiere-selection/ . live .