Seydou Fini
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 June 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Nuoro, Italy | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2023 | Genoa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Genoa | 4 | (0) |
2024– | → Standard Liège (loan) | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Italy U18 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 |
Seydou Fini (born 2 June 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or an attacking midfielder for Belgian club Standard Liège on loan from Serie A club Genoa.
Club career[edit]
Fini first 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][6]
At the start of the 2023–24 season, Fini was promoted to Genoa's first team by manager Alberto Gilardino.[7] 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:[8][9] in the process, he became the second 2006-born player to make his Serie A debut, only after Simone Pafundi.[2][9]
On 1 February 2024, Fini was loaned to Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège until the end of the 2023–24 season.[10]
International career[edit]
Born in Italy, Fini is of Ivorian descent.[11] He has represented Italy at various youth international levels, having played for the under-17 and under-18 national teams.[2][12][13]
In May 2023, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary,[14][15] where the Azzurrini got eliminated in the group stage.[6][12]
Style of play[edit]
Fini mainly plays either as a right winger[2][7] or an attacking midfielder,[6] 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][6]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 22 October 2023[16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Genoa | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Genoa, il sogno di Fini: dai Pulcini alla Serie A". Primocanale.it (in Italian). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Di Chiaro, Michael (26 October 2023). "Chi è Seydou Fini, l'esterno offensivo classe 2006 del Genoa lanciato da Gilardino". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Moscatelli, Federico (19 July 2022). "Genoa, primo contratto da professionista per Fini". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Gravina, Carlo (6 May 2023). "Il Genoa sconfigge l'Ascoli 2-1 e vola in serie A. La gioia dei tifosi in piazza De Ferrari". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Andreuccetti, Gianluca (9 May 2023). "[FOCUS] - Genoa, è di nuovo Primavera 1: la stagione perfetta dei ragazzi di Agostini". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d Dello Russo, Sofia (9 August 2023). "Road to Oscar LGI 2022/2023 - I talenti del futuro". La Giovane Italia News (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b Dello Russo, Sofia (10 October 2023). "Seydou Fini sfiora l'esordio in Serie A, ma il suo momento sta per arrivare". La Giovane Italia News (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Atalanta-Genoa LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b Andreuccetti, Gianluca (23 October 2023). "Genoa, esordio in Serie A per Seydou Fini". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "SEYDOU FINI CLÔTURE LE MERCATO ROUCHE" [SEYDOU FINI CLOSES THE ROUCHE TRANSFER WINDOW] (in French). Standard Liège. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Genoa-Milan apre le Final Four 2018/2019, in serata Napoli-Roma". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 9 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Il 3-0 alla Slovenia non basta: una splendida Italia dice addio all'Europeo. Corradi: "I ragazzi hanno fatto una grande gara"". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Buona la prima per gli Azzurrini: battuta 3-0 la Serbia a Tirrenia. Franceschini: "Importante partire con il piede giusto"". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "I 20 convocati di Corradi per l'Europeo: lunedì partenza per l'Ungheria, il 18 maggio l'esordio contro la Spagna". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Mancini, Christian (14 May 2023). "Italia, diramata la lista dei convocati per l'Europeo under 17". Numero Diez (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "S. Fini". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
External links[edit]
- Seydou Fini at Soccerway
- Seydou Fini at WorldFootball.net
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Italian people of Ivorian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- Genoa CFC players
- Standard Liège players
- Serie A players
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium