Seydou Fini
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Excelsior (on loan from Genoa) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2023 | Genoa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Genoa | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Excelsior (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Italy U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2024– | Italy U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2024– | Italy U21 | 4 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2024 | |||
Seydou Fini (born 2 June 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or an attacking midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Excelsior, on loan from Serie A club Genoa.
Club career
[edit]Born in Italy to Ivorian parents,[1] Fini first entered the youth sector of Genoa in 2013,[2][3] and subsequently came through the club's ranks:[4] 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.[3][4] During the 2022–23 season, he helped the same formation gain automatic promotion back to the Campionato Primavera 1.[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.[3][9]
On 1 February 2024, Fini was loaned to Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège until the end of the 2023–24 season.[10]
On 22 August of the same year, Fini joined Eerste Divisie side Excelsior on a season-long loan.[11][12]
International career
[edit]Fini was born in Italy to Ivorian parents.[1] He has represented Italy at various youth international levels, having played for the under-17[3][13] and under-18 national teams.[3][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
[edit]Fini mainly plays either as a right winger[3][7] or an attacking midfielder,[17] although he can also cover the centre-forward role.[3][4] He has been regarded for his strength, his shooting power and his dribbling skills.[3][17]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 31 August 2024[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | 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[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Excelsior (loan) | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Europe play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Genoa-Milan apre le Final Four 2018/2019, in serata Napoli-Roma". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 9 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "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 h 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 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.
- ^ "Excelsior huurt talentvolle aanvaller Seydou Fini" [Excelsior loans talented attacker Seydou Fini] (in Dutch). Excelsior Rotterdam. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Fassbender, Wout (22 August 2024). "Excelsior winkelt in Serie A en huurt talentvolle aanvaller van Genoa". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Fini, Fabbian e due volte Raimondo: buon esordio degli Azzurrini al 'Tournoi Maurice Revello'. Poker della squadra di Nunziata al Giappone" [Fini, Fabbian and Raimondo twice: good debut for the Azzurrini at the 'Tournoi Maurice Revello'. Poker for Nunziata's team in Japan] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "S. Fini". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Italian people of Ivorian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- Genoa CFC players
- Standard Liège players
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- Serie A players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen