Facinet Conte (born 24 March 2005) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a

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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

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side Bastia. On 29 June 2023, he signed for the club on a one-year contract with an option for a two-year extension. On 26 August 2023, Conte made his professional debut for Bastia as a 65th-minute substitute in a match against

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. He scored two goals in the 70th and 80th minutes to lead Bastia to a 3–2 victory. He switched to BSC Young-Boys in Summer 2024 and signed a contract until 2029.

International career

Conte was called up to the Guinea national team for

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. He scored in his debut with Guinea in a pre-tournament 2–0 win over Nigeria on 8 January 2024.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conte, Facinet 2005 births Living people Guinean men's footballers Footballers from Conakry Men's association football forwards Guinea men's international footballers 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players SC Bastia players BSC Young Boys players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland