Seydou Fini (born 2 June 2006) is an Ivorian-born Italian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Genoa.
Fini 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]
At the start of the 2023–24 season, Fini was promoted to Genoa's first team by manager Alberto Gilardino.[6] 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:[7][8] in the process, he became the second 2006-born player to make his Serie A debut, only after Simone Pafundi.[2][8]
On 1 February 2024, Fini was loaned to Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège until the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]
On 22 August of the same year, Fini joined Eerste Divisie side Excelsior on a season-long loan.[10][11]
Born in Ivory Coast,[12] Fini has represented Italy at various youth international levels, having played for the under-17[2][13] and under-18 national teams.[2][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]
Fini mainly plays either as a right winger[2][6] or an attacking midfielder,[17] 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][17]
Born in Bondoukou, Ivory Coast, at the age of six Fini moved to Genoa, Italy, where his father Adam was working as a baker.[12] Previously, it had been mistakenly reported that he was born in Nuoro.[12][19]
His mother, Ama Siata, lived in Ivory Coast until she moved to Italy in 2025.[12] Fini has two siblings: his younger brother, Gervinho, was named after the eponymous Ivorian footballer, who Fini had walked on the pitch of Marassi Stadium with before a match between Genoa and Roma.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Excelsior (loan) | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
| Career total | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
