Justin Kumi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Castelfranco Veneto, Italy[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Avellino (on loan from Sassuolo) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Treville | ||
| 2012–2018 | Giorgione | ||
| 2018–2024 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Sassuolo | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Reggiana (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Avellino (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Italy U18 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Italy U19 | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Justin Kumi (born 16 July 2004) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Avellino on loan from Sassuolo.
Kumi was born on 16 July 2004 in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. He is of Ghanaian descent.[2] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of his hometown side in Italy (Treville). After that, he joined the youth academy of Italian side Giorgione at the age of fifteen.[3] After that, he joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Sassuolo. In 2023, he received interest from Spanish La Liga side Barcelona and Dutch side PSV.[4] He was regarded as one of the under-19 team's most important players as they won the league during the 2023/24 season.[2] Kumi started his senior career with Italian Serie A side Sassuolo. On 28 February 2024, he debuted for the club during a 1–6 loss to Napoli.[5]