Samuel Wiafe

Samuel Wiafe
Personal information
Date of birth	22 June 2008 (age 18)
Place of birth	Ghana
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Genoa
Youth career
	Cittadella Vis Modena
2014–2025	Modena
Senior career*
Years	Team
2025–	Modena
International career‡
2024–	Italy U17
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 April 2026

Samuel Wiafe (born 22 June 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Genoa. Born in Ghana, he is a youth international for Italy.

Club career

Born in Ghana, Wiafe arrived in Italy as a 12 years old. There he first played for Cittadella Vis in Modena, before joining Modena FC 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

There he started playing with the primavera team during the 2024–25 season, becoming a key player with the youth team the following season.^[1]^[2]^[5]

In January 2026, Wiafe signed his first professional contract with Modena.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Wiafe made his professional debut with Modena in a 2–1 away Serie B loss to Virtus Entella on 3 March 2026.^[1]^[2]^[7]

International career

Wiafe is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-17. He scored his first goal with them in November 2024, during a 7–0 Euro Under-17 qualifications win over Norway.^[3]^[4]^[7]

References

1 2 3 Lolli, Andrea (5 March 2026). "Alla scoperta di Samuel Wiafe, l'esordiente "sprinter" gialloblù". Gazzetta di Modena (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.
1 2 3 Stesina, Marco (6 March 2026). "Debutta in Serie B a 17 anni da titolare e si fa subito notare, tiene benissimo il campo ed esce a testa alta". Sprint & Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.
1 2 "Samuel Wiafe: talento scoperto da sinergia tra Cittadella e Modena Calcio". La Pressa (in Italian). 6 December 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
1 2 3 "Samuel Wiafe: il primo contratto professionistico". Modena FC (in Italian). 8 January 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
1 2 Romanelli, Alessio (9 January 2026). "Modena, Wiafe firma il suo primo contratto professionistico". Calcio Modena (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.
↑ Taddei, Gian Piero (8 January 2026). "Modena, primo contratto per Wiafe: i dettagli". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.
1 2 Faltugnano, Fabio (4 March 2026). "Chi è Samuel Wiafe, il nuovo "crack" lanciato dal Modena a 17 anni". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.

External links

Samuel Wiafe at Soccerway.com
Samuel Wiafe at WorldFootball.net

[gazzettadimodena-1] 1 2 3 Lolli, Andrea (5 March 2026). "Alla scoperta di Samuel Wiafe, l'esordiente "sprinter" gialloblù". Gazzetta di Modena (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.

[sprintesport-2] 1 2 3 Stesina, Marco (6 March 2026). "Debutta in Serie B a 17 anni da titolare e si fa subito notare, tiene benissimo il campo ed esce a testa alta". Sprint & Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.

[lapressa-3] 1 2 "Samuel Wiafe: talento scoperto da sinergia tra Cittadella e Modena Calcio". La Pressa (in Italian). 6 December 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2026.

[modenacalcio-4] 1 2 3 "Samuel Wiafe: il primo contratto professionistico". Modena FC (in Italian). 8 January 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.

[calciomodena-5] 1 2 Romanelli, Alessio (9 January 2026). "Modena, Wiafe firma il suo primo contratto professionistico". Calcio Modena (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.

[6] Taddei, Gian Piero (8 January 2026). "Modena, primo contratto per Wiafe: i dettagli". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.

[mondoprimavera-7] 1 2 Faltugnano, Fabio (4 March 2026). "Chi è Samuel Wiafe, il nuovo "crack" lanciato dal Modena a 17 anni". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2026.

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