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Riccardo Forte

Riccardo Forte (born 17 May 1999) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Sestri Levante.

Riccardo Forte
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sestri Levante
Number 7
Youth career
AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 AC Milan 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Pistoiese (loan) 33 (3)
2019–2020 → Piacenza (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Lecco (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Cavese 3 (1)
2021 Mestre 17 (5)
2021–2022 Casale 32 (15)
2022 Legnano 11 (3)
2023– Sestri Levante 56 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Club career edit

AC Milan edit

Forte made his professional debut for AC Milan in a 2–0 Europa League loss to HNK Rijeka on 7 December 2017.[1]

Loan to Pistoiese edit

On 10 August 2018, Forte was loaned out to Serie C side Pistoiese.[2] On 16 September he made his Serie C debut for Pistoiese as a substitute replacing Jacopo Fanucchi in the 85th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Pro Patria.[3] Two weeks later, on 30 September, he played his first match as a starter for Pistoiese, a 2–2 home draw against Gozzano, he was replaced Alberto Picchi after 64 minutes.[4] On 9 December he played his first entire match for Pistoiese and he scored his first professional goal in the 7th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Carrarese.[5] On 23 December he scored his second goal in the 70th minute of a 2–0 home win over Arzachena.[6] On 30 March 2019, Forte scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 79th minute of a 4–0 away win over Juventus U23.[7] Forte ended his loan to Pistoiese with 33 appearances and 3 goals.[8]

Loan to Piacenza and Lecco edit

On 23 August 2019, Forte was sent out on loan for a second consecutive season in Serie C, this time joining Piacenza on a season-long loan deal.[9][10] Two days later, on 25 August, he made his debut for the club in Serie C as a 86th-minute substitute replacing Luca Cattaneo in a 0–0 away draw against Arzignano Valchiampo.[11] However his loan was terminated during the 2019–20 season winter break and he returned to Milan leaving Piacenza with only 4 appearances, all as a substitute and in Serie C, remaining an unused substitute for 15 other matches.[8]

On 16 January 2020 he was loaned to Serie C club Lecco on a 6-month loan deal until the end of the season.[12] Three days later, on 19 January, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Simone D'Anna in the 71st minute of a 3–2 home win over Novara, and three days later he ade his second appearances for the club, again as a 74th-minute substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Arezzo.[13][14] However Forte ended his 6-month loan to Lecco with only these 2 appearances, he also remained an unused substitute in 5 other matches.[8]

Cavese edit

On 21 September 2020, he moved to Serie C club Cavese on a permanent basis, signing one-year contract with an extension option.[15] Five days later, on 26 September, Forte made his debut for the club as a starter in a 1–0 home defeat against Vibonese, he was replaced by Giuseppe Montaperto after 61 minutes.[16] On 7 October he scored his first goal for Cavese, as a substitute, in the 87th minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Bari.[17]

Mestre edit

On 22 February 2021, he joined Serie D club Mestre.[18]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 10 October 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan 2017–18 Serie A 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 1 0
Pistoiese (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 33 3 0 0 — — 33 3
Piacenza (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Lecco (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Cavese 2020–21 Serie C 2 1 0 0 — — 2 1
Career total 41 4 0 0 1 0 — 42 4
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References edit

  1. ^ "Rijeka vs. Milan - 7 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Due gioielli milanisti vestiranno l'arancione: ecco Llamas e Forte!" [Two Milanisti gems are wearing orange: here are Llamas and Forte!] (in Italian). Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Pro Patria vs. Pistoiese - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  4. ^ "Pistoiese vs. Gozzano - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. ^ "Carrarese vs. Pistoiese - 9 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  6. ^ "Pistoiese vs. Arzachena - 23 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  7. ^ "Juventus II vs. Pistoiese - 30 March 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  8. ^ a b c "Italy - R. Forte - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  9. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: RICCARDO FORTE". AC Milan (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Riccardo Forte firma con il Piacenza Calcio" [Riccardo Forte signs with Piacenza Calcio] (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio 1919. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Arzignano Valchiampo vs. Piacenza - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  12. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale: Riccardo Forte nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 16 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Lecco vs. Novara - 19 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  14. ^ "Lecco vs. Arezzo - 22 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  15. ^ "Tesserato l'ex Milan Riccardo Forte" (Press release) (in Italian). Cavese. 21 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Cavese vs. Vibonese - 26 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  17. ^ "Cavese vs. Bari - 7 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  18. ^ "A.C.MESTRE: IN ATTACCO ARRIVA RICCARDO FORTE!" (in Italian). Mestre. 22 February 2021.

External links edit

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