Riccardo Forte
Riccardo Forte (born 17 May 1999) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Milan.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Riccardo Forte | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Trieste, Italy | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Milan | ||
Number | - | ||
Youth career | |||
Milan | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Milan | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 33 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Piacenza (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2020 | → Lecco (loan) | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 May 2018 |
Club career
Milan
Forte made his professional debut for Milan in a 2–0 Europa League loss to HNK Rijeka on 7 December 2017.[1]
Loan to Pistoiese
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
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 susbtitute 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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 February 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Milan | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Pistoiese (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
Piacenza (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Lecco (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 3 |
- All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- "Rijeka vs. Milan - 7 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- "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.
- "Pro Patria vs. Pistoiese - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- "Pistoiese vs. Gozzano - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- "Carrarese vs. Pistoiese - 9 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- "Pistoiese vs. Arzachena - 23 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- "Juventus II vs. Pistoiese - 30 March 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- "Italy - R. Forte - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: RICCARDO FORTE". AC Milan (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "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.
- "Arzignano Valchiampo vs. Piacenza - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "Comunicato Ufficiale: Riccardo Forte nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 16 January 2020.
- "Lecco vs. Novara - 19 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- "Lecco vs. Arezzo - 22 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
External links
- Riccardo Forte at Soccerway
- Riccardo Forte at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Serie A Profile
- FIGC Profile
- Milan Profile