Francesco Forte (footballer, born 1993)

Francesco Forte
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Lucchese (on loan from Inter Milan)
Youth career
Tor Tre Teste[1]
2010–2011 Pisa
2011–2012 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Pisa 1 (0)
2011– Inter Milan 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Pisa (loan) 22 (3)
2014–2015Forlì (loan) 16 (2)
2015Lucchese (loan) 18 (9)
2015–2016Cremonese (loan) 16 (3)
2016Teramo (loan) 14 (1)
2016–Lucchese (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013 Italy U20 [2] 1 (0)
2013–2015 Italy U21 "C" 5 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Francesco Forte (born 1 May 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Lucchese, on loan from Inter Milan.

Club career

Pisa

Forte made his professional debut for Pisa on 12 September 2010, against Ternana. He was a substitute of Giovanni Scampini.[3]

Internazionale

Forte was signed by Internazionale on 2 August 2011 in a temporary deal,[4] with Luca Tremolada moved to opposite direction. In June 2012 Inter signed Forte in a co-ownership deal for €170,000.[5] Forte remained for the reserve team in 2012–13 season, as an overage player. Forte also made his Serie A debut in a 1-0 loss against Palermo coming as an 87th-minute substitute for Zdravko Kuzmanović, in 2012–13 Serie A.[6] In June 2013 the co-ownership was renewed.

Lega Pro loans

In summer 2013 Forte returned to Pisa in a temporary deal. In June 2014 co-ownership was renewed again. In 2014–15 Lega Pro season Forte played for Forlì and Lucchese.[7] Inter finally acquired Forte outright in June 2015.

From 2013 to 2015 Forte also represented Italy U21 "C" team in 2013–15 International Challenge Trophy, as well as a friendly against Korea, Forte was eligible as he was half owned by Pisa at that time.

In July 2015, as part of the deal of Rey Manaj, Forte and Fabio Eguelfi moved to Cremonese in a temporary deal.[8][9]

Club statistics

As of 28 April 2013

Club Season League Domestic International Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Milan 2012–13 1010000020
Career total 1010000020

References

  1. "Comunicato Ufficiale (C.U.) N°35 (2009–10)" (PDF). Settore Giovanile Scolastico (SGS) (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. FIGC (in Italian)
  3. "TERNANA - PISA 1-0". Il Giornale dello Sport (in Italian). 12 September 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. "Mercato: Francesco Forte in nerazzurro" (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  6. "Palermo 1 Inter 0". soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  7. "Francesco Forte e Samuele Pizza aggregati ai rossoneri in attesa di tesseramento" (in Italian). A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. "Bianchi, Eguelfi e Forte in grigiorosso" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. "Manaj all'Inter. Eguelfi e Forte in grigiorosso" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.


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