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

Riccardo Forte
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Campobasso
Number 7
Youth career
AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 AC Milan 0 (0)
2018–2019Pistoiese (loan) 33 (3)
2019–2020Piacenza (loan) 4 (0)
2020Lecco (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Cavese 3 (1)
2021 Mestre 17 (5)
2021–2022 Casale 32 (15)
2022 Legnano 11 (3)
2023–2024 Sestri Levante 56 (19)
2024– Campobasso 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Club career

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AC Milan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Campobasso

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On 11 July 2024, Forte signed a three-year contract with Campobasso.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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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

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  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 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Pistoiese vs. Gozzano - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Carrarese vs. Pistoiese - 9 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Pistoiese vs. Arzachena - 23 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Juventus II vs. Pistoiese - 30 March 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Italy - R. Forte - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  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 30 August 2019.
  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 22 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Lecco vs. Arezzo - 22 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  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 6 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Cavese vs. Bari - 7 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  18. ^ "A.C.MESTRE: IN ATTACCO ARRIVA RICCARDO FORTE!" (in Italian). Mestre. 22 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Ecco Riccardo Forte, per l'attaccante inizia l'avventura in rossoblù" [Here is Riccardo Forte, the striker's adventure in red and blue begins] (in Italian). Campobasso. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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