Riccardo Forte

Riccardo Forte (born 17 May 1999) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Lecco, on loan from Milan.

Riccardo Forte
Personal information
Full name Riccardo Forte
Date of birth (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lecco
Number 17
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 16:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ 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] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 12 February 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[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
  1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References
  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. "Italy - R. Forte - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  9. "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.
  10. "Arzignano Valchiampo vs. Piacenza - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  11. "Comunicato Ufficiale: Riccardo Forte nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 16 January 2020.
  12. "Lecco vs. Novara - 19 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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