Francesco Forte (born 1 May 1993) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Pisa

Forte made his professional debut for

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on 12 September 2010, against

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. He was a substitute of Giovanni Scampini.

Internazionale

Forte was signed by

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on 2 August 2011 in a temporary deal, with Luca Tremolada moved to opposite direction. In June 2012 Inter signed Forte in a co-ownership deal for €170,000. 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

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coming as an 87th-minute substitute for

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, in

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. In June 2013 the co-ownership was renewed.

Loan to Pisa

On 1 July 2013, Forte was signed by

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side

with a season-long loan deal. On 15 September he made his debut for Pisa, in Serie C, as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Giovinco in the 88th minute in a 1–0 away win over

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. On 20 October, Forte scored his first professional goal in the 33rd minute of a 3–0 home win over Paganese. On 24 November he scored his second goal, as a substitute, in the 86th minute of a 1–1 away draw against

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. On 16 March 2014, Forte played his first entire match for Pisa and he scored his third goal in the 34th minute of a 2–2 home draw against

Benevento Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...

. Forte ended his season-long loan to Pisa with 24 appearances and 3 goals.

Loan to Forlì and Lucchese

In June 2014 co-ownership was renewed again. On 15 July 2014 he was signed by

side

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on a season-long loan deal. On 1 September he made his debut, in Serie C, in a 1–0 home win over Reggiana, he played the entire match. On 21 September, Forte score his first goal for Forlì, as a substitute, in the 89th minute of a 2–2 home draw against

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. On 6 December he scored his second goal in the 21st minute of a 2–2 home draw against

. In January 2015, Forte was re-called to Inter leaving Forlì with 16 appearances, 2 goals and 2 assists. On 5 January 2015, Forte was signed by Lucchese with a 6-month loan deal. On 6 January, Forte made his debut, in

, as a substitute replacing Riccardo Calcagni in the 61st minute and he scored his first goal after 6 minute in a 3–2 home win over Pro Piacenza. On 10 January, Forte played his first match for Lucchese as a starter, a 0–0 away draw against Santarcangelo, he was replaced by Filip Raicevic in the 76th minute. On 17 January he played his first entire match for Lucchese and he scored his second goal in the 44th minute of a 1–1 home draw against

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancient. ...

. On 24 January, Forte scored his third goal in the 13th minute of a 3–0 away win over

Savona Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona used to be one of the chie ...

. On 28 February he made his first career hat-trick in a 3–1 home win over

. On 2 May in a match against Reggiana, Forte was sent off with a double yellow card in the 85th minute. Forte ended his 6-month loan to Lucchese with 18 appearances, 10 goals and 2 assists.

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finally acquired Forte outright in June 2015.

Loan to Cremonese and Teramo

On 15 July 2015, as part of the deal of

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, Forte and Fabio Eguelfi moved to

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

on a 6-month loan deal. On 2 August, Forte made his debut for Cremonese in the first round of

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in a match lost 4–3 at penalties after a 0–0 away draw against

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

, he was replaced by

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in the 82nd minute. On 6 September, Forte made his

debut for Cremonese in a 1–1 away draw against Bassano Virtus, he played the entire match. On 27 September he score his first goal for Cremonese, as a substitute, in the 90th minute of a 3–3 home draw against

Mantova Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Europ ...

. On 10 October, Forte score his second goal, again as a substitute, in the 75th minute of a 1–1 away draw against

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'. ...

. On 15 November he score his third goal in the 19th minute of a 1–1 home draw against

Padova Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

. Forte ended his loan to Cremonese with 15 appearances and 3 goals. On 12 January 2016, he was signed by

side

Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...

on a 6-month loan deal. On 14 January, Forte made his debut for Teramo in Serie C in a 1–0 win over

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...

, he played the entire match. On 14 February he scored his first goal for Teramo in the 59th minute in a 2–0 home win against Tuttocuoio. Forte concluded his loan to Teramo with 14 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.

Loan to Lucchese and Perugia

On 22 July 2016, Forte was signed by Lucchese with a season-long loan deal. On 28 August, Forte made his debut for Lucchese in

in a 1–1 home draw against

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

, he played the entire match. On 4 September he scored 2 goals in a 2–2 away draw against

Olbia Olbia (, ; sc, Terranoa; sdn, Tarranoa) is a city and commune of 60,346 inhabitants (May 2018) in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, in the historical region of Gallura. Called ''Olbia'' in the Roman age, ...

. On 2 October, Forte score again 2 goals in a 4–2 away win over

Pontedera Pontedera (; la, Pons Herae) is an italian comune with a population of 29.270 inhabitants, located in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Central Italy, central Italy. The town is located 20 km (12 miles) from Pisa and 50 km (31 miles) from Florenc ...

. On 23 October, Forte score for the third time with Lucchese 2 goals in a match, in a 3–0 win over

. The first part of the season is very positive thus attracting the attention of clubs in

. At the end of December he was recall to the first team, and he concluded his loan to Lucchese with 21 appearances and 15 goals. On 21 January 2017, Forte was signed by

side

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

on a 6-month loan. On 23 January, Forte made his Serie B debut for Perugia in a 3–3 home draw against

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

, in this match he scored the final goal in the 75th minute, he was replaced in the 80th minute by Cristian Buonaiuto. On 28 January he played his first entire match for Perugia, a 0–0 away draw against

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

. On 4 February, Forte scored twice in a 3–2 home win over

. Forte ended his loan to Perugia with 11 appearances and 3 goals.

Loan to Spezia

On 12 July 2017, Forte and

Raffaele Di Gennaro Raffaele Di Gennaro (born 3 October 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Gubbio. Club career Inter Milan Di Gennaro was the starting goalkeeper for Inter Milan U19, who ended up winning the NextGen Series and t ...

moved to

Spezia La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second largest city ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 5 August, Forte made his debut for Spezia in the second round of

. On 12 August he play in the third round as a substitute replacing Pietro Ceccaroni in the 50th minute in a 2–0 away defeat against

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label=Modenese dialect, Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town ...

. On 26 August, Forte made his

debut for Spezia in a 2–0 away defeat against

, he was replaced by Antonio Piccolo in the 57th minute. On 21 October he score his first goal for Spezia, as a substitute, in the 77th minute of a 4–2 win over

. On 5 November he played his first entire match for Spezia, a 1–1 away draw against

Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...

. On 25 November, Forte scored his second goal in the 83rd minute of a 4–0 home win over

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

. On 16 December he scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 74th minute of a 2–0 away win over

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. Forte ended his loan to Spezia with 33 appearances and 6 goals.

Waasland-Beveren

On 26 July 2018, Forte signed a 3-year deal with

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. Two days later, on 28 July, he made his First Division A debut for Waasland-Beveren as a substitute replacing

Cherif Ndiaye Pape Cherif Ndiaye (born 23 January 1996) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian SuperLiga and UEFA Champions League club Red Star Belgrade. Professional career Ndiaye joined Waasland-Beveren from the Senegalese club Grand ...

in the 46th minute of a 2–2 away draw against

Zulte-Waregem Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem (), commonly known as Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee (), is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian First Division A. Their highest finish ...

. On 25 September he played his first match in the Belgian Cup, a 2–1 home defeat against Mandel United. On 3 October he played his first match as a starter for Waasland-Beveren, a 0–0 home draw against

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, he was replaced by Lamine N'Dao after 62 minutes.

Loan to Juve Stabia

On 2 September 2019, he joined

club Juve Stabia on loan with an option to buy.

Venezia

On 23 September 2020, he signed a three-year contract with

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Benevento

On 14 January 2022, he joined

on loan with an obligation to buy.

Ascoli

On 24 January 2023, Forte joined

on loan until the end of the season with an obligation to buy.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Inter Primavera *

Campionato Nazionale Primavera The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in th ...

: 2011–12

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forte, Francesco 1993 births Living people Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Inter Milan players Pisa SC players Forlì FC players Lucchese 1905 players US Cremonese players SSD Città di Teramo players AC Perugia Calcio players Spezia Calcio players S.K. Beveren players SS Juve Stabia players Venezia FC players Benevento Calcio players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Belgian Pro League players Italy men's youth international footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium