| Riccardo Forte | |
| Birth Date: | 1999 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Trieste, Italy |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Currentclub: | Campobasso |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | AC Milan |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | AC Milan |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Pistoiese (loan) |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Piacenza (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Lecco (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Cavese |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | Mestre |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 15 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps9: | 56 |
| Goals9: | 19 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 May 2024 |
Riccardo Forte (born 17 May 1999) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for club Campobasso.
Forte made his professional debut for AC Milan in a 2–0 Europa League loss to HNK Rijeka on 7 December 2017.[1]
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]
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.
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.
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]
On 22 February 2021, he joined Serie D club Mestre.[18]
On 11 July 2024, Forte signed a three-year contract with Campobasso.[19]
| 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[20] | 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 | ||||