Michele Fornasier
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Vittorio Veneto, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cremonese | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vittorio Falmec | |||
| Conegliano | |||
| 2007–2009 | Fiorentina | ||
| 2009–2013 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Sampdoria | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Pescara | 89 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Venezia (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Trapani (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2020– | Cremonese | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Italy U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Italy U19 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2020 | |||
Michele Fornasier (born 22 August 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays for Cremonese, as a central defender.
Club career
Early career
Born in Vittorio Veneto, Fornasier joined Fiorentina in 2007, but moved to England two years later, signing with Manchester United. Shortly after, Fiorentina filed a formal complaint to FIFA about the transfer.[citation needed] However, no action was taken by FIFA after Fiorentina failed to supply evidences for the case.[1]
Manchester United
When playing for United Fornasier lifted up the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup[2] and appeared with the Under-21 squad; he also appeared in the Dallas Cup twice (2012 and 2013[3]) He left the club in June 2013 after making no first-team appearances.[4]
Sampdoria
On 2 July 2013 Fornasier signed with U.C. Sampdoria.[5] He made his professional debut on 5 December, starting in a 4–1 home win over Verona.[6]
On 9 February of the following year Fornasier made his Serie A debut, starting in a 1–0 win over Cagliari.[7] Fornasier ended the season with 10 appearances.
Pescara
On 23 January 2015 Fornasier was signed by Pescara in a temporary deal with an option to purchase.[8] On 27 June "The Dolphins" excised the option, with Lucas Torreira moved to Sampdoria effectively on 1 July 2016.[9][10]
Venezia (loan)
On 22 January 2019, Fornasier signed to Venezia on loan with an option to buy.[11]
Parma
Trapani (loan)
On 16 August 2019, Fornasier signed to Serie A club Parma and after he joined Serie B club Trapani on loan until 30 June 2020.[12]
Cremonese
On 3 October 2020, he moved to Serie B club Cremonese.[13]
References
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/bellamy-faces-three-match-sanction-for-attacking-fan-1791202.html
- ^ Man Utd beat Sheffield Utd to FA Youth Cup final trophy; BBC Sport, 23 May 2011
- ^ Reds squad for Dallas Cup; Manchester United FC, 22 March 2013
- ^ Florent Malouda and David Bentley head Premier League free transfer list; Sky Sports, 7 June 2013
- ^ Transfer news: Manchester United youngster Michele Fornasier joins Sampdoria; Sky Sports, 2 July 2013
- ^ Coppa Italia: Samp–Verona 4–1, l'effetto Mihajlovic continua (Coppa Italia: Samp–Verona 4–1, the Mihajlovic effect continues); Repubblica, 5 December 2013 (in Italian)
- ^ Sampdoria 1–0 Cagliari; ESPN FC, 9 February 2014
- ^ "Calciomercato: arriva Fornasier" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Alcuni movimenti del Pescara in questa prima fase di mercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Ufficiale: acquistato il giovane Torreira, Fornasier riscattato dal Pescara" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Venezia, arriva il difensore Fornasier" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Trapani, ecco Fornasier. Arriva dal Parma". Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "FORNASIER IN GRIGIOROSSO" (in Italian). Cremonese. 3 October 2020.
External links
- Michele Fornasier at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Michele Fornasier at Soccerway
- FIGC National Team Data (in Italian) [dead link]
- 1993 births
- People from Vittorio Veneto
- Sportspeople from Veneto
- Living people
- Italian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- Delfino Pescara 1936 players
- Venezia F.C. players
- Trapani Calcio players
- U.S. Cremonese players
- Italian expatriate footballers
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Italy youth international footballers