Michele Fornasier
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michele Fornasier | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Vittorio Veneto, Italy | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Pescara | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vittorio Falmec | |||
| Conegliano | |||
| 2007–2009 | Fiorentina | ||
| 2009–2013 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Sampdoria | 10 | (0) |
| 2015– | Pescara | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Italy U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Italy U19 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2014 |
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Michele Fornasier (born 22 August 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays for Pescara as a central defender.
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Club career
Early career
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Born in Vittorio Veneto, Fornasier joined Fiorentina in 2007, but moved to England two years later, signing with Manchester United. Shortly after, Fiorentina applied to FIFA a formal complaint about the transfer.[1] However, no action was taken by FIFA after Fiorentina failed to supply evidences for the case.[2]
Manchester United
When playing for United Fornasier lifted up the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup[3] and appeared with the Under-21 squad; he also appeared in the Dallas Cup twice (2012 and 2013[4]) He left the club in June 2013 after making no first-team appearances.[5]
Sampdoria
On 2 July 2013 Fornasier signed with U.C. Sampdoria.[6] He made his professional debut on 5 December, starting in a 4–1 home win over Verona.[7]
On 9 February of the following year Fornasier made his Serie A debut, starting in a 1–0 win over Cagliari.[8] 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.[9] On 27 June "The Dolphins" excised the option, with Lucas Torreira moved to Sampdoria effectively on 1 July 2016.[10][11]
References
- ↑ Manchester United under the spotlight over Fiorentina kid Michele Fornasier; Daily Mail, 9 September 2009
- ↑ Manchester United escape FIFA action over transfer of Fiorentina teenager Michele Fornasier as Italians fail to supply evidence; Daily Mail, 22 September 2009
- ↑ 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 (Italian)
- ↑ Sampdoria 1–0 Cagliari; ESPN FC, 9 February 2014
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External links
- Tutto Calciatori Profile (Italian)
- Michele Fornasier at Soccerway
- FIGC National Team Data (Italian)
- Articles with Italian-language external links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Italian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Serie A players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- Italian expatriate footballers
- Italian expatriates in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Italy youth international footballers
