Michele Fornasier (born 22 August 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie D club Nardò.
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. However, no action was taken by FIFA after Fiorentina failed to supply evidence for the case.
Manchester United When playing for United, Fornasier lifted the 2010–11 FA Youth CupMan Utd beat Sheffield Utd to FA Youth Cup final trophy; BBC Sport, 23 May 2011 and appeared with the Under-21 squad; he also appeared in the Dallas Cup twice (2012 and 2013Reds squad for Dallas Cup; Manchester United FC, 22 March 2013) He left the club in June 2013 after making no first-team appearances.Florent Malouda and David Bentley head Premier League free transfer list; Sky Sports, 7 June 2013
Sampdoria On 2 July 2013, Fornasier signed with U.C. Sampdoria.Transfer news: Manchester United youngster Michele Fornasier joins Sampdoria; Sky Sports, 2 July 2013 He made his professional debut on 5 December, starting in a 4–1 home win over Verona.Coppa Italia: Samp–Verona 4–1, l'effetto Mihajlovic continua (Coppa Italia: Samp–Verona 4–1, the Mihajlovic effect continues); Repubblica, 5 December 2013
On 9 February 2014, Fornasier made his Serie A debut, starting in a 1–0 win over Cagliari.Sampdoria 1–0 Cagliari; ESPN FC, 9 February 2014 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. On 27 June, the Dolphins excised the option, with Lucas Torreira moved to Sampdoria effectively on 1 July 2016.
Venezia (loan) On 22 January 2019, Fornasier signed to Venezia on loan with an option to buy.
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.
Cremonese On 3 October 2020, he moved to Serie B club Cremonese. He only made one league appearance for Cremonese in the 2020–21 season as he was fighting injuries. His contract with Cremonese was terminated by mutual consent on 30 August 2021.
Monopoli On 21 September 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Serie C club Monopoli.
International career Fornasier was a youth international for Italy.
Career statistics
Club
+Appearances by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSampdoria2013–14Serie A100201202014–15Serie A001010Total10030130Pescara2014–15Serie B140001402015–16Serie B382204022016–17Serie A220002202017–18Serie B15010160Total89230922Venezia (loan)2018–19Serie B800080Trapani (loan)2019–20Serie B20000200Cremonese2020–21Serie B101020Monopoli2021–22Serie C110001102022–23Serie C14100141Total25100251Career total1533701603
References
External links
FIGC National Team Data