Michele Fornasier

Michele Fornasier
Personal information
Full nameMichele Fornasier
Date of birth22 August 1993
Place of birthVittorio Veneto, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Sampdoria
Number44
Youth career
Vittorio Falmec
Conegliano
2007–2009Fiorentina
2009–2013Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Sampdoria10(0)
National team‡
2008Italy U161(0)
2011–2012Italy U192(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2014

Michele Fornasier (born 22 August 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays for Sampdoria 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 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.

References

  1. ↑ Manchester United under the spotlight over Fiorentina kid Michele Fornasier; Daily Mail, 9 September 2009
  2. ↑ Manchester United escape FIFA action over transfer of Fiorentina teenager Michele Fornasier as Italians fail to supply evidence; Daily Mail, 22 September 2009
  3. ↑ Man Utd beat Sheffield Utd to FA Youth Cup final trophy; BBC Sport, 23 May 2011
  4. ↑ Reds squad for Dallas Cup; Manchester United FC, 22 March 2013
  5. ↑ Florent Malouda and David Bentley head Premier League free transfer list; Sky Sports, 7 June 2013
  6. ↑ Transfer news: Manchester United youngster Michele Fornasier joins Sampdoria; Sky Sports, 2 July 2013
  7. ↑ 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)
  8. ↑ Sampdoria 1–0 Cagliari; ESPN FC, 9 February 2014

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