Francesco Forte (born 1 May 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Ascoli.
[4] Forte was signed by Internazionale on 2 August 2011 in a temporary deal,[5] with Luca Tremolada moved to opposite direction.
[8] On 15 September he made his debut for Pisa, in Serie C, as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Giovinco in the 88th minute in a 1–0 away win over L'Aquila.
[11] On 16 March 2014, Forte played his first entire match for Pisa and he scored his third goal in the 34th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Benevento.
[19] On 10 January, Forte played his first match for Lucchese as a starter, a 0–0 away draw against Santarcangelo, he was replaced by Filip Raicevic in the 76th minute.
[20] On 17 January he played his first entire match for Lucchese and he scored his second goal in the 44th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Gubbio.
[25][26] On 2 August, Forte made his debut for Cremonese in the first round of Coppa Italia in a match lost 4–3 at penalties after a 0–0 away draw against Brescia, he was replaced by Simone Magnaghi in the 82nd minute.
[27] On 6 September, Forte made his Serie C debut for Cremonese in a 1–1 away draw against Bassano Virtus, he played the entire match.
[32] On 14 January, Forte made his debut for Teramo in Serie C in a 1–0 win over Ancona, he played the entire match.
[35] On 28 August, Forte made his debut for Lucchese in Serie C in a 1–1 home draw against Piacenza, he played the entire match.
[13] On 12 July 2017, Forte and Raffaele Di Gennaro moved to Spezia on a season-long loan deal.
[48] On 26 August, Forte made his Serie B debut for Spezia in a 2–0 away defeat against Palermo, he was replaced by Antonio Piccolo in the 57th minute.
[54] Two days later, on 28 July, he made his First Division A debut for Waasland-Beveren as a substitute replacing Cherif Ndiaye in the 46th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Zulte-Waregem.
[56] On 3 October he played his first match as a starter for Waasland-Beveren, a 0–0 home draw against Standard Liège, he was replaced by Lamine N'Dao after 62 minutes.