Fernando Forestieri
Forestieri in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fernando Martin Forestieri | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker/ Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 2003–2006 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Genoa | 1 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | → Siena (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Vicenza (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2009–2013 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Málaga (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Empoli (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Bari (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Watford (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Watford | 66 | (17) |
| 2015– | Sheffield Wednesday | 64 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Italy U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Italy U19 | 14 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:07, 21 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 April 2012 |
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Fernando Martin Forestieri (born 15 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Sheffield Wednesday. Born in Argentina, he chose to represent Italy at an international level, and is a former member of the Italy Under-21 side.
Born in Rosario, Argentina, by Italian parents, Forestieri's career began in 2003 with Newell's Old Boys. Later on that year, when he was just 13, Boca Juniors bought Forestieri for $50,000. With his parents returning home, Forestieri left Boca to join Genoa at the age of 16.
In January 2006, Genoa signed Forestieri on a three-year contract. Boca tried to keep the young player, but failed to do so. In March, Boca contested the regularity of the transfer and, refusing a €300,000 indemnification from Genoa, the Argentine club submitted the case to the AFA. That summer he played some friendly matches with Genoa, and in one of them Torino president Urbano Cairo saw Forestieri in action and offered €500,000 for him, but Genoa refused.
On 8 November 2006, Forestieri made his official debut with Genoa in a Coppa Italia loss against Empoli. Forestieri made his Serie B league debut on 13 January 2007, on an away match lost 2–1 to Pescara, by scoring for Genoa. He then played as a regular with the Genoa Primavera youth team that won the 2007 International Viareggio trophy.
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