Mattia Fortin

Mattia Fortin
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003
Place of birth Noale, Italy
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Palermo
(on loan from Lens)
Youth career
Calvi Noale
Padova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Padova 38 (0)
2023–2024 → Legnago (loan) 39 (0)
2025– Lens 0 (0)
2025–2026 → Padova (loan) 14 (0)
2026– → Palermo (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026

Mattia Fortin (born 8 July 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Palermo on loan from the French side Lens

Club career

Youth and loan at Legnano

Born in Noale, in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Mattia Fortin is the son of former Siena, Cagliari and Vicenza goalkeeper Marco Fortin.[1][2][3][4][5]

Mattia is a youth product of Padova, where he signed his first professional contract in August 2022, as he had already featured on the bench for the first team.[6][7][8] He made his professional debut the following season on loan in Serie C with FC Legnago.[2][3][9]

Debut in Padova

Following the departure of Antonio Donnarumma,[10] Fortin made his debut with Padova on 4 August 2024, starting in a 3–1 Coppa Italia loss to Cesena,[11][12] also playing in the following Coppa Serie C fixture against Feralpisalò,[13][14] before becoming a regular starter and leader with the club,[1][15][16][17][18] as they achieved promotion to Serie B, after they won the Serie C North championship.[19][20][21] Main protagonist of the best defence in the league,[22] standout performances from the goalkeeper included the two games against local rivals vice-champion and promotion favourites Vicenza.[5][23][24][25]

Lens

On the summer 2025, after reports of moves to Serie A teams,[1][19] he was transferred to Ligue 1 club RC Lens, but stayed on loan at Padova for the following Serie B season.[19][26]

Loan to Palermo

On 18 July 2026, Fortin moved to Palermo on loan with an option to buy.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Padova 2023–24 Serie C 00——0000
2024–25 Serie C 38010—2[a]0410
Total 38010—20410
Legnago (loan) 2023–24 Serie C 390——00390
Lens 2025–26 Ligue 1 0000——00
2026–27 Ligue 1 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Padova (loan) 2025–26 Serie B 14010——150
Career total 910200020950
  1. ↑ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Supercoppa di Serie C

References

  1. 1 2 3 ""Fourteen", figlio d'arte tra tennis, calcio e psicologia: "La B col mio Padova? Un sogno"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Padova, Fortin: «Ringrazio i biancoscudati, lo hanno fatto crescere»". Padova Sport (in Italian). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Orgoglioso di difendere una porta tra le più prestigiose: mi ha convinto Mirabelli". telenuovo. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Ferrero, Carlo Federico (2 July 2025). "30 anni fa l'ultima salvezza, per centrare di nuovo l'obiettivo la neopromossa sceglie il tecnico specialista in miracoli". Sprint e sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 "«A 21 anni difende i pali di una società storica. Ma mio figlio Mattia cresce tanto ed è sereno»". Corriere del Veneto. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Calcio Padova: il giovane portiere Fortin rinnova fino al 2027". telenuovo. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Mattia Fortin rinnova col Padova fino al 2027". Padova Calcio (in Italian). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Padova, Fortin: "Sogno? Ripagare la fiducia del Padova. Adesso però devo pensare alla maturità"". La Casa di C (in Italian). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Il Legnago ufficializza i primi innesti: per la porta preso Fortin, in attacco ecco Svidercoschi". VeronaSera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Mattia Fortin, il "Secco" della porta del Padova: «La maglia da titolare? Opportunità da vivere con orgoglio e passione»". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Coppa Italia, Padova eliminato! Non basta Bortolussi, k.o a testa alta a Cesena". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mattia Fortin: «Difendere la porta del Padova è un orgoglio. Nel derby le parate più difficili da quando sono qui»". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Zattarin, Beatrice (18 August 2024). "Padova-FeralpiSalò: diretta live testuale, formazioni e tabellino". La Casa di C (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Padova, a che punto sei? In Coppa Italia C antipasto di campionato contro la Feralpi Salò". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Mercato : le RC Lens sur Mattia Fortin, gardien de Padoue ?". La Voix du Nord (in French). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Le RC Lens prépare déjà un futur sans Brice Samba !". MadeinFoot.com (in French). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Mercato : Le RC Lens suivrait de près un gardien de Serie C". 90min.com (in French). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "La stagione di Mattia Fortin, il miglior portiere del Girone A". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  19. 1 2 3 "RC Lens mercato : Un gardien italien signé par les Sang et Or pour 2026". 90min.com (in French). 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Padova in B: Il pagellone promozione degli uomini di Andreoletti". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  21. ↑ "Il noalese Fortin protagonista della promozione del Padova, la città esulta". VeneziaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  22. ↑ Leo, Enrico. "Padova in B: Il pagellone promozione degli uomini di Andreoletti". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  23. ↑ "Padova, Mattia Fortin: «Derby sfida speciale. Vicenza resta la favorita, ma noi non siamo da meno...»". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  24. ↑ "Padova, il match winner Michael Liguori: «Non abbiamo ancora fatto nulla e dobbiamo volare basso»". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  25. ↑ "Fortin e Spagnoli, eroi del derby: parate decisive, gol pesanti e un pari che vale una vittoria!". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "Mercato Padova, Fortin firma un contratto di cinque anni con il Lens (ma rimane in prestito)". Padova Sport (in Italian). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  27. ↑ "Fortin is rosanero". Palermo FC. 18 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
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