Héctor Fort

Héctor Fort García (born 2 August 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Barcelona Atlètic.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Fort and the second or maternal family name is García; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Héctor Fort
Personal information
Full name Hector Fort Garcia
Date of birth (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona Atlètic
Number 39
Youth career
2011–2013 PB Anguera
2013–2023 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Barcelona Atlètic 13 (1)
2023– Barcelona 7 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Spain U16 6 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U17 15 (0)
2024– Spain U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:10, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Fort signed for La Masia from PB Anguera, representing the club's Juvenil A side in the 2022–23 season and playing all six matches in their Youth League campaign.[1] The following year in Barcelona's preseason ahead of the 2023–24 season, Fort made his uncompetitive debut for the first team in a friendly match against Vissel Kobe on 6 June 2023. He was one of six players to make their debut for the first team.[2] Promoted towards Barcelona's reserve side, Fort made his debut for the squad on 28 August 2023 in a 1–0 defeat to SD Logroñés in their season opener of the Primera Federación.[3][4]

Fort made his senior debut for the first-team on 13 December 2023 in a 3–2 away defeat against Royal Antwerp in the Champions League.[5]

On 28 May 2024, Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement with Fort for the extension of his contract, tying him to the club until 30 June 2026.[6][7]  

International career

A Spanish youth international, Fort has represented the Spanish U16 and U17 squads.[1] He was named in the U17 squad that played in the 2023 European Championship in Hungary.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 June 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona Atlètic 2023–24 Primera Federación 131——4[lower-alpha 1]1172
Barcelona 2023–24 La Liga 70201[lower-alpha 2]000100
Career total 201201041272
  1. Appearances in 2024 Primera Federación play-offs
  2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "¿Quién es Héctor Fort?". Sport (in Spanish). 30 September 2022.
  2. "The debutants against Vissel Kobe - one by one". FC Barcelona. 6 June 2023.
  3. "Summary: Héctor Fort". Soccerway.
  4. "SD Logroñés 1-0 Barça Atlètic: Debut defeat". FC Barcelona. 28 August 2023.
  5. "Héctor Fort makes first team debut". FC Barcelona. 13 December 2023.
  6. "Agreement for Héctor Fort contract extension". FC Barcelona. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  7. Sanderson, Tom (2024-05-28). "FC Barcelona Star Renews Contract". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  8. Camacho, Ignacio (17 May 2023). "Todo lo que debes saber del Europeo Sub-17: equipos, estrellas, calendario..." Diario AS (in Spanish).
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