Héctor Fort

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fort and the second or maternal family name is García.
Héctor Fort
Personal information
Full name Héctor Fort García
Date of birth (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Number 26
Youth career
2011–2013 PB Anguera
2013–2023 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Barcelona B 14 (1)
2023– Barcelona 16 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Spain U16 6 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U17 15 (0)
2024– Spain U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:43, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

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

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 7 December 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona Atlètic 2023–24 Primera Federación 13 1 — — 4[a] 1 17 2
2024–25 Primera Federación 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Total 14 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 18 2
Barcelona 2023–24 La Liga 7 0 2 0 1[b] 0 0 0 10 0
2024–25 La Liga 9 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 10 0
Total 16 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 30 1 2 0 2 0 4 1 38 2
  1. ^ Appearances in Primera Federación play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ a b "¿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. ^ a b "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. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ Sanderson, Tom (28 May 2024). "FC Barcelona Star Renews Contract". Forbes. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ Camacho, Ignacio (17 May 2023). "Todo lo que debes saber del Europeo Sub-17: equipos, estrellas, calendario..." Diario AS (in Spanish).