Torino announced the arrival of Niccolò Fortini from Fiorentina on Friday 21 August, on loan with an option to sign him permanently. The left-sided wide player, twenty, stays in Serie A after a season as a high-level squad member in Florence. Figures reported by the Italian press range from 500 thousand euros to 1 million for the loan, with an option placed between 9 and 9.5 million: these are journalistic figures, not terms released by the clubs.
The profile at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Player | Niccolò Fortini |
| Born | 13 February 2006 (20) |
| Position | Left-sided wide player, also used at full-back |
| Foot | Right, deployed on the left |
| Height | 185 cm |
| From | Fiorentina |
| To | Torino |
| Structure | Loan with option to buy |
| International | Italy, 1 cap (debut on 3 June 2026) |
Three seasons, three different levels
Fortini’s career has an unusually clean progression for a young Italian, and it is worth reading step by step.
The first step is the Fiorentina academy, closed out with the 2023-24 Coppa Italia Primavera. The second is Serie B: a loan at Juve Stabia in 2024-25, a professional debut on 4 October 2024, twenty-six appearances and two goals, the first of them on 16 February 2025 against Cosenza. A season as a starter at eighteen in a physical league is an exam many Italian talents never take.
The third step is the return to Florence in 2025-26: sixteen Serie A appearances, one in the Coppa Italia and nine in the Conference League. Twenty-six games in all, spread across three competitions, which is the typical workload of a young player a coach uses but does not yet trust with a shirt.
The right-footer on the left
His most defined technical trait is the foot. Fortini is naturally right-footed and is deployed on the left flank, which is a choice with precise consequences for how that side works.
A natural-footed wide player attacks the byline and crosses from the touchline. A right-footer on the left does the opposite: he cuts inside, finds a shooting position or looks for the through ball towards the edge of the box. It changes the geometry of the whole chain, because the full-back behind him has to overlap outside to provide the width the wide man no longer provides.
At 185 centimetres he also has an above-average build for the role, which counts for plenty in the defensive phase: on crosses from the far side and on set pieces, the wide defender is the first man asked to defend inside the box.
The senior debut, and what it means
On 3 June 2026 Fortini made his Italy debut against Luxembourg. At youth level he had already put together three caps at Under 18, eleven with a goal at Under 19 and two at Under 21.
The figure matters for a technical reason rather than a celebratory one: it means the step up has already happened in the judgement of those watching from outside. A player called up to the senior side at twenty, with twenty-six Serie B games behind him and Conference League minutes in his legs, arrives at this loan as an already formed profile.
What to expect at Torino
Ignazio Abate’s Torino are signing a twenty-year-old who played regularly in Florence but almost never as a fixed starter. The logic of the move is the classic one of a loan with an option: give continuity to a player who needs it, without the parent club losing control of the registration.
The technical question is whether his level holds across a full season rather than in fragments. It is exactly the question Juve Stabia asked two years ago, and back then the answer was yes.
Data and information gathered from public sources: Torino’s official announcement of 21 August 2026, public statistical and biographical archives, Italian sports press. Deal figures are those reported by the press and should be read as indications.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Niccolò Fortini?
An Italian left-sided wide player born on 13 February 2006, so twenty years old, 185 centimetres tall. A Fiorentina academy product, with whom he won the 2023-24 Coppa Italia Primavera, he joined Torino on 21 August 2026.
On what terms did he join Torino?
A loan from Fiorentina with an option to sign him permanently, according to the Torino announcement of 21 August 2026. Figures reported by the Italian press range from 500 thousand euros to 1 million for the loan and from 9 to 9.5 million for the option: these are journalistic reconstructions, not data released by the clubs.
Which foot does he use and where does he play?
He is naturally right-footed but is deployed on the left flank, either as a wide player or as a full-back. It is an increasingly common choice: a right-footer on the left cuts inside instead of driving to the byline, and it changes the angle of the cross and of the shot.
How many senior games has he played?
Twenty-six appearances and 2 goals in Serie B with Juve Stabia in 2024-25, with a professional debut on 4 October 2024 and a first goal on 16 February 2025 against Cosenza. The following season with Fiorentina he made 16 Serie A appearances, 1 in the Coppa Italia and 9 in the Conference League.
Has he played for the senior national team?
Yes. He made his Italy debut on 3 June 2026 against Luxembourg. At youth level he has 3 caps at Under 18, 11 with 1 goal at Under 19 and 2 at Under 21.
