Mattia Fortin (born 8 July 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Padova, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lens.
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][excessive citations]
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]
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][excessive citations] 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][excessive citations]
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]
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