Adam Forrester

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Adam Forrester
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Right Back [1]
Team information
Current team
St Johnstone
(on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
Youth career
2021–2024 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Heart of Midlothian 25 (0)
2025–St Johnstone (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2025– Scotland U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025

Adam Forrester (born 31 March 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone as a defender, on loan from Heart of Midlothian. Forrester has represented Scotland at U21 level.

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Club career

Forrester attended Larbert High School [2] and was a youth at Rangers, before joining the Hearts Academy. [3] He signed his first professional contract with Heart of Midlothian in June 2022 [4] and was the captain of the Hearts B Team [5] in the Lowland League. [6]

He made his professional debut [7] in the Scottish Premiership on 28 September 2024, in a 1–1 draw against Ross County at Tynecastle Park. [8] He then went on to make his European debut in the UEFA Conference League against Dinamo Minsk on 3 October. [9] On 14 November, having been in the final year of his contract, [10] Forrester signed a new contract extending his stay at the club until 2027. [11]

On 7 August 2025, Forrester joined Scottish Championship side St Johnstone on a cooperation agreement loan. [12] [13]

Career statistics

As of 7 August 2025 [14]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian
2024–25 [15] Scottish Premiership250400050340
2025–26 [16] 0000100010
Total250401050350
Career total250401050350

References

  1. 1 2 "Adam Forrester". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  2. "So incredibly proud of S5's Adam Forrester, who has just signed with Hearts!". x.com. Larbert High School heartsfc.co.uk. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. "Adam Forrester: From Rangers to Hearts, Lowland League to Conference League, and still getting slaughtered". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. "Hearts hand 9 of their best prospects pro contracts - from ex-Rangers duo to one of the 'fastest in academy'". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. "How Adam Forrester has impressed for Hearts B and future plans for duo". heartsstandard.co.uk. Hearts Standard. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  6. "Forrester Signs New Contract". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  7. "Forresters Contract Delight". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  8. "Lawrence Shankland's first goal of the season deep in added time rescued a point for managerless Hearts against Ross County and ended their run of eight straight defeats". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  9. "Adam Forrester Uefa". uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague. UEFA Conference League . Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  10. "Hearts teenager Adam Forrester handed new contract at Tynecastle". news.stv.tv/sport. STV. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  11. "Forrester extends stay to 2027". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  12. "Hearts seal cooperation deal with St Johnstone as Forrester goes on loan". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  13. "Forrester heads to Perth as part of cooperation agreement". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  14. Adam Forrester at Soccerbase
  15. "Games played by Adam Forrester in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  16. "Games played by Adam Forrester in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2025.