Adam Forrester

Adam Forrester

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth	Scotland
Position	Right back [1]
Team information
Current team	St Johnstone (on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
Number	35
Youth career
2021–2024	Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Heart of Midlothian	25	(0)
2025–	→ St Johnstone (loan)	17	(0)
International career
2025–	Scotland U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:27, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

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

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 match played 28 February 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian
	2024–25 [14]	Scottish Premiership	25	0	4	0	0	0	5	0	34	0
	2025–26 [15]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		25	0	4	0	1	0	5	0	35	0
St Johnstone (loan)	2025–26 [15]	Scottish Championship	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Career total			42	0	4	0	1	0	5	0	52	0

References

1. "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. "Games played by Adam Forrester in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
15. "Games played by Adam Forrester in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2025.