Alan Forrest

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Alan Forrest

Personal information
Full name	Alan James Forrest
Date of birth	(1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Prestwick, Scotland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Heart of Midlothian
Number	17
Youth career
	Ayr United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2020	Ayr United	197	(48)
2020–2022	Livingston	62	(9)
2022–	Heart of Midlothian	85	(9)
International career‡
2016	Scotland U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019

Alan James Forrest (born 9 September 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. ^[1] He began his career at Ayr United, coming through the academy and making 245 appearances for The Honest Men. He would then spend two seasons with Scottish Premiership side Livingston.

He is the younger brother of Celtic and Scotland winger James Forrest; ^[2] their sister Lisa is also a footballer. ^{[3] [4]}

Club career

Ayr United

Forrest made his debut for Ayr United in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Queen's Park. He came off the bench to score an 89th-minute winner at Hampden Park. With this goal Forrest became Ayr's youngest ever goalscorer aged 16 years, 321 days. ^[2]

During the 2019–20 Scottish Championship season, Forrest was awarded the Scottish Championship Player of the Month for September after scoring five goals in three league games. ^[5]

Livingston

Forrest signed a pre-contract deal with Livingston on 10 April 2020, making the jump from the Scottish Championship to the Scottish Premiership. ^[6] Forrest made his debut for Livingston on the opening day of the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership season in a 1–0 loss against St Mirren at St Mirren Park. He scored his first goal for Livingston in a 2–2 draw against Motherwell on 12 August 2020, at Fir Park. ^[7]

Heart of Midlothian

On 1 June 2022, it was announced that Forrest would join Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal, following the expiry of his Livingston contract on 10 June. ^{[8] [9]} On 19 January 2024, he signed a two-year extension to his contract until 2026. ^[10]

International career

In 2016, Forrest made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in a friendly against Slovakia. ^{[11] [12]}

Career statistics

As of 5 January 2025 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ayr United	2013–14	Scottish League One	27	8	2	0	1	0	4 [a]	1	34	9
	2014–15		31	9	2	0	2	0	1 [b]	0	36	9
	2015–16		34	5	1	0	2	0	2 [c]	0	39	5
	2016–17	Scottish Championship	34	6	6	0	2	2	3 [b]	1	45	9
	2017–18	Scottish League One	29	7	2	1	1	0	2 [b]	1	34	9
	2018–19	Scottish Championship	17	3	0	0	6	1	2 [d]	0	25	4
	2019–20		25	10	2	0	4	0	1 [b]	0	32	10
	Total		197	48	15	1	18	3	15	3	245	55
Livingston	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	30	4	2	0	7	7	0	0	39	11
	2021–22		32	5	2	0	3	1	0	0	37	6
	Total		62	9	4	0	10	8	0	0	76	17
Heart of Midlothian	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	35	4	3	0	1	0	8	1	47	5
	2023–24		31	4	4	0	1	0	2	0	38	4
	2024–25	Scottish Premiership	19	1	0	0	1	0	7	1	27	2
	Total		85	9	7	0	3	0	17	2	112	11
Career total			343	66	26	1	31	11	32	5	432	83

1. Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the Scottish Championship play-offs
4. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Club

Ayr United

• Scottish League One: 2017–18 ^[14]
• Scottish Championship Play-Offs: 2015-16 ^[15]

Individual

• Scottish Championship Player of the Month: September 2019 ^[5]
• Scottish Premiership Player of the Month: January 2024.

References

1. "Scotland - A. Forrest - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
2. "Alan Forrest Ayr United Player Profile". Ayr United. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
3. Lisa Forrest signs first City professional contract, Glasgow City FC, 18 January 2023
4. Brother's advice has given me new Lisa life, Alison McConnell, Sunday Mail, 11 June 2023, via PressReader
5. "Alan Forrest wins award". Ayr United FC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
6. "Alan Forrest: Pre-Contract Agreement". Livingston FC. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
7. "Motherwell 2-2 Livingston - Match Report & Highlights". Sky Sports . Sky Sports. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
8. "Hearts confirm signing of winger from Livingston on 2-year deal". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
9. "Alan Forrest Is Our First Summer Recruit". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
10. "Forrest signs new contract – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
11. "International friendly: Slovakia U21 4–0 Scotland U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
12. "Scotland U21 profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
13. Alan Forrest at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January.
14. "Scottish League One: Ayr United pip Raith Rovers to title and automatic promotion". BBC Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
15. "Ayr United vs. Stranraer - Football Match Report - May 15, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

External links

• Alan Forrest at the Scottish Football Association