Jahlane Forbes

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Jahlane Forbes
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-05) February 5, 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
North Carolina FC
(On loan from Charlotte FC)
Youth career
2016–2019 Orlando City SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 51 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 SIMA Águilas 1 (0)
2019–2020 Orlando City B 3 (0)
2022 The Villages SC 3 (0)
2023 Manhattan SC 1 (0)
2024– Charlotte FC 0 (0)
2024–2025Crown Legacy FC (loan) 24 (4)
2025–North Carolina FC (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2018 United States U17 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 22, 2025

Jahlane Forbes (born February 5, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Championship club North Carolina FC, on loan from Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer.

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Career

A member of Orlando City's Club Development Academy system since 2016, Forbes made 76 appearances and scored 4 goals across multiple age groups in four seasons with the team. [1]

Forbes made two appearances for Orlando's USL League One affiliate Orlando City B, during their inaugural USL League One season in 2019. [2] [3]

In July 2019, Forbes verbally committed to play for NCAA Division I team Wake Forest beginning Fall 2020. [4]

In January 2020, Forbes spent a month on trial with Brøndby IF in Denmark, playing a series of friendlies with the club's under-19 team. [5]

Forbes returned to Orlando City B for the 2020 season, starting in the season opener on August 1 against Tormenta FC. [6]

Charlotte FC selected Forbes in the second round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft in December 2023. [7] He signed a professional contract with the team in February 2024. [8]

On August 22, 2025, Forbes joined North Carolina FC of the USL Championship on a loan deal though the remainder of the 2025 season. [9] [10]

International

Forbes earned his first call up to the United States under-17 national team for international friendlies in Costa Rica on August 2, 2018 [11]

Career statistics

As of August 1, 2020 [12]

ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando City B 2019 USL League One 2020
2020 1010
Career Totals3000000030

References

  1. "Jahlane Forbes OCSC DA profile". www.ocsc.ussoccerda.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Jahlane Forbes Orlando City profile". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  3. "Jahlane Forbes USL1 profile". www.uslleagueone.com.
  4. "Forbes commits to Wake Forest". SIMA. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  5. "Den 17-årige amerikaner Jahlane Forbes træner med Brøndbys U/19-hold". 3point.dk (in Danish). January 26, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "South Georgia Tormenta FC vs. Orlando City B – August 1, 2020". www.uslleagueone.com.
  7. Puente, Nathaniel (December 19, 2023). "Charlotte FC draft forward Tyger Smalls after trading into first round". WCNC Charlotte. WCNC.
  8. "Charlotte FC Signs MLS SuperDraft Picks Tyger Smalls and Jahlane Forbes" (Press release). Charlotte FC. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  9. "NORTH CAROLINA FC ACQUIRES JAHLANE FORBES ON LOAN FROM MLS CLUB CHARLOTTE FC". NorthCarolinaFC.com. North Carolina FC . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  10. "Charlotte FC Loans Defender Jahlane Forbes to North Carolina FC". CharlotteFootballClub.com. Charlotte FC . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  11. "Roster set for U.S. U-17 Men's National Team camp in Costa Rica". SoccerWire.
  12. Jahlane Forbes at Soccerway