Michael Forbes (footballer)

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Michael Forbes
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ardboe, Northern Ireland [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 65
Youth career
2008–2009 Ardboe
2009–2017 Cookstown Youth
2017–2020 Dungannon Swifts
2020– West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– West Ham United 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 Northern Ireland U16 4 (1)
2022 Northern Ireland U18 2 (1)
2021–2022 Northern Ireland U19 6 (0)
2023 Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
2023– Northern Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:39, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Michael Forbes (born 29 April 2004) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club West Ham United, and the Northern Ireland national team.

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Club career

Forbes is a youth product of Ardboe, Cookstown Youth, and Dungannon Swifts. [2] He joined the youth academy of West Ham United on 24 July 2020 when he signed a scholarship contract with the club. [3] The following season, he captained the U18s and debuted with the U23s in December 2021. [4] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 31 May 2022. [5] He made his first appearance on the senior West Ham squad for a UEFA Conference League match against FCSB on 3 November 2022. [6]

On 5 July 2024, Forbes joined League One club Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan deal. [7] [8] He was recalled on 3 January 2025 to continue rehabilitation from a hamstring injury suffered two weeks prior. [9]

International career

Forbes is a youth international for Northern Ireland, having played up to the Northern Ireland U21s. [10] After injuries to the senior squad in November 2021, he was called up to train with the senior national team. [11] He debuted with the senior Northern Ireland national team as a late substitute in a 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to Finland on 17 November 2023. [12]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U23 2020–21 [13] ———1 [a] 010
2021–22 ———0000
2022–23 [14] ———3 [a] 030
2023–24 [15] ———3 [a] 030
2024–25 ———0000
Total——7070
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2024–25 [16] League One 7020102 [a] 0120
Career total70201090190
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael Forbes | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker.
  2. ↑ "Dungannon star Forbes tipped for top career after Premier League move". 29 April 2020 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Dungannon Swifts starlet joins West Ham".
  4. ↑ "M. Forbes | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com.
  5. ↑ Fullerton, Darren (1 June 2022). "NI teen awarded pro contract after impressing at West Ham United". Belfast Live.
  6. ↑ Colman, Jonty (3 November 2022). "West Ham team news as Oliver Scarles and Divin Mubama make debuts vs FCSB". Football London.
  7. ↑ "Michael Forbes joins Bristol Rovers on loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Michael Forbes: West Ham defender joins Bristol Rovers on loan". BBC Sport. 5 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Garrett & Forbes return to Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Michael Forbes vows to seize next chance with West Ham and Northern Ireland". 23 October 2023 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "West Ham: Michael Forbes handed int'l chance after Tuesday development". West Ham Zone. 14 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Injury-hit NI suffer further misery in Finland" – via www.bbc.com.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Michael Forbes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Michael Forbes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Michael Forbes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Michael Forbes in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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