Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omari Nathan Forson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 July 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, London, England | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Monza | ||
Number | 79 | ||
Youth career | |||
West Ham United | |||
–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
2019–2023 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023–2024 | Manchester United | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Monza | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U15 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
2022–2023 | England U19 | 5 | (2) |
2023– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:44, 19 October 2023 (UTC) |
Omari Nathan Forson (born 20 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Serie A club Monza. He previously came through the youth academy at Manchester United. [3] [4]
Forson was born in Hammersmith, London to Ghanaian parents. [5] [6]
Having begun his career in the academies of West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, Forson joined Manchester United in January 2019. [7] Following interest from Arsenal, Forson decided to remain with Manchester United, signing a scholarship deal in 2020. [8] The same year, he was promoted to the under-18 side at the age of sixteen, and in August 2021, he signed his first professional deal with the club. [5] [9]
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Forson was included in Manchester United's senior squad for pre-season, travelling to Oslo, Norway, where he featured in a 2–0 friendly win against Leeds United. [3] Playing the entire first half at left-wing, Forson was noted for his ability to take on players, and was labelled a "constant threat". [10] He was included in Manchester United's tour of the United States, and having been named in the starting line-up for the friendly game against German side Borussia Dortmund, he was taken off by manager Erik ten Hag after only thirty-seven minutes, following a confrontation with Dortmund winger, Karim Adeyemi, for which both received yellow cards. [11] Following the game, Ten Hag explained that if the game had featured VAR, Forson may have been sent off, and that he had spent time explaining his decision to the player following the substitution. [11]
He made his first-team debut in a 2–0 away win against Wigan in the 2023–24 FA Cup. He made his Premier League debut as a substitute in a 4–3 away win against Wolves, in which he registered an assist for Kobbie Mainoo's late winner. With his contract due to expire at the end of the 2023–24 season, Forson was named in the club's Retained list for 2024–25 and offered a new deal. [12]
On 11 June 2024, ahead of the expiration of his contract with Manchester United, Forson agreed to join Serie A side Monza on a free transfer, signing a four-year deal running until the end of June 2028. [13]
Forson is eligible to represent England or Ghana at international level. [14] He has played youth international football for England at under-15, under-16, under-19 and under-20 levels. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
Manchester United | 2023–24 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
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