Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tyrese Momodu Fornah | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Canning Town, London Borough of Newham, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2018 | Reading | ||
2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
2018–2020 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | (0) |
2020 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 39 | (0) |
2022 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Reading (loan) | 35 | (2) |
2023– | Derby County | 19 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Sierra Leone | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 15 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:34, 15 November 2023 (UTC) |
Tyrese Momodu Fornah (born 11 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for League One club Derby County. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.
Fornah was a member of the Nottingham Forest academy, having joined following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2018. [2] He signed a contract with Forest on 11 December 2019 that would keep him at the club until the summer of 2022. [3]
Fornah made his professional debut on 5 January 2020, appearing as a 69th-minute substitute during a 3rd round FA Cup game against Chelsea. [4] [5]
On 31 January 2020, Fornah moved on loan to Portuguese LigaPro side Casa Pia for the remainder of the season, making five appearances. [6]
He signed for League One side Plymouth Argyle on 2 October 2020 on a season-long loan. [7]
On 18 January 2022, Fornah joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season. [8]
On 8 July 2022, it was announced that Fornah had signed on a season-long loan with Championship side Reading. [9] [10] Despite an extended period of limited playing time, Fornah expressed an interest in signing permanently for the Royals. [11]
On 25 August 2023, Fornah joined EFL League One club Derby County on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [12] A day later, Fornah made his debut in Derby's 4–2 win at Peterborough United, as a 81st minute substitute for Conor Hourihane. [13] Fornah started his career at Derby well, with his composure on the ball and aggression off it winning over fans, [14] [15] Fornah himself stated that he had settled in to life at Derby well. [16] In the second half the season, Fornah would struggle for game time to a decline in performances [17] and injuries. [18] [19]
In November 2023, Fornah received his first call-up to the Sierra Leone national team for World Cup Qualifiers against Ethiopia and Egypt. [20]
Born in England, Fornah is of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean descent. [21] [22]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest | 2019–20 [23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 [24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 [25] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Club totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Casa Pia (loan) | 2019–20 [27] | LigaPro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2020–21 [24] | League One | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2021–22 [25] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
Reading (loan) | 2022–23 [26] | Championship | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
Derby County | 2023–24 [28] | League One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Career total | 116 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sierra Leone | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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