| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Lee Forrester | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Milton Keynes, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brentford | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Watford | ||
| 2007–2010 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2011 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011– | Brentford | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:43, 6 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
|||
Harry Lee Forrester (born 2 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brentford. He has also been capped at youth level for England and was on trial at Ajax but rejected them to join Brentford on a free transfer.
Contents |
In January 2008, Aston Villa signed Forrester from Watford, despite fighting off reported interest from the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United for the highly rated teen. He was only 16 years old at the time, yet Villa paid out £250,000 (that could potentially rise to £1 million) for him. After joining, he immediately helped Villa's under-18 team to FA Premier Academy League glory in the 2007–08 season. He has also started for Villa's reserve team who in the 2009–10 season, won the Reserve League South title for a third consecutive time. However, he was an unused sub as Villa went on to lose the Play-off Final against Manchester United, champions of the Reserve League North. He was released by Villa in May 2011 after his contract expired.[1]
In August 2010, Forrester signed on loan with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.[2] He made his Scottish Premier League début in the 2–1 win against St. Mirren on 11 September.[3] Forrester claimed his first assist in a 2–1 loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 23 October, crossing to Rui Miguel who scored with a header.[4] He played a total of eight games in all competitions for Kilmarnock, before returning to Aston Villa in January 2011.
Despite being released by Aston Villa, there was still much speculation surrounding Forrester's future, with reported interest from Championship side Barnsley and Dutch champions Ajax.[5][6] Forrester later joined up with the latter on trial, playing with their reserve side Jong Ajax, and received praise from manager Frank de Boer.[7] He scored a hat-trick for Jong Ajax in a 5–2 pre-season victory over VV GOES on 27 July 2011.[8]
Forrester then decided to turn down a move to Ajax to join League One club Brentford on 4 August 2011 on a two-year contract.[9] He made his Bees debut as an injury time substitute in the 2–1 win at Exeter City on 16 August 2011.[10] On 30 August, he started his first game for Brentford against Milton Keynes Dons in the Football League Trophy First Round, playing 70 minutes, to be replaced by Sam Wood.
Statistics accurate as of match played 25 September 2010.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Kilmarnock (loan) | Scottish Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Scotland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
|
|||||