Billy Forbes (footballer, born 1990)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 December 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | San Antonio FC | ||
Number | 7 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Western Texas College | ||
2011–2012 | Lubbock Christian University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Provopool Celtic | ||
2012 | Mississippi Brilla | 11 | (2) |
2013 | Southern West Virginia King's Warriors | 11 | (7) |
2014–2015 | San Antonio Scorpions | 50 | (10) |
2016 | Rayo OKC | 30 | (3) |
2017– | San Antonio FC | 7 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2008– | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4:44, 29 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4:44, 29 April 2017 (UTC) |
Billy Forbes (born 13 December 1990) is a Turks and Caicos Islands international footballer who plays for San Antonio FC in the United Soccer League. He scored the game-winning goal in the 2014 Soccer Bowl.
Club career
Forbes spent the 2006–07 season with Provopool Celtic.[1] In 2009, after training with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Forbes won a scholarship with Western Texas College.[2] He also played college soccer for Lubbock Christian University.[1]
Forbes played during the summer of 2012 for the Mississippi Brilla of the USL PDL.[3] and in May 2014 he joined San Antonio Scorpions from WV King's Warriors.[4]
The San Antonio Scorpions organization ceased operations following the 2015 NASL season. Forbes signed with NASL expansion side Rayo OKC on January 28, 2016.[5]
International career
He made his international debut for Turks and Caicos Islands in 2008,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[6]
International goals
- Scores and results list Turks and Caicos Islands' goal tally first.[7]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 March 2015 | Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–1 | 2–6 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Career statistics
- As of 19 April 2017[8]
Club | Season | League | US Open Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
San Antonio Scorpions | 2014 | NASL | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
2015 | NASL | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
Total | 50 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 10 | ||
Rayo OKC | 2016 | NASL | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
San Antonio FC | 2017 | USL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Career total | 84 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Billy Forbes". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ "Forbes college bound - Turks & Caicos Weekly News". Vancouver Whitecaps. 31 July 2009.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ↑ KING'S WARRIORS' FORBES SIGNS WITH NASL'S SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS - WV King's Warriors
- ↑ "RAYO OKC ADDS BILLY FORBES TO ROSTER". 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Billy Forbes – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Turks and Caicos Islands – B. Forbes– Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ↑ Billy Forbes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2017.