Jordon Forster
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Celtic | ||
| 2010–2012 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Hibernian | 62 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Berwick Rangers (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → East Fife (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017– | Cheltenham Town | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:40, 6 August 2017 (UTC). | |||
Jordon Forster (born 23 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cheltenham Town. Forster has previously played for Hibernian, Berwick Rangers, East Fife and Plymouth Argyle.
Career
Forster was in the Celtic youth system, but moved to Hibernian in 2010 after he was advised by Celtic that he would be unlikely to earn a professional contract with them.[1][2] Hibs loaned Forster to Berwick Rangers during the second half of the 2011–12 season.[1] Forster and Hibs agreed a one-year contract in May 2012[1] and he was loaned to East Fife for the first part of the 2012–13 season.[3]
Manager Pat Fenlon said that younger players, including Forster, would feature more in the 2013–14 season.[4] Forster made his debut appearance for Hibs in a 2–1 win against Hearts on 12 May 2013.[5] Fenlon praised the way that Forster had dealt with the physical presence that Hearts had in their attacking line.[6] Forster also played in the 2013 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Celtic, replacing injured captain James McPake.[7] He signed a new one-year contract with Hibs in June 2013.[7] Six months later, Forster signed a contract with Hibs that is due to run until 2016.[8][9]
On 12 January 2016, Forster moved on loan to Football League Two side Plymouth Argyle until the end of the season.[10] After returning from Plymouth, Forster signed a two-year contract with Hibernian in July 2016.[11] He helped them win the 2016–17 Scottish Championship and promotion to the Premiership.
Seeking more regular first team appearances, Forster moved to EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town in July 2017.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 19:33, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[note 1] | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 62 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 6 | ||
| Berwick Rangers (loan) | 2011–12 | Scottish Third Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| East Fife (loan) | 2012–13 | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2015–16 | Football League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 96 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 114 | 8 | ||
Honours
- Hibernian
Notes
- ↑ Soccerbase did not record an appearances made by Forster against Brondby IF on 21 July 2016.
References
- 1 2 3 "Quintet Agree New Deals". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hibernian defender says playing in cup final would be ‘dream come true’". STV Sport. STV. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ↑ "Young duo loaned to East Fife". hibernianfc.co.uk. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "Hibs will turn to youth stars next term". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ Moffat, Colin (12 May 2013). "Hearts 1–2 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hibernian: Pat Fenlon still in the dark over Leigh Griffiths". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- 1 2 "Defender Jordon Forster signs new deal with Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ Hardie, David (5 December 2013). "Jordon Forster signs a new deal with Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "New Hibernian deal for defender Jordon Forster". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "FORSTER JOINS PLYMOUTH ON LOAN". Hibernian FC. 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "Forster agrees new deal with Hibernian". SPFL. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Jordon Forster: Cheltenham Town sign Hibernian defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ Jordon Forster at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Hibernian 3–0 Queen of the South". BBC. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.