Jordon Forster

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Jordon Forster
Personal information
Full name Jordon John Forster[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000 –2010 Celtic
2010–2012 Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Hibernian 79 (6)
2012 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 10 (2)
2012–2013 → East Fife (loan) 12 (0)
2016 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 12 (0)
2017–2019 Cheltenham Town 30 (1)
2019–2021 Dundee 26 (1)
2021–2023 Kelty Hearts 43 (2)
2023 Tranent Juniors 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Jordon John Forster (born 23 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender. Forster has previously played for Hibernian, Berwick Rangers, East Fife, Plymouth Argyle, Cheltenham Town, Dundee and Kelty Hearts.

Career[edit]

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.[3][4] Hibs loaned Forster to Berwick Rangers during the second half of the 2011–12 season.[3] Forster and Hibs agreed a one-year contract in May 2012[3] and he was loaned to East Fife for the first part of the 2012–13 season.[5]

Manager Pat Fenlon said that younger players, including Forster, would feature more in the 2013–14 season.[6] Forster made his debut appearance for Hibs in a 2–1 win against Hearts on 12 May 2013.[7] Fenlon praised the way that Forster had dealt with the physical presence that Hearts had in their attacking line.[8] Forster also played in the 2013 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Celtic, replacing injured captain James McPake.[9] He signed a new one-year contract with Hibs in June 2013.[9] Six months later, Forster signed a contract with Hibs that is due to run until 2016.[10][11]

On 12 January 2016, Forster moved on loan to Football League Two side Plymouth Argyle until the end of the season.[12] After returning from Plymouth, Forster signed a two-year contract with Hibernian in July 2016.[13] 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.[14]

In June 2019, Forster signed with Dundee on a two-year deal with an option of a further year.[15] He featured often early on in his first season, but frequent mistakes eventually cost him his place in the team for a while. Upon his return to the first team and forming a back 3 partnership with Christophe Berra and Josh Meekings, Forster quickly became a key player in for Dundee, helping the side to 5 consecutive clean sheets, as well as his first goal for the Dark Blues away to Queen of the South on 22 February 2020.[16] The team's momentum was unfortunately cut short however by the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] Forster would leave the club in April 2021.[18]

In May 2021, Forster signed with Scottish League Two side Kelty Hearts.[19] He would score his first goal for the club in a league match against Stirling Albion, and would score an own goal in the same game.[20] Forster would be on the pitch for Kelty when they were confirmed as League Two champions.[21]

On 7 June 2023, Forster signed for Lowland League club Tranent Juniors.[22] On 22 June, following public backlash after Forster had pleaded guilty to domestic abuse charges involving a former partner,[23] Tranent announced that they had terminated his contract with immediate effect.[24]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 14 January 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 2011–12[26] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[27] 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2013–14[28] Scottish Premiership 26 4 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 30 4
2014–15[29] Scottish Championship 17 1 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 21 1
2015–16[30] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
2016–17[31][note 1] 16 0 3 1 1 0 3[c] 0 23 1
Total 62 5 7 1 3 0 7 0 79 6
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2011–12[26] Scottish Third Division 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
East Fife (loan) 2012–13[27] Scottish Second Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2015–16[30] League Two 12 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 13 0
Cheltenham Town 2017–18[32] League Two 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
2018–19[33] 26 1 3 0 1 0 5[e] 0 35 1
Total 30 1 3 0 3 0 5 0 41 1
Dundee 2019–20[34] Scottish Championship 23 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 27 1
2020–21[35] 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Total 26 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 32 1
Kelty Hearts 2021–22 Scottish League Two 23 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 29 2
2022–23 Scottish League One 20 0 1 0 3 0 4[b] 0 28 0
Total 43 2 4 0 6 0 4 0 57 2
Career total 195 11 15 1 17 0 17 0 244 12
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in the League Two play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours[edit]

Hibernian

Kelty Hearts

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Soccerbase did not record an appearance made by Forster against Brondby IF on 21 July 2016.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Jordon Forster". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Quintet Agree New Deals". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Hibernian defender says playing in cup final would be 'dream come true'". STV Sport. STV. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Young duo loaned to East Fife". hibernianfc.co.uk. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Hibs will turn to youth stars next term". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  7. ^ Moffat, Colin (12 May 2013). "Hearts 1–2 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Hibernian: Pat Fenlon still in the dark over Leigh Griffiths". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Defender Jordon Forster signs new deal with Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  10. ^ Hardie, David (5 December 2013). "Jordon Forster signs a new deal with Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  11. ^ "New Hibernian deal for defender Jordon Forster". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  12. ^ "FORSTER JOINS PLYMOUTH ON LOAN". Hibernian FC. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Forster agrees new deal with Hibernian". SPFL. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Jordon Forster: Cheltenham Town sign Hibernian defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Jordon signs". dundeefc.co.uk. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  16. ^ Crawford, Kenny (22 February 2020). "Queen of the South 0–1 Dundee". BBC. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ "SPFL Resolution Approved By Clubs In All Four Divisions". SPFL.co.uk. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Jordon leaves club". dundeefc.co.uk. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  19. ^ Temple, Alan (29 May 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Dundee defender Jordon Forster becomes Kevin Thomson's first Kelty Hearts signing – as Fifers eye Joe Cardle deal". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Stirling Albion v Kelty Hearts". BBC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Kelty crowned League 2 champions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Ex-Hibernian defender joins Tranent FC as former player makes his return". East Lothian Courier. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  23. ^ Lawrie, Alexander (22 June 2023). "Jordon Forster: Ex-Hibs defender sacked by club Tranent Juniors after domestic abuse conviction". Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Jordon Forster - News - Tranent FC". www.tranentjuniorsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  25. ^ Jordon Forster at Soccerbase
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Jordon Forster in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Jordon Forster in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Jordon Forster in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by Jordon Forster in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Jordon Forster in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  31. ^ "Games played by Jordon Forster in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  32. ^ "Games played by Jordon Forster in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  33. ^ "Games played by Jordon Forster in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  34. ^ "Games played by Jordon Forster in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  35. ^ "Games Played by Jordon Forster in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  36. ^ "Hibernian 3–0 Queen of the South". BBC. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  37. ^ "Kelty Hearts v Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  38. ^ "Kelty crowned League 2 champions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

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