Jordon Forster

Jordon Forster
Personal information
Full name Jordon John Forster[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
 –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

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

Club

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

Hibernian

Kelty Hearts

Notes

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

References

  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. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. 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. ^ a b "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.