Summary
Alan James Forrest (born 9 September 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. He began his career at Ayr United, coming through the academy and making 245 appearances for The Honest Men. He would then spend two seasons with Scottish Premiership side Livingston.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan James Forrest[citation needed] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Prestwick, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ayr United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Ayr United | 197 | (48) |
| 2020–2022 | Livingston | 62 | (9) |
| 2022– | Heart of Midlothian | 63 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019 | |||
He is the younger brother of Celtic and Scotland midfielder James Forrest.[1]
Career edit
Club edit
Forrest made his debut for Ayr United in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Queen's Park. He came off the bench to score an 89th-minute winner at Hampden Park. With this goal Forrest became Ayr's youngest ever goalscorer aged 16 years, 321 days.[1] During the 2019–20 Scottish Championship season after scoring five goals in three league games Forrest was awarded the Scottish Championship Player of the Month for September.[2]
Forrest signed a pre-contract deal with Livingston on 10 April 2020, making the jump from the Scottish Championship to the Scottish Premiership.[3] Forrest made his debut for Livingston on the opening day of the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership season in a 1–0 loss against St Mirren at St Mirren Park. He scored his first goal for Livingston in a 2–2 draw against Motherwell on 12 August 2020, at Fir Park.[4]
On 1 June 2022, it was announced that Forrest would join Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian following the expiration of his Livingston contract on 10 June as a free agent on a two-year deal.[5][6] On 19 January 2024, he signed a 2 year extension to his contract until 2026.
International edit
In 2016, Forrest made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in a friendly against Slovakia.[7][8]
Career statistics edit
- As of 13 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ayr United | 2013–14 | Scottish League One | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 34 | 9 |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3[b] | 1 | 45 | 9 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 34 | 9 | |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
| Total | 197 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 245 | 55 | ||
| Livingston | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 |
| 2021–22 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | ||
| Total | 62 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 17 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 5 |
| 2023–24 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Total | 63 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 81 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 64 | 25 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 401 | 80 | ||
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the Scottish Championship play-offs
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
Honours edit
Club edit
Ayr United
Individual edit
- Scottish Championship Player of the Month: September 2019[2]
- Scottish Premiership Player of the Month: January 2024.
References edit
- ^ a b "Alan Forrest Ayr United Player Profile". Ayr United. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Alan Forrest wins award". Ayr United FC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Alan Forrest: Pre-Contract Agreement". Livingston FC. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Motherwell 2-2 Livingston - Match Report & Highlights". Sky Sports. Sky Sports. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Hearts confirm signing of winger from Livingston on 2-year deal". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Alan Forrest Is Our First Summer Recruit". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "International friendly: Slovakia U21 4–0 Scotland U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Scotland U21 profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Alan Forrest at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January.
- ^ "Scottish League One: Ayr United pip Raith Rovers to title and automatic promotion". BBC Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Ayr United vs. Stranraer - Football Match Report - May 15, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
External links edit
- Alan Forrest at the Scottish Football Association