Tyrese Fornah
Tyrese Momodu Fornah (born 11 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Shrewsbury Town on loan from Championship club Nottingham Forest.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyrese Momodu Fornah | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Canning Town, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Shrewsbury Town (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2018–2020 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Nottingham Forest | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2022 | |||
Club career
Fornah is a member of the Nottingham Forest academy, having joined following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2018.[1] He signed a contract with Forest on 11 December 2019 that would keep him at the club until the summer of 2022.[2]
Fornah made his professional debut on 5 January 2020, appearing as a 69th-minute substitute during a 3rd round FA Cup game against Chelsea.[3][4]
On 31 January 2020, Fornah moved on loan to Portuguese LigaPro side Casa Pia for the remainder of the season, making five appearances.[5]
He signed for League One side Plymouth Argyle on 2 October 2020 on a season-long loan.[6]
On 18 January 2022, Fornah joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season.[7]
Personal life
Born in England, Fornah is of Ghanaian descent.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2019–20[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[11] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Club totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Casa Pia | 2019–20[12] | LigaPro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2020–21[10] | League One | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2021–22[11] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in the Football League Trophy
References
- Ireland, Shane (4 October 2019). "Forest hopeful shares two-word message - and fans will love it". nottinghampost.
- "Fornah signs new deal". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
- "Chelsea v Nottingham Forest, FA Cup third round". 5 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest on 05 Jan 20 - Match Centre - Nottingham Forest". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
- Clapson, Sarah (31 January 2020). "Reds youngster Tyrese Fornah joins Portuguese club". nottinghampost.
- Cole, Daniel (2 October 2020). "Tyrese Fornah signs". pafc.co.uk.
- "Salop sign Tyrese Fornah on loan until the end of the season". www.shrewsburytown.com. 18 January 2022.
- "Tyrese Fornah". sport.de.
- "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- "T. Fornah summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2022.