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.

Tyrese Fornah
Personal information
Full name Tyrese Momodu Fornah
Date of birth (1999-09-11) 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
0000–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
2018–2020 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2020Casa Pia (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021Plymouth Argyle (loan) 39 (0)
2022Shrewsbury 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20[9] Championship 00100010
2020–21[10] 00000000
2021–22[11] 10002030
Club totals 1010200040
Casa Pia 2019–20[12] LigaPro 5000000050
Plymouth Argyle 2020–21[10] League One 39040001[lower-alpha 1]0440
Shrewsbury Town 2021–22[11] League One 1700000170
Career totals 620502010700
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy

References

  1. Ireland, Shane (4 October 2019). "Forest hopeful shares two-word message - and fans will love it". nottinghampost.
  2. "Fornah signs new deal". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  3. "Chelsea v Nottingham Forest, FA Cup third round". 5 January 2020 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest on 05 Jan 20 - Match Centre - Nottingham Forest". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  5. Clapson, Sarah (31 January 2020). "Reds youngster Tyrese Fornah joins Portuguese club". nottinghampost.
  6. Cole, Daniel (2 October 2020). "Tyrese Fornah signs". pafc.co.uk.
  7. "Salop sign Tyrese Fornah on loan until the end of the season". www.shrewsburytown.com. 18 January 2022.
  8. "Tyrese Fornah". sport.de.
  9. "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  12. "T. Fornah summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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