Jonathan Forte
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| Full name | Jonathan Ronald James Forte | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Notts County (on loan from Southampton) |
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| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Rotherham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | Sheffield United | 30 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2005 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 41 | (5) |
| 2007–2011 | Scunthorpe United | 91 | (9) |
| 2008 | → Notts County (loan) | 4 | (4) |
| 2009 | → Notts County (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2011– | Southampton | 10 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Preston North End (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012– | → Notts County (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Barbados | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:44, 25 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jonathan Ronald James Forte (born 25 July 1986) is an English-born Barbadian footballer who plays for Notts County on loan from Southampton as a forward.
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[edit] Club career
Forte was born in Sheffield and started his career at Rotherham United as a schoolboy in the Academy, but opted to join the Sheffield United Academy, along with Billy Sharp after Rotherham turned him away.
Forte was mostly been used as a substitute at Sheffield United, with only five of his appearances being from the start. He went on loan twice in the 2005–06 season, to Doncaster Rovers and Rotherham United. He scored eight times (four for each team) for these clubs, and played an important part in keeping Rotherham in League One.
In July 2006, Forte was re-signed by Doncaster Rovers, initially on a six-month loan deal. He helped Doncaster win the Football League Trophy on 1 April 2007 scoring the first goal in 3–2 (aet) victory against Bristol Rovers after only 43 seconds.
Forte signed for Scunthorpe United on 4 July 2007.[1]
He then signed for Notts County on 13 November 2008 in a very fruitful one month loan deal.[2] He scored four goals in four league games, including a hat trick on his debut against Barnet.[3] He re-signed on a one month loan deal at Meadow Lane in February 2009, getting himself on the scoresheet again with two goals against Bradford City in Notts' 3–1 home win.[4] The loan was extended for a second month until 18 April in March.[5] Forte scored two goals for Scunthorpe against Crystal Palace at Glanford Park.[6]
[edit] Southampton
On 31 January 2011, he signed for Southampton for an undisclosed fee on a three and a half year deal, joining up with former manager Nigel Adkins.[7] However he did not sign in time to feature the next day at Exeter City. He made his debut as a substitute in a 4–4 draw with Peterborough United. He scored his first goals from the bench against MK Dons, with the score at 2–0 he scored 2 goals in 2 minutes, to bring it to 2–2. The game ended in a 3–2 victory. He scored his first goal of the 2011-2012 season in a 4–1 win over Torquay United, in the league cup. He scored another in the League Cup, a 3–1 victory at Swindon Town.
[edit] Preston North End
On 8 November 2011, he signed for Preston North End his loan expires on the 10 December 2011 he made his debut against Rochdale in Johnstones Paint Trophy. He has signed with fellow striker Sam Hoskins.
[edit] Notts County
On 27 January 2012, he signed for Notts County on loan until the end of the season.[8]
[edit] International career
On 26 March 2010, he made his international debut for Barbados in a 1–0 victory against Dominica. He qualifies for Barbados through his father.
[edit] References
- ^ "Scunthorpe sign Forte & Paterson". BBC Sport. 2007-07-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/6270372.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ "County land Forte". Sky Sports. 2008-11-13. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11725_4494459,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "Barnet 0–4 Notts County". BBC News. 15 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7713331.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Notts re-sign Forte on loan deal". BBC Sport. 2009-02-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/7892814.stm. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Forte extends Notts County loan". BBC Sport. 2009-03-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/7961938.stm. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Scunthorpe 3 Crystal Palace 0: Jonathan Forte slams home brace to clip Eagles wings". Daily Mail. 28 August 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1307061/Scunthorpe-3-Crystal-Palace-0-Jonathan-Forte-slams-home-brace-clip-Eagles-wings.html. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Saints Sign Forte". Southampton FC. 31 January 2011. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2281315,00.html. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Forte Returns". Notts County FC. 2012-01-27. http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~2589796,00.html. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
[edit] External links
- Jonathan Forte player profile at saintsfc.co.uk
- Jonathan Forte career stats at Soccerbase
- Jonathan Forte career profile
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Sheffield
- English footballers
- Barbadian footballers
- Barbados international footballers
- Association football wingers
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- The Football League players
- England youth international footballers
