Alan Forrest
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Forrest | ||
| 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 | Livingston | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ayr United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Ayr United | 197 | (48) |
| 2020– | Livingston | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:48, 13 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019 | |||
Alan Forrest (born 9 September 1996) is a Scottish football player. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Livingston in the Scottish Premiership. He began his career at Ayr United, coming through the academy and making 245 appearances for The Honest Men.
He is the younger brother of Celtic and Scotland midfielder James Forrest.[1]
Career
Club
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]
International
In 2016, Forrest made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in a friendly against Slovakia.[4][5]
Career statistics
- As of 13 August 2020[6]
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career total | 200 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 248 | 56 | ||
- ^ 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
Club
Ayr United
Individual
- Scottish Championship Player of the Month: September 2019[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://livingstonfc.co.uk/alan-forrest-pre-contract-agreement/
- ^ "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 22 November.
- ^ "Scottish League One: Ayr United pip Raith Rovers to title and automatic promotion". BBC Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.