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{{short description|Retired English footballer (born 1991)}}
{{for|the American basketball and baseball coach|Harry Forrester (coach)}}
{{Other people|Harry Forrester}}
{{Infobox football biography 2
{{EngvarB|date=July 2013}}
| playername = Harry Forrester
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
| image = [[Image:Replace this image male.svg|150px|Replace]]
{{Infobox football biography
| caption =
| fullname = Harry Forrester
| name = Harry Forrester
| image = Tractor Sazi and Esteghlal match (cropped).jpg
| dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1991|1|2|df=y}}
| caption = Forrester with [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]] in 2018
| cityofbirth =
| fullname = Harry Lee Forrester<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |title=The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015 |publisher=The Football League |page=47 |date=16 May 2015 |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053003/http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf# |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|2|df=y}}<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3269/Harry-Forrester/overview |title=Harry Forrester: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref>
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| birth_place = [[Milton Keynes]], England
| position = [[Midfielder (football)#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]]
| height = {{convert|1.79|m|order=flip}}<ref name="PremProfile"/>
| currentclub = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]<br> (on loan from [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]])
| position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]]
| clubnumber = 19
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2005&ndash;2007
| clubnumber =
| youthyears2 = 2007&ndash;
| youthyears1 = –2000
| youthclubs1 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
| youthyears2 = 2000–2007
| years1 = 2010&ndash;
| youthclubs2 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| years2 = 2010&ndash;
| youthyears3 = 2007–2010
| clubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| clubs2 = → [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] (loan)
| youthclubs3 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| years1 = 2010–2011
| caps1 = 0
| clubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| caps2 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| caps1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2010–2011
| totalcaps =
| clubs2 = → [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] (loan)
| totalgoals =
| caps2 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2007&ndash;2009
| goals2 = 0
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]]
| years3 = 2011–2013
| nationalcaps1 =
| clubs3 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| nationalgoals1 =
| caps3 = 55
| medaltemplates =
| goals3 = 8
| club-update = 16:04, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
| years4 = 2013–2016
| nationalteam-update =
| clubs4 = [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
| caps4 = 54
| goals4 = 8
| years5 = 2016–2018
| clubs5 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps5 = 32
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = → [[AFC Wimbledon]] (loan)
| caps6 = 36
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2018–2019
| clubs7 = [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]]
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = → [[Machine Sazi F.C.|Machine Sazi]] (loan)
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2019–2020
| clubs9 = [[Orange County SC]] <!--SC is part of name-->
| caps9 = 35
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2022
| clubs10 = [[Los Angeles Force]]
| caps10 = 4
| goals10 = 0
| totalcaps = 228
| totalgoals = 29
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23:30, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
}}
}}
'''Harry Forrester''' (born 2 January 1991) is an English [[association football|footballer]]. He plays as a [[Midfielder (football)#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] for Aston Villa. He has also been capped at youth level for England.
'''Harry Lee Forrester''' (born 2 January 1991) is an English football coach and former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]].


Although primarily an attacking midfielder, he was deployed in a number of positions including on the left wing. He came through the youth teams of [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] and would later play in the [[Scottish Premiership]] for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] in the [[Football League]] for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]], [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] and [[AFC Wimbledon]]. He spent the final five years of his career playing in [[Iran]] and the [[United States]] for [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]], [[Machine Sazi F.C.|Machine Sazi]], [[Orange County SC]] and [[Los Angeles Force]].
==Career==
===Aston Villa===
In January 2008 Aston Villa signed Forrester from [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], despite fighting off reported interest from the likes of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] for the highly rated teen. He was only 16 years old at the time, yet Villa paid out £250,000 (that could potentially rise to £1 million) for him. After joining, he immediately helped Villa's under-18 side to FA Premier Academy League glory in the 2007-08 season. He has also started for Villa's reserve side who in the 2009-10 season, won the Reserve League South title for a third consecutive time. However, he was an unused sub as Villa went on to lose the Play-off Final against Manchester United, champions of the Reserve League North.


He was capped at youth level at [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]] and [[England national under-17 football team|U17]] level with a combined 9 caps. He now resides in [[California]] and runs a soccer academy.
====Kilmarnock (Loan)====

In August 2010, Forrester signed on loan with [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/8947197.stm |title=Kilmarnock capture Aston Villa striker on loan |author= |date=26 August 2010 |work= |publisher=''[[BBC Sport]]'' |accessdate=26 August 2010}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Watford===
In 2000, Forrester joined [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] from [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]. As Forrester was only ten years old, Watford paid Northampton £13,000 in compensation.


==Honours==
===Aston Villa===
===Aston Villa===
In summer 2007, [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] signed Forrester from [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], despite reported interest from the likes of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] for the highly rated teen.<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6290810.stm | title=Watford youngster signs for Villa | publisher=BBC Sport | work=BBC |date=11 July 2007 }}</ref> A transfer tribunal ruled in December 2007, on the compensation due to Watford as Forrester was only 16-years-old at the time he signed for Villa. An initial fee of £250,000 was set which could have potentially risen to £1.2 million as well as a percentage of the sell-on fee.<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/enwiki/w/watford/7155357.stm | title=Tribunal rules on Forrester move | publisher=BBC Sport | work=BBC |date=21 December 2007 }}</ref> After joining, he immediately helped [[Aston Villa Under-21s and Academy|Villa's under-18 team]] to [[Premier Academy League|FA Premier Academy League]] glory in the [[2007–08 Premier Academy League|2007–08 season]]. He also started for Villa's reserve team who in the [[2009–10 Premier Reserve League|2009–10 season]], won the Reserve League South title for a third consecutive time. However, he was an unused sub as Villa went on to lose the Play-off Final against Manchester United, champions of the Reserve League North. He was released by Villa in May 2011 after his contract expired.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2368005,00.html |title=Farewell to Reo-Coker and Carew as released list announced |date=27 May 2011 |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |access-date=27 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527212512/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10265~2368005%2C00.html |archive-date=27 May 2011 }}</ref>
*The FA U-18 Premier Academy League: Winner 2007-08

*The Reserve League South: Winner 2009-10
====Kilmarnock (loan)====
*The Reserve League Play-Off Final: Runner Up 2009-10
In August 2010, Forrester signed on loan with [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/8947197.stm |title=Kilmarnock capture Aston Villa striker on loan |date=26 August 2010 |work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC |access-date=26 August 2010}}</ref> He made his [[Scottish Premier League]] debut in the 2–1 win against [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] on 11 September.<ref name="Soccerbase1011">{{Soccerbase season|id=56261|season=2010|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref> Forrester claimed his first assist in a 2–1 loss to [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] on 23 October, crossing to [[Rui Miguel (footballer, born 1984)|Rui Miguel]] who scored with a header. He played a total of eight games in all competitions for Kilmarnock, before returning to Aston Villa in January 2011.<ref name="Soccerbase1011" />

===Brentford===
Despite being released by Aston Villa, there was still much speculation surrounding Forrester's future, with reported interest from [[Football League Championship|Championship]] side [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] and Dutch champions [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_6899349,00.html |title=Tykes target Villa youngster |date=26 April 2011 |publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6941894,00.html |title=Ajax eye ex-Villa starlet |date=20 May 2011 |publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> Forrester later joined up with the latter on trial, playing with their reserve side [[Jong Ajax]], and received praise from manager [[Frank de Boer]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_7057882,00.html |title=Forrester on brink of Ajax deal |date=23 July 2011 |publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> He scored a hat-trick for Jong Ajax in a 5–2 pre-season victory over [[VV GOES]] on 27 July 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vvgoes.nl/goes-wint-in-tweede-helft-jong-ajax |title=Goes 'wint' in tweede helft Jong Ajax |language=nl |trans-title=Goes 'beats' Young Ajax in second half |publisher=VV GOES |date=27 July 2011 |access-date=31 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908181642/http://www.vvgoes.nl/goes-wint-in-tweede-helft-jong-ajax |archive-date=8 September 2014}}</ref>

Forrester then decided to turn down a move to Ajax to join [[Football League One|League One]] club [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]], managed by [[Uwe Rösler]], on 4 August 2011 on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brentford sign Ajax target Harry Forrester|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/9556292.stm|publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |date=4 August 2011|access-date=4 August 2011 }}</ref> He made his Bees debut as an injury time substitute in the 2–1 win at [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] on 16 August 2011.<ref name="Soccerbase1112" /> On 30 August, he started his first game for Brentford in a 3–3 draw against [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] in the first round of the [[Football League Trophy]] before being replaced by [[Sam Wood (footballer)|Sam Wood]] after 78 minutes.<ref name="Soccerbase1112" /> On 27 January 2013, Forrester earned his side a 2–2 draw and a replay against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the fourth round of the [[FA Cup]] by converting a penalty won by [[Tom Adeyemi]] in the 73rd minute.<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21106912 | title=Brentford 2–2 Chelsea |publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport|date=27 January 2013 |first=Phil |last=McNulty}}</ref>

===Doncaster Rovers===
On 30 June 2013, Forrester left Brentford after his contract expired, opting instead to sign for newly promoted [[Football League Championship|Championship]] club [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Doncaster Rovers: Harry Forrester moves to Keepmoat|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23144554|publisher=BBC Sport|work=BBC|date=3 July 2013}}</ref> On 4 January 2014, Forrester scored his first goal for Rovers in an FA Cup third round defeat at home to Stevenage.<ref name="Soccerbase1314" /> A series of injuries restricted Forrester to just 9 appearances (seven in the League) during the 2013–14 season, of which just three were starts.<ref name="Soccerbase1314" />

On 8 August 2015, Forrester scored a controversial goal for Rovers against Bury on the opening day of the 2015–16 season, in injury-time, after the referee ordered the ball to be passed back to the Bury keeper to restart play, Forrester accidentally volleyed the ball into Bury's goal. Doncaster manager [[Paul Dickov]] ordered his team to let Bury score an equaliser from the restart of play with Bury striker [[Leon Clarke]] allowed to walk the ball into the Doncaster goal to level the match at 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doncaster Rovers: Harry Forrester wants quiet life after controversial goal|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster/doncaster-rovers-harry-forrester-wants-quiet-life-after-controversial-goal-1-7402714|work=The Star|access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref>

===Rangers===
On 31 December 2015, Forrester signed for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on an initial six-month deal.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Gers Confirm Forrester Signing|url = http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/gers-confirm-forrester-signing/|publisher = Rangers Football Club|work = Rangers.co.uk|date = 31 December 2015|access-date = 31 December 2015|archive-date = 31 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151231201517/http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/gers-confirm-forrester-signing/|url-status = dead}}</ref> Forrester said that it was a privilege to join 'one of the biggest teams in Europe' and that he wanted to stay longer than his initial six-month deal.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Forrester: Privileged To Be Here|url = http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/forrester-privileged-to-be-here/|first=Nick |last=Thomson|publisher=Rangers Football Club|work=Rangers.co.uk|access-date = 4 January 2016}}</ref> Harry also said that he wanted to develop further as a player by learning from the more experienced players at the club, for example [[Lee Wallace]] and [[Kenny Miller]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Experienced Boys Can Help Me|url = http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/experienced-boys-can-help/|first=Nick |last=Thomson|publisher=Rangers Football Club|work=Rangers.co.uk|access-date = 4 January 2016}}</ref> Forrester made his debut for Rangers on 10 January 2016 in a 5–1 win over [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] in the [[Scottish Cup]].<ref name="Soccerbase1516" /> On 27 February, Forrester scored his first goal for the club, netting the winner with four minutes remaining in a 1–0 league victory over St Mirren after coming on as a substitute.<ref name="Soccerbase1516" /> On 10 April while playing in the [[2016 Scottish Challenge Cup Final]] against Peterhead, Forrester was substituted because of injury and limped off the park,<ref name="Rangers 4-0 Peterhead"/> it was revealed later he had suffered a hairline fracture which ultimately ended his season. However, two days later, on 12 April, he signed a new three-year contract with Rangers.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Forrester Signs New Contract|url = http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/forrester-signs-new-contract/|publisher= Rangers Football Club|work=Rangers.co.uk|access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref> On 13 June 2017, Forrester was told to stay away from training and to find a new club by [[Pedro Caixinha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-boss-pedro-caixinha-gets-10619268|title=Pedro Caixinha gets tough as he warns Harry Forrester to stay away from training|first=Keith|last=Jackson|date=14 June 2017|work=Daily Record}}</ref>

===Tractor===
In July 2018, Forrester's contract with Rangers was cancelled by mutual consent and he joined Iranian club [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]], signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Harry Forrester seals Tractor deal after Rangers release | work = Daily Record | date = 19 July 2018 | access-date = 19 July 2018 | url = https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/harry-forrester-seals-tractor-sazi-12944697}}</ref>

On 30 August 2018, after two appearances for Tractor, Forrester joined [[Tabriz]] rivals [[Machine Sazi F.C.|Machine Sazi]] on loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://varzesh3.com/news/1550154|title=فورستر به ماشین سازی می‌رود}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Transfer Deadline Aftermath Live: All the reaction after a busy summer |last=McDougall |first=Mark |work=Daily Record |date=1 September 2018 |access-date=8 September 2018 |url= https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/transfer-deadline-aftermath-live-celtic-13174217 |quote=New club for Forrester}}</ref>

===Move to the United States===
On 18 January 2019, it was announced that Forrester was signed by [[USL Championship]] side [[Orange County SC]] ahead of the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orange County SC Signs Former Rangers FC Forward Harry Forrester |url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/986342 |website=OrangeCountySC.com |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=18 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174251/https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/986342 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During the 2022 season, Forrester was playing for [[National Independent Soccer Association|NISA]] side [[Los Angeles Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.losangelesforce.com/roster/harry-forrester-|title=2022 Squad - Los Angeles Force|publisher=[[Los Angeles Force]]|accessdate=13 May 2022}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Forrester announced his retirement in January 2022. Forrester owns and works for football coaching company Prospect Soccer Academy, based in California. The company provides off-season 1-to-1 training for professional players, amongst other facilities.


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
''Statistics accurate as of match played 25 September 2010.''
{{updated|match played 26 August 2019}}


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{{Football player statistics 1}}
{{Football player statistics 2|ENG|YY}}
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
|[[2010-11 in English football|2010-11]]||[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||[[Premier League]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
!rowspan="2"|Season
! colspan=3 | League
! colspan=2 | National Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Other
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
! Division !! Apps !! Goals
{{Football player statistics 2|SCO|YY}}
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
|-
|[[2010-11 in Scottish football|2010-11]]||[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] (loan)||[[Scottish Premier League]]||3||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||4||0
|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] (loan)||[[2010–11 in Scottish football|2010–11]]<ref name="Soccerbase1011" />||[[Scottish Premier League]]||7||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||8||0
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]||[[2011–12 in English football|2011–12]]<ref name="Soccerbase1112">{{Soccerbase season|id=56261|season=2011|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>|| rowspan="2" |[[Football League One|League One]]||19||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="FLT">Appearances in [[EFL Trophy]]</ref>||0||20||0
{{Football player statistics 3|1|ENG}}0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
{{Football player statistics 3|1|SCO}}3||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||4||0
|[[2012–13 in English football|2012–13]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=56261|season=2012|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>||36||8||7||3||1||0||5<ref group="lower-alpha">3 appearances in [[Football League One play-offs|League One play-offs]], 2 appearances in [[EFL Trophy]]</ref>||0||49||11
{{Football player statistics 5}}3||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||4||0
|-
{{Football player statistics end}}
! colspan=2 | Total
!55||8||7||3||3||1||6||0||69||11
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]||[[2013–14 in English football|2013–14]]<ref name="Soccerbase1314">{{Soccerbase season|id=56261|season=2013|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||7||0||1||1||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||9||1
|-
|[[2014–15 in English football|2014–15]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=56261|season=2014|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>|| rowspan="2" |League One||40||7||4||0||2||1||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="FLT"/>||1||48||9
|-
|[[2015–16 in English football|2015–16]]<ref name="Soccerbase1516">{{Soccerbase season|id=56261|season=2015|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>||7||1||0||0||1||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="FLT"/>||0||9||1
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
!54||8||5||1||4||1||3||1||66||11
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]||[[2015–16 in Scottish football|2015–16]]<ref name="Soccerbase1516" />||[[Scottish Championship]]||11||4||4||1|| colspan="2" |—||1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in [[Scottish Challenge Cup]]</ref>||0||16||5
|-
|[[2016–17 Rangers F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=56261|season=2016|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>||[[Scottish Premiership]]||21||3||1||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||28||3
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
!32||7||5||1||6||0||1||0||44||8
|-
|[[AFC Wimbledon]] (loan)
|[[2017–18 AFC Wimbledon season|2017–18<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=56261|season=2017|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>]]<ref>Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. {{verify source |date=November 2020 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/984757661 by a bug in VisualEditor and later identified by a bot. The original cite can be found at Special:Permalink/981972154 (or in a rev close to it) in either cite #34 or cite #31 - find and verify the cite and replace this template with it (1). [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
|League One
|36
|3
|3
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|4<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" />
|0
|43
|3
|-
|[[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]]
|[[2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League|2018–19]]<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|id=149022|accessdate=12 September 2018}}</ref>
|[[Persian Gulf Pro League]]
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|2
|0
|-
|[[Machine Sazi F.C.|Machine Sazi]] (loan)
|2018–19<ref name="Soccerway" />
|Persian Gulf Pro League
|0
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|0
|0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Orange County SC]]
|[[2019 USL Championship season|2019]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
| rowspan="2" |[[USL Championship]]
|31
|3
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|32
|3
|-
|[[2020 Orange County SC season|2020]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|4
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|4
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!35
!3
!1
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!36
!3
|-
! colspan="3" | Career total
!221||29||21||5||14||1||14||1||270||36
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Rangers'''
*[[Scottish Championship]]: [[2015–16 Scottish Championship|2015–16]]<ref name="Soccerbase1516" />
*[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]: [[2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup|2015–16]]<ref name="Rangers 4-0 Peterhead">{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35953055| publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport | first=Tom |last=English | access-date=10 April 2016 | date=10 April 2016 | title=Rangers 4–0 Peterhead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 01:34, 31 October 2024

For other people named Harry Forrester, see Harry Forrester (disambiguation).

Harry Forrester
Forrester with Tractor in 2018
Personal information
Full name Harry Lee Forrester[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Milton Keynes, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
–2000 Northampton Town
2000–2007 Watford
2007–2010 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Kilmarnock (loan) 10 (0)
2011–2013 Brentford 55 (8)
2013–2016 Doncaster Rovers 54 (8)
2016–2018 Rangers 32 (7)
2017–2018 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 36 (3)
2018–2019 Tractor 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Machine Sazi (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 Orange County SC 35 (3)
2022 Los Angeles Force 4 (0)
Total 228 (29)
International career
2006–2007 England U16 5 (0)
2007–2008 England U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Harry Lee Forrester (born 2 January 1991) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a attacking midfielder.

Although primarily an attacking midfielder, he was deployed in a number of positions including on the left wing. He came through the youth teams of Watford and Aston Villa and would later play in the Scottish Premiership for Rangers and Kilmarnock in the Football League for Brentford, Doncaster Rovers and AFC Wimbledon. He spent the final five years of his career playing in Iran and the United States for Tractor, Machine Sazi, Orange County SC and Los Angeles Force.

He was capped at youth level at England U16 and U17 level with a combined 9 caps. He now resides in California and runs a soccer academy.

Club career

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Watford

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In 2000, Forrester joined Watford from Northampton Town. As Forrester was only ten years old, Watford paid Northampton £13,000 in compensation.

Aston Villa

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In summer 2007, Aston Villa signed Forrester from Watford, despite reported interest from the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United for the highly rated teen.[3] A transfer tribunal ruled in December 2007, on the compensation due to Watford as Forrester was only 16-years-old at the time he signed for Villa. An initial fee of £250,000 was set which could have potentially risen to £1.2 million as well as a percentage of the sell-on fee.[4] After joining, he immediately helped Villa's under-18 team to FA Premier Academy League glory in the 2007–08 season. He also started for Villa's reserve team who in the 2009–10 season, won the Reserve League South title for a third consecutive time. However, he was an unused sub as Villa went on to lose the Play-off Final against Manchester United, champions of the Reserve League North. He was released by Villa in May 2011 after his contract expired.[5]

Kilmarnock (loan)

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In August 2010, Forrester signed on loan with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.[6] He made his Scottish Premier League debut in the 2–1 win against St Mirren on 11 September.[7] Forrester claimed his first assist in a 2–1 loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 23 October, crossing to Rui Miguel who scored with a header. He played a total of eight games in all competitions for Kilmarnock, before returning to Aston Villa in January 2011.[7]

Brentford

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Despite being released by Aston Villa, there was still much speculation surrounding Forrester's future, with reported interest from Championship side Barnsley and Dutch champions Ajax.[8][9] Forrester later joined up with the latter on trial, playing with their reserve side Jong Ajax, and received praise from manager Frank de Boer.[10] He scored a hat-trick for Jong Ajax in a 5–2 pre-season victory over VV GOES on 27 July 2011.[11]

Forrester then decided to turn down a move to Ajax to join League One club Brentford, managed by Uwe Rösler, on 4 August 2011 on a two-year contract.[12] He made his Bees debut as an injury time substitute in the 2–1 win at Exeter City on 16 August 2011.[13] On 30 August, he started his first game for Brentford in a 3–3 draw against Milton Keynes Dons in the first round of the Football League Trophy before being replaced by Sam Wood after 78 minutes.[13] On 27 January 2013, Forrester earned his side a 2–2 draw and a replay against Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup by converting a penalty won by Tom Adeyemi in the 73rd minute.[14]

Doncaster Rovers

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On 30 June 2013, Forrester left Brentford after his contract expired, opting instead to sign for newly promoted Championship club Doncaster Rovers.[15] On 4 January 2014, Forrester scored his first goal for Rovers in an FA Cup third round defeat at home to Stevenage.[16] A series of injuries restricted Forrester to just 9 appearances (seven in the League) during the 2013–14 season, of which just three were starts.[16]

On 8 August 2015, Forrester scored a controversial goal for Rovers against Bury on the opening day of the 2015–16 season, in injury-time, after the referee ordered the ball to be passed back to the Bury keeper to restart play, Forrester accidentally volleyed the ball into Bury's goal. Doncaster manager Paul Dickov ordered his team to let Bury score an equaliser from the restart of play with Bury striker Leon Clarke allowed to walk the ball into the Doncaster goal to level the match at 1–1.[17]

Rangers

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On 31 December 2015, Forrester signed for Rangers on an initial six-month deal.[18] Forrester said that it was a privilege to join 'one of the biggest teams in Europe' and that he wanted to stay longer than his initial six-month deal.[19] Harry also said that he wanted to develop further as a player by learning from the more experienced players at the club, for example Lee Wallace and Kenny Miller.[20] Forrester made his debut for Rangers on 10 January 2016 in a 5–1 win over Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Cup.[21] On 27 February, Forrester scored his first goal for the club, netting the winner with four minutes remaining in a 1–0 league victory over St Mirren after coming on as a substitute.[21] On 10 April while playing in the 2016 Scottish Challenge Cup Final against Peterhead, Forrester was substituted because of injury and limped off the park,[22] it was revealed later he had suffered a hairline fracture which ultimately ended his season. However, two days later, on 12 April, he signed a new three-year contract with Rangers.[23] On 13 June 2017, Forrester was told to stay away from training and to find a new club by Pedro Caixinha.[24]

Tractor

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In July 2018, Forrester's contract with Rangers was cancelled by mutual consent and he joined Iranian club Tractor, signing a two-year contract.[25]

On 30 August 2018, after two appearances for Tractor, Forrester joined Tabriz rivals Machine Sazi on loan.[26][27]

Move to the United States

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On 18 January 2019, it was announced that Forrester was signed by USL Championship side Orange County SC ahead of the 2019 season.[28]

During the 2022 season, Forrester was playing for NISA side Los Angeles Force.[29]

Coaching career

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Forrester announced his retirement in January 2022. Forrester owns and works for football coaching company Prospect Soccer Academy, based in California. The company provides off-season 1-to-1 training for professional players, amongst other facilities.

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 August 2019
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock (loan) 2010–11[7] Scottish Premier League 7 0 — 1 0 — 8 0
Brentford 2011–12[13] League One 19 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 20 0
2012–13[30] 36 8 7 3 1 0 5[b] 0 49 11
Total 55 8 7 3 3 1 6 0 69 11
Doncaster Rovers 2013–14[16] Championship 7 0 1 1 1 0 — 9 1
2014–15[31] League One 40 7 4 0 2 1 2[a] 1 48 9
2015–16[21] 7 1 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 9 1
Total 54 8 5 1 4 1 3 1 66 11
Rangers 2015–16[21] Scottish Championship 11 4 4 1 — 1[c] 0 16 5
2016–17[32] Scottish Premiership 21 3 1 0 6 0 — 28 3
Total 32 7 5 1 6 0 1 0 44 8
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2017–18[33][34] League One 36 3 3 0 — 4[a] 0 43 3
Tractor 2018–19[35] Persian Gulf Pro League 2 0 — — — 2 0
Machine Sazi (loan) 2018–19[35] Persian Gulf Pro League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Orange County SC 2019[35] USL Championship 31 3 1 0 — — 32 3
2020[35] 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 35 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 3
Career total 221 29 21 5 14 1 14 1 270 36
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ 3 appearances in League One play-offs, 2 appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

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Rangers

References

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  3. ^ "Watford youngster signs for Villa". BBC. BBC Sport. 11 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Tribunal rules on Forrester move". BBC. BBC Sport. 21 December 2007.
  5. ^ "Farewell to Reo-Coker and Carew as released list announced". Aston Villa F.C. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Kilmarnock capture Aston Villa striker on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  7. ^ a b c "Games played by Harry Forrester in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Tykes target Villa youngster". Sky Sports. 26 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Ajax eye ex-Villa starlet". Sky Sports. 20 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Forrester on brink of Ajax deal". Sky Sports. 23 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Goes 'wint' in tweede helft Jong Ajax" [Goes 'beats' Young Ajax in second half] (in Dutch). VV GOES. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Brentford sign Ajax target Harry Forrester". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  13. ^ a b c "Games played by Harry Forrester in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  14. ^ McNulty, Phil (27 January 2013). "Brentford 2–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. BBC.
  15. ^ "Doncaster Rovers: Harry Forrester moves to Keepmoat". BBC. BBC Sport. 3 July 2013.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Harry Forrester in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Doncaster Rovers: Harry Forrester wants quiet life after controversial goal". The Star. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Gers Confirm Forrester Signing". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  19. ^ Thomson, Nick. "Forrester: Privileged To Be Here". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  20. ^ Thomson, Nick. "Experienced Boys Can Help Me". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  21. ^ a b c d e "Games played by Harry Forrester in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  22. ^ a b English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4–0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  23. ^ "Forrester Signs New Contract". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  24. ^ Jackson, Keith (14 June 2017). "Pedro Caixinha gets tough as he warns Harry Forrester to stay away from training". Daily Record.
  25. ^ "Harry Forrester seals Tractor deal after Rangers release". Daily Record. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  26. ^ "فورستر به ماشین سازی می‌رود".
  27. ^ McDougall, Mark (1 September 2018). "Transfer Deadline Aftermath Live: All the reaction after a busy summer". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 September 2018. New club for Forrester
  28. ^ "Orange County SC Signs Former Rangers FC Forward Harry Forrester". OrangeCountySC.com. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  29. ^ "2022 Squad - Los Angeles Force". Los Angeles Force. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  30. ^ "Games played by Harry Forrester in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  31. ^ "Games played by Harry Forrester in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  32. ^ "Games played by Harry Forrester in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  33. ^ "Games played by Harry Forrester in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  34. ^ Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. [verification needed]
  35. ^ a b c d Harry Forrester at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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