Michael Forbes (footballer)

Michael Forbes

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004
Place of birth	Ardboe, Northern Ireland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	West Ham United U21
Number	65
Youth career
2008–2009	Ardboe
2009–2017	Cookstown Youth
2017–2020	Dungannon Swifts
2020–	West Ham United
International career‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Northern Ireland U16	4	(1)
2022	Northern Ireland U18	2	(1)
2021–2022	Northern Ireland U19	6	(0)
2023	Northern Ireland U21	2	(0)
2023–	Northern Ireland	1	(0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:39, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Michael Forbes (born 19 June 2004) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a forward for the West Ham United Under-21s and the Northern Ireland national team

Club career

Forbes is a youth product of Ardboe, Cookstown Youth, and Dungannon Swifts. He joined the youth academy of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United on 24 July 2020 when he signed a scholarship contract with the club. The following season, he captained the U18s and debuted with the U23s in December 2021. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 31 May 2022. He made his first appearance on the senior West Ham squad for a UEFA Conference League match against FCSB on 3 November 2023.

International career

Forbes is a youth international for Northern Ireland, having played up to the Northern Ireland U21s. After injuries to the senior squad in November 2021, he was called up to train with the senior national team. He debuted with the senior Northern Ireland national team as a late subsitute in a 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to Finland on 17 November 2023.

External links

• Michael Forbes at Soccerway
• Michael Forbes at BDFutbol