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Fraser Forster
Personal information
Full name Fraser Gerard Forster
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
(on loan from Newcastle United)
Number 1
Youth career
Wallsend Boys Club
2005–2006 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Newcastle United 0 (0)
2008 → Stockport County (loan) 6 (0)
2009 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2010 → Norwich City (loan) 38 (0)
2010–2011 → Celtic (loan) 36 (0)
2011–2012 → Celtic (loan) 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2012

Fraser Gerard Forster (born 17 March 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Celtic, on loan from Newcastle United.

He started his career with Newcastle and has had loan spells with Stockport County, Bristol Rovers and Norwich City as well as being on loan to Celtic for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.

Early life

Forster attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle,[1] where he enjoyed success with the first team and the ISFA North team, which helped him secure a trial with Newcastle United.[citation needed] Forster played for local teams, Stocksfield, Newburn and Wallsend. He also played for the Newcastle Schools team and for the Northumberland County team.[citation needed]

Club career

Newcastle United

Forster earned his first professional contract with Newcastle United, signing for their Academy in 2005.[1] Forster was Newcastle's third choice goalkeeper in the 2007–08 season while Tim Krul was on loan at Falkirk, and played regularly in the reserves.[1]

Stockport County

With Krul back for the 2008–09 season and Given back to full fitness, it was the turn of Forster to go on loan. He was loaned out to Stockport County on 2 October 2008, to deputise for regular goalkeeper Owain Fôn Williams while he was away on international duty with Wales.[2] Forster started his first game for Stockport on 7 October in the Football League Trophy second round, where they lost 1–0 away to Bury.[3] He started his first league game for Stockport on 11 October, where his team drew 1–1 away to Southend United.[4] He returned to Newcastle on 1 November, after completing his loan stint at Stockport playing six league games and keeping three clean sheets.[5]

Bristol Rovers

Forster, having been on the bench for Newcastle on over 30 occasions in the Premier League and UEFA Cup, needed regular playing experience and subsequently signed a month-loan deal with Bristol Rovers on 31 July 2009.[6] He kept two clean sheets in the four league games he played for them.[7] Bristol Rovers asked to extend the loan but Norwich City made a counter offer which was accepted by Newcastle.[8] Manager Paul Trollope was disappointed and commented that the team wanted Forster between the sticks.[8] He stated "Fraser has a great career ahead of him".[9]

Norwich City

Norwich City manager Paul Lambert was keen to sign Forster who he had seen play for both Stockport and Bristol Rovers. Forster then signed for Norwich City in a one month loan deal, and was given the 21 jersey.[10] It was then extended to the end of January 2010 after making an impressive debut against Hartlepool in the 2-0 victory at Victoria Park.[11] Forster received a red card on 26 September 2009 against Gillingham for bringing Curtis Weston down in the penalty area,[12] however this was considered to be a controversial decision.[13] He made a blunder in a 2-1 defeat against Leeds United on 19 October, with a 90th minute goal kick going straight to Jermaine Beckford who scored.[14]

On 20 November 2009, Norwich City announced that they had agreed a deal with Newcastle United to extend Forster's loan until the end of the 2009–10 season, after impressing the Norwich faithful with his displays, helping the team shoot up the League One table.[15] He was also allowed to play in Norwich City's cup games.[16] Norwich City manager, Paul Lambert praised world class saves and a terrific contribution to the team.[17]

In November 2009, Forster was awarded Norwich City Player of the Month.[9] He was named Norwich's Players' Player of the Year 2010 and second in the Supporters' Player of the Year award.[18] A fantastic season at Norwich was marked by his award of the Macron Golden Gloves Award for the best record of clean sheets in the league, keeping 18 clean sheets in 38 league appearances and 20 clean sheets in 42 appearances in all competitions.[19]

Celtic

On 24 August 2010, Forster joined Celtic on a season-long loan from Newcastle. Celtic manager Neil Lennon described Forster by saying, "He's a big boy, he's come highly recommended, his age is the only thing going against him because otherwise he's all the qualities you look for."[20] He made his Celtic debut on 29 August 2010 away at Motherwell and kept a clean sheet as Celtic won 1–0.[21] He then went on to play in every match of Celtic's season with the exception of two cup matches.

Forster had a successful season with Celtic, winning a runner-up medal in the League Cup and Scottish Premier League.[22][23] Between them, Forster and fellow goalkeeper Łukasz Załuska kept 23 clean sheets in the league, breaking Celtic's previous clean sheet record from the 2001–02 season.[24][25] Forster kept 21 of the clean sheets.[24] He capped off his season with a 3-0 victory over Motherwell to help Celtic win the Scottish Cup.[26] In total, he kept 24 clean sheets in 44 matches for Celtic.

After appearing for Newcastle in pre-season against Darlington,[27] Orlando City,[28] Leeds United[29] and Fiorentina,[30] as well as being named among the substitutes for the opening game of the Premier League season against Arsenal,[31] Forster rejoined Celtic, on loan for the remainder of the season, on 17 August 2011.[32] He helped Celtic draw 0-0 against FC Sion at home, but then lost 3-1 in the away leg, only for the UEFA to reinstate Celtic into the Europa League with 3-0 wins in both legs after Sion were found to be fielding ineligible players, thus allowing Forster to keep his two only clean sheets in Europe for the season, as he conceded in all the five group games he played in.[33]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2012
Season Club League Cup League Cup Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Clean Apps Clean Apps Clean Apps Clean Apps Clean
2006–07 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007–08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stockport County (loan) 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3
2009–10 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Norwich City (loan) 38 18 1 0 0 0 3 2 42 20
2010–11 Celtic (loan) 36 21 4 2 4 1 0 0 44 24
2011–12 Celtic (loan) 33 21 3 2 4 1 7 2 47 26
Career total 117 65 8 4 8 2 11 4 144 75

Honours

Club

Norwich City

League One

Celtic

Scottish Premier League
Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup

Individual

  • Macron Golden Glove Award League One 2009–10
  • Players Player of the Season 2009–10
  • Supporters Player of the Season runner up 2009–10

Notes

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b c "Player Profile - Fraser Forster". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Hatters snare Magpies keeper". Sky Sports. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Shakers spring Stockport shock". Sky Sports. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  4. ^ "McSweeney wonder strike saves Stockport". Sky Sports. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  5. ^ Appearance data while at Stockport Soccerbase, 1 November 2008
  6. ^ Rovers snap up Magpies keeper Sky Sports, 31 July 2009
  7. ^ Appearance data while at Bristol Soccerbase, 22 August 2009
  8. ^ a b Keeper crisis at Bristol Rovers as Forster signs for Norwich City This is Bristol, 28 August 2009
  9. ^ a b ‘A Star in the Making’ – Newcastle’s Fraser Forster Football Fancast, 15 January 2010
  10. ^ Canaries capture keeper Sky Sports, 28 August 2009
  11. ^ Canaries extend Forster loan Sky Sports, 20 November 2009
  12. ^ Gillingham 1 - 1 Norwich BBC Sport, 26 September 2009
  13. ^ Gillingham vs Norwich Mirror Football, 28 September 2009
  14. ^ Leeds United 2 - 1 Norwich BBC Sport, 19 October 2009
  15. ^ Norwich keep Forster for season BBC Sport, 20 November 2009
  16. ^ Fraser Forster deal extended Pink Un, 22 November 2009
  17. ^ Lambert sings Forster's praises Yahoo! Eurosport, 18 April 2010
  18. ^ Norwich City return appeals to Fraser Forster BBC Sport, 10 May 2010
  19. ^ Goalkeeper Dorus de Vries wins top accolade BBC Sport, 3 June 2010
  20. ^ "Newcastle goalkeeper Fraser Forster on Celtic loan". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  21. ^ "Motherwell 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  22. ^ Celtic 1-2 Rangers (aet) BBC Sport, 20 March 2011
  23. ^ "Kilmarnock 1-5 Rangers". BBC Sport. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  24. ^ a b Forster's delight at clean sheet record Celtic FC, 17 May 2011
  25. ^ Celtic 4-0 Motherwell BBC Sport, 15 May 2011
  26. ^ Motherwell 0-3 Celtic BBC Sport, 21 May 2011
  27. ^ "Darlington 0 Newcastle 2". Newcastle United FC. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  28. ^ "Orlando City 1 Newcastle United 0". Newcastle United FC. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  29. ^ "Leeds 3 Newcastle 2". Newcastle United FC. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  30. ^ "Newcastle 0 Fiorentina 0". Newcastle United FC. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  31. ^ "Newcastle United 0 Arsenal 0". Newcastle United FC. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  32. ^ "Hoops re-sign Forster". Sky Sports. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  33. ^ "Celtic reinstated in Europa League as UEFA rule against Sion". Stv. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

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