Billy Forbes (footballer, born 1990)

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Billy Forbes
Personal information
Full name Billy Forbes[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 30)
Place of birth Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, Striker
Club information
Current team
 Miami FC
Number 7
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Western Texas Westerners 35 (17)
2011–2012 Lubbock Christian Chaparrals
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Provopool Celtic
2008–2009 AFC Academy
2012 Mississippi Brilla 11 (2)
2013 WV King's Warriors 11 (7)
2014–2015 San Antonio Scorpions 50 (10)
2016 Rayo OKC 30 (3)
2017 San Antonio FC 31 (10)
2018 Phoenix Rising 20 (3)
2019 San Antonio FC 23 (3)
2020 Austin Bold 16 (7)
2021– Miami FC 17 (5)
National team‡
2008– Turks and Caicos Islands 16 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:19, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Billy Forbes (born 13 December 1990) is a Turks and Caicos Islands international footballer who plays for the Miami FC in the USL Championship. He scored the game-winning goal in the 2014 Soccer Bowl.

Club career[]

Forbes spent his early career with and AFC Academy.[2] In 2009, after training with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Forbes won a scholarship with Western Texas College.[3] He also played college soccer for Lubbock Christian University.[2]

Forbes played during the summer of 2012 for the Mississippi Brilla of the USL PDL.[4] and in May 2014 he joined San Antonio Scorpions from WV King's Warriors.[5]

The San Antonio Scorpions organization ceased operations following the 2015 NASL season. Forbes signed with NASL expansion side Rayo OKC on 28 January 2016.[6]

After spending the 2018 season with Phoenix Rising, he returned to San Antonio FC for the 2019 season.[7]

Forbes joined USL Championship club Austin Bold FC in January 2020.[8]

Forbes moved to USL Championship side Miami FC on 11 January 2021.[9]

International career[]

He made his debut for Turks and Caicos in a February 2008 World Cup qualification match against Saint Lucia and has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 6 caps scoring one goal.[10] He represented his country in two World Cup qualification games.[11]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Turks and Caicos Islands' goal tally first.[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2015 Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–1 2–6 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 18 November 2018 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 3–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
3. 2–0
4. 21 March 2019 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla  British Virgin Islands 1–2 2–2
5. 10 October 2019 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao  Sint Maarten 1–1 5–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
6. 2–2
7. 5–2
8. 14 November 2019 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 3–2 3–2

Career statistics[]

As of 19 April 2017[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League US Open Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Antonio Scorpions 2014 NASL 23 5 2 0 0 0 25 5
2015 NASL 27 5 1 0 0 0 28 5
Total 50 10 3 0 0 0 53 10
Rayo OKC 2016 NASL 30 3 1 1 0 0 31 4
San Antonio FC 2017 USL 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 3
Career total 84 16 4 1 0 0 88 17

References[]

  1. ^ "Turks and Caicos Islands - B. Forbes - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Billy Forbes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Forbes college bound - Turks & Caicos Weekly News". Vancouver Whitecaps. 31 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ KING'S WARRIORS' FORBES SIGNS WITH NASL'S SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - WV King's Warriors
  6. ^ "RAYO OKC ADDS BILLY FORBES TO ROSTER". 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (23 January 2019). "Billy's Back – Forbes Returns to San Antonio". USL Championship.
  8. ^ "AUSTIN BOLD FC SIGNS FORWARD BILLY FORBES". AustinBoldFC.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. ^ Communications, Miami FC (11 January 2021). "Miami FC Ink Experienced Winger Billy Forbes". Miami FC.
  10. ^ Appearances for Turks and Caicos Islands National Team - RSSSF
  11. ^ Billy Forbes – FIFA competition record (archived)
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Billy Forbes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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