Tyrese Fornah

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Tyrese Fornah
Personal information
Full name Tyrese Momodu Fornah
Date of birth (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Canning Town, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 38
Youth career
0000–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
2018–2020 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2020 → Casa Pia (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 39 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 August 2021

Tyrese Momodu Fornah (born 11 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Championship club Nottingham Forest.

Club career[]

Fornah is a member of the Nottingham Forest academy, having joined following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2018.[1] He signed a contract with Forest on 11 December 2019 that would keep him at the club until the summer of 2022.[2]

Fornah made his professional debut on 5 January 2020, appearing as a 69th-minute substitute during a 3rd round FA Cup game against Chelsea.[3][4]

On 31 January 2020, Fornah moved on loan to Portuguese LigaPro side Casa Pia for the remainder of the season, making five appearances.[5]

He signed for League One side Plymouth Argyle on 2 October 2020 on a season-long loan.[6]

Personal life[]

Born in England, Fornah is of Ghanaian descent.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of 25 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20 EFL Championship 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career totals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ Ireland, Shane (4 October 2019). "Forest hopeful shares two-word message - and fans will love it". nottinghampost.
  2. ^ "Fornah signs new deal". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Chelsea v Nottingham Forest, FA Cup third round". 5 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest on 05 Jan 20 - Match Centre - Nottingham Forest". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  5. ^ Clapson, Sarah (31 January 2020). "Reds youngster Tyrese Fornah joins Portuguese club". nottinghampost.
  6. ^ Cole, Daniel (2 October 2020). "Tyrese Fornah signs". pafc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Tyrese Fornah". sport.de.
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