Harry Forrester

Harry Forrester

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Watford

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

Aston Villa

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. 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. 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.

Kilmarnock (loan)

In August 2010, Forrester signed on loan with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. He made his Scottish Premier League debut in the 2–1 win against St Mirren on 11 September. 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…

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

As of match played 26 August 2019

Club
Aston Villa F.C. (2010–2011)
Club
Doncaster Rovers F.C. (2013–2016)
Club
Brentford F.C. (2011–2013)
Club
Kilmarnock F.C. (2010–2011)
Club
Rangers F.C. (2016–)
Club
England national under-16 association football team (2006–2007)
Club
England national under-17 association football team (2007–2008)
Club
Orange County SC
League
USL Championship
National team
England

Legacy

Honours

Rangers

Scottish Championship: 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup: 2015–16

Clubs

Played together with

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

English association football player

Position

midfielder, forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Harry Lee Forrester is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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