Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 April 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Ardboe, Northern Ireland [1] | ||
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 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:39, 17 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:39, 17 November 2023 (UTC) |
Michael Forbes (born 29 April 2004) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club West Ham United and the Northern Ireland national team.
Forbes is a youth product of Ardboe, Cookstown Youth, and Dungannon Swifts. [2] He joined the youth academy of West Ham United on 24 July 2020 when he signed a scholarship contract with the club. [3] The following season, he captained the U18s and debuted with the U23s in December 2021. [4] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 31 May 2022. [5] He made his first appearance on the senior West Ham squad for a UEFA Conference League match against FCSB on 3 November 2022. [6]
Forbes is a youth international for Northern Ireland, having played up to the Northern Ireland U21s. [7] After injuries to the senior squad in November 2021, he was called up to train with the senior national team. [8] He debuted with the senior Northern Ireland national team as a late substitute in a 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to Finland on 17 November 2023. [9]