Michael Forbes

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Michael Forbes

Michael Forbes
21
years
IR1
Northern Ireland
80
kgs
Def
position
188
cms
18
shirt number
330
K.€
51
ELO

Born on 29 April 2004 in Ardboe

Personal data
Country of birth
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa
Career details
Current club
Northampton Northampton
Current competition
League One League One
Previous club
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers
Previous competition
Premier League 2 Division One Premier League 2 Division One
Historic team
West Ham U18 West Ham U18
Historical competition
Premier League Sub 18 Premier League Sub 18
Last number
18
Most common shirt number
6
Other shirt numbers
25, 6, 5, 4, 14

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
League One
0%
Wins
0 W
1 D
3 L
Carabao Cup
0%
Wins
0 W
0 D
1 L
Checkatrade Trophy
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 46 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
17
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town 54 46 15 9 22 60 73 -13
18
Peterborough United
Peterborough United 51 46 13 12 21 68 81 -13
19
Northampton
Northampton 51 46 12 15 19 48 66 -18
20
Burton Albion
Burton Albion 47 46 11 14 21 49 66 -17
21
Crawley Town
Crawley Town 46 46 12 10 24 57 83 -26

Position on the pitch

Main position
Centre-back 92%
Other positions
  • Left-back 8%
CB
LB
Football pitch

Rating progression

51 ▲ 4
102914 20
60348 20
60446 20
2804 22
9199 24
1823 24
Highest value in career
51 (2025)
Rankings
General
51963º
Age
2452º
By country
364º 364º
By position
19705º D
By position
10924º CB CB

Evolution of market value

▲ 0.3
102914 20
60348 20
60446 20
2804 22
9199 24
1823 24
Highest value in career
296K (2025)
Rankings
General
46048º
Age
2730º
By country
324º 324º
By position
16907º D
By position
8996º CB CB
Contract information
Agent
FFP
Start of contract
25/07/2025
NEW TRANSFER
End of contract
30/06/2026
FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
21/08/2026
Last signing
25/07/2025
Loan by
West Ham U21

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
26/27 31/05/2026
Northampton
Northampton
West Ham U21
West Ham U21
End of loan
25/26 25/07/2025
West Ham U21
West Ham U21
Northampton
Northampton
Loan
25/26 31/05/2025
Colchester United
Colchester United
West Ham U21
West Ham U21
End of loan
24/25 30/01/2025
West Ham U21
West Ham U21
Colchester United
Colchester United
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Calendar year 5
51
Last 365 days 17
3
0.18
49
Last 3 years 45
8
0.18
47
Last 5 years 96
16
0.17
42
Career 96
0.17
42

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Northampton
Northampton
2025/26
5 1 0 0 0 5 4 1 386' 21 5.4 51
League One
League One
4 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 360' 21 5.7 51
Carabao Cup
Carabao Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 26' 21 4.3 51
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
2024/25
12 0 1 2 0 12 6 6 543' 20 5.2 47
West Ham U21
West Ham U21
2023/24
3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 131' 19 5.4 44
West Ham U21
West Ham U21
2022/23
15 0 0 1 0 15 12 3 1165' 18 5.8 45
West Ham U18
West Ham U18
2021/22
24 2 0 5 0 24 24 0 2126' 18 7.5 38

Teammates

Player rating and role
J. Guthrie
D
J. Guthrie
68
0
Cameron Mcgeehan
MF
Cameron Mcgeehan
68
5
S. Hoskins
F
S. Hoskins
67
0
T. Fornah
MF
T. Fornah
64
4
D. Campbell
MF
D. Campbell
63
0
L. Burge
GK
L. Burge
63
1
Terry Taylor
MF
Terry Taylor
62
5
R. Fitzsimons
GK
R. Fitzsimons
61
-1
N. Guinness-Walker
D
N. Guinness-Walker
59
0
Liam Shaw
MF
Liam Shaw
57
3
M. Dyche
D
M. Dyche
57
4
E. List
F
E. List
55
-2
Tom Eaves
F
Tom Eaves
55
2
C. McCarthy
D
C. McCarthy
55
3
J. Burroughs
D
J. Burroughs
54
-1
J. Thorniley
D
J. Thorniley
53
-2
J. Willis
D
J. Willis
53
-2
Ethan Wheatley
F
Ethan Wheatley
52
5
Jack Perkins
MF
Jack Perkins
52
5
M. Jacobs
F
M. Jacobs
52
-3

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
West Ham U18
West Ham U18
2 43 43 3804' 3 6
West Ham U21
West Ham U21
3 19 14 1306' 0 1
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
1 12 6 543' 0 2
Northampton
Northampton
1 5 4 386' 1 0
West Ham U23
West Ham U23
1 3 1 93' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Premier League Academy U18
Premier League Academy U18
2 38 38 3354' 3 5
Premier League 2 Division One
Premier League 2 Division One
2 15 10 988' 0 1
League One
League One
2 11 6 518' 1 1
EFL Trophy
EFL Trophy
4 9 7 591' 0 1
FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup
2 3 3 270' 0 1

Teams played for

West Ham U18
West Ham U18
2 season
3
43
West Ham U21
West Ham U21
3 season
0
19
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
1 season
0
12
Northampton
Northampton
1 season
1
5
West Ham U23
West Ham U23
1 season
0
3

For the national team

3729
1 once at International
8 times at U21
5 times at U19
-
Average number of goals
0
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
2
Off the bench
1
Debut
17/11/2023
Age on debut
19.6 years
Last match
17/11/2023
Age in last game
19.6 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Irlanda del Norte U21
Irlanda del Norte U21
2024
3 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 270' 20 5.9 48
European U21 Championship qualifying
European U21 Championship qualifying
3 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 270' 20 5.9 48
Irlanda del Norte U21
Irlanda del Norte U21
2023
5 0 0 3 0 5 5 0 422' 19 5.4 43
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2023
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5' 19 4 44
Irlanda del Norte U19
Irlanda del Norte U19
2022
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 18 6.7 45
Irlanda del Norte U19
Irlanda del Norte U19
2021
2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 180' 17 4.9 37

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Irlanda del Norte U21
Irlanda del Norte U21
2 8 8 692' 0 5
Irlanda del Norte U19
Irlanda del Norte U19
2 5 5 450' 0 2
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 1 0 5' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
2 8 8 692' 0 5
U19 EC Qualifying
U19 EC Qualifying
2 5 5 450' 0 2
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
1 1 0 5' 0 0

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team, Team debut
Northampton
Northampton
02 AUG. 25
21 years

Best performances