Tyrese Fornah
Personal information
Full name Tyrese Momodu Fornah
Date of birth (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Canning Town, London Borough of Newham, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2018 Reading
0000–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
2018–2020 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2020 → Casa Pia (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 39 (0)
2022 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 19 (0)
2022–2023 → Reading (loan) 35 (2)
2023– Derby County 16 (0)
International career‡
2023– Sierra Leone 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:12, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:34, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Tyrese Momodu Fornah (born 11 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for League One club Derby County. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Fornah was a member of the Nottingham Forest academy, having joined following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2018.[2] He signed a contract with Forest on 11 December 2019 that would keep him at the club until the summer of 2022.[3]

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

On 31 January 2020, Fornah moved on loan to Portuguese LigaPro side Casa Pia for the remainder of the season, making five appearances.[6]

He signed for League One side Plymouth Argyle on 2 October 2020 on a season-long loan.[7]

On 18 January 2022, Fornah joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season.[8]

On 8 July 2022, it was announced that Fornah had signed on a season-long loan with Championship side Reading.[9][10] Despite an extended period of limited playing time, Fornah expressed an interest in signing permanently for the Royals.[11]

Derby County

On 25 August 2023, Fornah joined EFL League One club Derby County on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12] A day later, Fornah made his debut in Derby's 4–2 win at Peterborough United, as a 81st minute substitute for Conor Hourihane.[13]

International career

In November 2023, Fornah received his first call-up to the Sierra Leone national team for World Cup Qualifiers against Ethiopia and Egypt.[14]

Personal life

Born in England, Fornah is of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean descent.[15][16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20[17] Championship 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2020–21[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22[19] Championship 1 0 0 0 2 0 — 3 0
2022–23[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Club totals 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Casa Pia (loan) 2019–20[21] LigaPro 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2020–21[18] League One 39 0 4 0 0 0 1[a] 0 44 0
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2021–22[19] League One 17 0 0 0 0 0 — 17 0
Reading (loan) 2022–23[20] Championship 35 2 1 0 1 0 — 37 2
Derby County 2023–24[22] League One 16 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 20 0
Career total 113 2 6 0 3 0 5 0 128 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 16 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sierra Leone 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Tyrese Fornah FIFA 22 Jul 26, 2022 SoFIFA".
  2. ^ Ireland, Shane (4 October 2019). "Forest hopeful shares two-word message - and fans will love it". nottinghampost.
  3. ^ "Fornah signs new deal". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Chelsea v Nottingham Forest, FA Cup third round". BBC Sport. 5 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest on 05 Jan 20 - Match Centre - Nottingham Forest". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  6. ^ Clapson, Sarah (31 January 2020). "Reds youngster Tyrese Fornah joins Portuguese club". nottinghampost.
  7. ^ Cole, Daniel (2 October 2020). "Tyrese Fornah signs". pafc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Salop sign Tyrese Fornah on loan until the end of the season". www.shrewsburytown.com. 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Fornah joins Reading on loan". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  10. ^ FC, Reading. "Tyrese Fornah completes season-long loan switch to join Royals". Reading FC.
  11. ^ Low, Jonathan (9 March 2023). "What's happened to Tyrese Fornah? The Reading FC star who has had just six starts in five months". GetReading. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Derby Add Fornah To Midfield Options As Signing Number Nine". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Peterborugh United 2–4 Derby County". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  14. ^ "FORNAH EARNS FIRST INTERNATIONAL CALL-UP FOR SIERRA LEONE". dcfc.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Tyrese Fornah". sport.de.
  16. ^ "Sierra Leone approach Reading midfielder Tyrese Fornah to ditch Ghana dreams". Sports World Ghana.
  17. ^ "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  21. ^ "T. Fornah summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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