Jordon John Forster (born 23 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kelty Hearts. Forster has previously played for Hibernian, Berwick Rangers, East Fife, Plymouth Argyle, Cheltenham Town and Dundee.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jordon John Forster[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 29)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kelty Hearts | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000 –2010 | Celtic | ||
| 2010–2012 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Hibernian | 79 | (6) |
| 2012 | → Berwick Rangers (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → East Fife (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Cheltenham Town | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Dundee | 26 | (1) |
| 2021– | Kelty Hearts | 37 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Forster was in the Celtic youth system, but moved to Hibernian in 2010 after he was advised by Celtic that he would be unlikely to earn a professional contract with them.[3][4] Hibs loaned Forster to Berwick Rangers during the second half of the 2011–12 season.[3] Forster and Hibs agreed a one-year contract in May 2012[3] and he was loaned to East Fife for the first part of the 2012–13 season.[5]
Manager Pat Fenlon said that younger players, including Forster, would feature more in the 2013–14 season.[6] Forster made his debut appearance for Hibs in a 2–1 win against Hearts on 12 May 2013.[7] Fenlon praised the way that Forster had dealt with the physical presence that Hearts had in their attacking line.[8] Forster also played in the 2013 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Celtic, replacing injured captain James McPake.[9] He signed a new one-year contract with Hibs in June 2013.[9] Six months later, Forster signed a contract with Hibs that is due to run until 2016.[10][11]
On 12 January 2016, Forster moved on loan to Football League Two side Plymouth Argyle until the end of the season.[12] After returning from Plymouth, Forster signed a two-year contract with Hibernian in July 2016.[13] He helped them win the 2016–17 Scottish Championship and promotion to the Premiership.
Seeking more regular first team appearances, Forster moved to EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town in July 2017.[14]
In June 2019, Forster signed with Dundee on a two-year deal with an option of a further year.[15] He featured often early on in his first season, but frequent mistakes eventually cost him his place in the team for a while. Upon his return to the first team and forming a back 3 partnership with Christophe Berra and Josh Meekings, Forster quickly became a key player in for Dundee, helping the side to 5 consecutive clean sheets, as well as his first goal for the Dark Blues away to Queen of the South on 22 February 2020.[16] The team's momentum was unfortunately cut short however by the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] Forster would leave the club in April 2021.[18]
In May 2021, Forster signed with Scottish League Two side Kelty Hearts.[19] He would score his first goal for the club in a league match against Stirling Albion, and would score an own goal in the same game.[20] Forster would be on the pitch for Kelty when they were confirmed as League Two champions.[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2011–12[23] | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13[24] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[25] | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2014–15[26] | Scottish Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2015–16[27] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[28][note 1] | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 62 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 6 | ||
| Berwick Rangers (loan) | 2011–12[23] | Scottish Third Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| East Fife (loan) | 2012–13[24] | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2015–16[27] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town | 2017–18[29] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018–19[30] | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Dundee | 2019–20[31] | Scottish Championship | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2020–21[32] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Kelty Hearts | 2021–22 | Scottish League Two | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 189 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 235 | 12 | ||
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