Tyrese Momodu Fornah (born 11 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Reading on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tyrese Momodu Fornah | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Canning Town, London Borough of Newham, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Reading (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012– | Reading | ||
| 0000–2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2018–2020 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Nottingham Forest | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Reading (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 21 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Fornah is 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]
Born in England, Fornah is of Ghanaian descent.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2019–20[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[14] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Club totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Casa Pia (loan) | 2019–20[15] | LigaPro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2020–21[13] | League One | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2021–22[14] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
Reading F.C. – current squad | |
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