Tyrese Fornah

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.

Tyrese Fornah
Personal information
Full name Tyrese Momodu Fornah
Date of birth (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999
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) 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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]

Personal life

Born in England, Fornah is of Ghanaian descent.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20[12] Championship 001000—10
2020–21[13] 000000—00
2021–22[14] 100020—30
Club totals 1010200040
Casa Pia (loan) 2019–20[15] LigaPro 5000000050
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2020–21[13] League One 39040001[lower-alpha 1]0440
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2021–22[14] League One 1700000—170
Career totals 620502010700
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy

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. "Tyrese Fornah". sport.de.
  12. "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  14. "Games played by Tyrese Fornah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  15. "T. Fornah summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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