Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shaqai Tyreece Steven Forde | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2022 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Kings Langley (loan) | 3 | (2) |
2022–2023 | → York City (loan) | 20 | (9) |
2023–2024 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 40 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 (UTC) |
Shaqai Tyreece Steven Forde (born 5 May 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Watford.[2]
Early life
[edit]Shaqai Tyreece Steven Forde[3] was born on 5 May 2004 in Watford, Hertfordshire.[1] He is the son of former footballer Fabian Forde[4] and is of Barbadian descent through his father, who played for the Barbados national team.[5]
Career
[edit]Forde started his career with Watford in 2012.[6] He made his first-team debut on 8 January 2022 aged 17 as a 74th-minute substitute in a 4–1 away defeat to Leicester City in the 2021–22 FA Cup third round.[7]
In February 2022, Forde joined Southern League Premier Division South club Kings Langley on a one-month loan.[8] He made his debut on 26 February in a 4–0 home win over Wimborne Town in the league, in which he scored a goal 10 minutes into the match, won a penalty kick and recorded an assist.[8] The loan was extended by a further month in March[9] before Forde was recalled by Watford on 1 April to join first-team training,[10] having scored two goals in three appearances for Kings Langley.[11] A successful 2021–22 season saw him named Watford's Young Player of the Season[12] before signing a professional contract with the club in July.[13]
Forde joined National League club York City on 28 December 2022 on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[14] He scored in the 90th minute of his debut on 2 January 2023 with a shot into the bottom-right corner of the goal as York drew 2–2 away to Gateshead, after entering the match as a 66th-minute substitute.[15] Five days later, on his first start for the team, he scored a hat trick, helping York City to a 4–1 home win over Maidstone United.[16] He had a successful spell at York City, scoring nine goals in 20 appearance.[17]
Style of play
[edit]Forde plays as a forward and in March 2022 described himself as being "creative, powerful and always looking to go forwards".[18]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 August 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Watford | 2021–22[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Kings Langley (loan) | 2021–22[11] | Southern League Premier Division South |
3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
York City (loan) | 2022–23[1] | National League | 20 | 9 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | ||
Career total | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 |
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "S. Forde: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "O's land Watford forward Shaq Forde on season long loan". Leyton Orient FC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "EFL – Squad List 2022/23: Watford – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 139. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Forde: "It Means Everything To Make My Debut"". Watford F.C. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Barbadian descendant Forde joins York City on loan". The Jamaica Star. Kingston. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Shaqai Forde". Watford F.C. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Gray, Ryan (8 January 2022). "Watford knocked out of FA Cup by Leicester City". Watford Observer. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
"Leicester City 4–1 Watford". BBC Sport. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022. - ^ a b "Loan Watch: Hungbo & Forde Find The Target". Watford F.C. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Academy: Forde Extends Kings Langley Loan". Watford F.C. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "News: Forde Joining First-Team Training After Loan Recall". Watford F.C. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b "First Team: Matches: 2021/22 Season". Kings Langley F.C. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b "End Of Season Awards: 2021/22 Winners Revealed". Watford F.C. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Official: Forde Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "York City complete loan signing of highly rated Watford attacker Shaqai Forde". York City F.C. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Kilbride, Jacob (2 January 2023). "Late strike from debutant Forde earns York City 2–2 draw at Gateshead". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "York City 4 – 1 Maidstone United". BBC News. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Ramsey, Gabriel (30 April 2023). "Shaq Forde grateful for York City supporters after Notts County draw". York Press. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Getting To Know: Shaq Forde". Watford F.C. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Games played by in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2022.