Shaq Forde | |
Full Name: | Shaqai Tyreece Steven Forde |
Birth Date: | 5 May 2004 |
Birth Place: | Watford, England |
Height: | 1.74m (05.71feet) |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Watford |
Clubnumber: | 42 |
Youthyears1: | 2012–2022 |
Youthclubs1: | Watford |
Years1: | 2022– |
Clubs1: | Watford |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | → Kings Langley (loan) |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | → York City (loan) |
Caps3: | 20 |
Goals3: | 9 |
Years4: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs4: | → Leyton Orient (loan) |
Caps4: | 40 |
Goals4: | 9 |
Club-Update: | 6 April 2024 (UTC) |
Shaqai Tyreece Steven Forde (born 5 May 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Watford.[1]
Shaqai Tyreece Steven Forde[2] was born on 5 May 2004 in Watford, Hertfordshire. He is the son of former footballer Fabian Forde[3] and is of Barbadian descent through his father, who played for the Barbados national team.[4]
Forde started his career with Watford in 2012.[5] 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.[6]
In February 2022, Forde joined Southern League Premier Division South club Kings Langley on a one-month loan.[7] 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.[7] The loan was extended by a further month in March[8] before Forde was recalled by Watford on 1 April to join first-team training,[9] having scored two goals in three appearances for Kings Langley. A successful 2021–22 season saw him named Watford's Young Player of the Season[10] before signing a professional contract with the club in July.[11]
Forde joined National League club York City on 28 December 2022 on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] He had a successful spell at York City, scoring nine goals in 20 appearance.[15]
Forde plays as a forward and in March 2022 described himself as being "creative, powerful and always looking to go forwards".[16]
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 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Kings Langley (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
York City (loan) | 2022–23[18] | National League | 20 | 9 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |||
Career total | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 |
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