Jermaine Fordah (born 17 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Western Mass Pioneers.[2]

Jermaine Fordah
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Western Mass Pioneers
Youth career
2006–2009 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Lewes
2011 Ware
2013–2014 Banbury United
2017 AC Connecticut 1 (0)
2018 New York Cosmos B 0 (0)
2019–2020 El Paso Locomotive 2 (0)
2021 Loudoun United 24 (0)
2022– Western Mass Pioneers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2021

Career

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Fordah was born in London and spent time with Luton Town and in non-league football whilst growing up.[citation needed] In 2014 he moved to America for the first time and joined New York Red Bulls II, before returning to England to spend time training with West Ham United.[3] He then returned to the States to play for AC Connecticut and New York Cosmos B in USL League Two and the National Premier Soccer League respectively.[4] In February 2019, he signed a deal to join newly formed USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive.[3] On 16 May 2019, he made his debut for El Paso, playing the full match in a 3–0 defeat to Forward Madison in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup.[5] On 21 July 2019, Fordah made his USL Championship debut, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw with Real Monarchs.[6] On 19 February 2021, Fordah joined Loudoun United FC ahead of the 2021 season.[7] In 2022, he was playing for USL League Two side Western Mass Pioneers.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 May 2019.[9][10]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AC Connecticut 2017 PDL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
El Paso Locomotive 2019 USL Championship 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup

References

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  1. ^ "JERMAINE FORDAH". USL Championship. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ The inspiring story of El Paso Locomotive goalkeeper Jermaine Fordah – Never give up englishplayersabroad.com
  3. ^ a b "EP Locomotive FC signs English goalkeeper Jermaine Fordah". cbs4local.com. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Jay Fordah at LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ^ "EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE VS. FORWARD MADISON 0 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. ^ "EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE VS. REAL MONARCHS 0 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Jermaine Fordah Leads Quartet of New Loudoun United Arrivals". uslchampionship.com. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ "2022 US Open Cup round 1: With minimal practice, Western Mass Pioneers blank Brockton FC United". thecup.us. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ Jermaine Fordah at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Statistics". USL League Two. Retrieved 18 May 2019.