Jermaine Fordah (born 17 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Western Mass Pioneers.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 April 1993 | ||
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
editFordah 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
editClub
editClub | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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
- ^ Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
References
edit- ^ "JERMAINE FORDAH". USL Championship. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ The inspiring story of El Paso Locomotive goalkeeper Jermaine Fordah – Never give up englishplayersabroad.com
- ^ a b "EP Locomotive FC signs English goalkeeper Jermaine Fordah". cbs4local.com. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jay Fordah at LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE VS. FORWARD MADISON 0 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE VS. REAL MONARCHS 0 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Jermaine Fordah Leads Quartet of New Loudoun United Arrivals". uslchampionship.com. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jermaine Fordah at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Statistics". USL League Two. Retrieved 18 May 2019.