Shaq Forde
Personal information
Full name Shaqai Tyreece Steven Forde
Date of birth (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004
Place of birth Watford, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leyton Orient (on loan from Watford)
Number 17
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– → Leyton Orient (loan) 17 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Shaqai Tyreece Steven Forde (born 5 May 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One side Leyton Orient, on loan from Watford.[2]

Early life

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

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

Forde plays as a forward and in March 2022 described himself as being "creative, powerful and always looking to go forwards".[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2021–22[19] Premier League 001000—10
Kings Langley (loan) 2021–22[11] Southern League
Premier Division South		 32———32
York City (loan) 2022–23[1] National League 209——00209
Career total 23111000002411

    Honours

    Individual

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "S. Forde: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
    2. ↑ "O's land Watford forward Shaq Forde on season long loan". Leyton Orient FC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
    3. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2022/23: Watford – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 139. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    4. ↑ "Forde: "It Means Everything To Make My Debut"". Watford F.C. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    5. ↑ "Barbadian descendant Forde joins York City on loan". The Jamaica Star. Kingston. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
    6. ↑ "Shaqai Forde". Watford F.C. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    7. ↑ 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.
    8. 1 2 "Loan Watch: Hungbo & Forde Find The Target". Watford F.C. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    9. ↑ "Academy: Forde Extends Kings Langley Loan". Watford F.C. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    10. ↑ "News: Forde Joining First-Team Training After Loan Recall". Watford F.C. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    11. 1 2 "First Team: Matches: 2021/22 Season". Kings Langley F.C. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    12. 1 2 "End Of Season Awards: 2021/22 Winners Revealed". Watford F.C. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    13. ↑ "Official: Forde Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    14. ↑ "York City complete loan signing of highly rated Watford attacker Shaqai Forde". York City F.C. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    15. ↑ 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.
    16. ↑ "York City 4 – 1 Maidstone United". BBC News. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
    17. ↑ Ramsey, Gabriel (30 April 2023). "Shaq Forde grateful for York City supporters after Notts County draw". York Press. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
    18. ↑ "Getting To Know: Shaq Forde". Watford F.C. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    19. ↑ "Games played by in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
    • Profile at the York City F.C. website
    • Profile at the Watford F.C. website
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