- Jonathan Forte
Football player infobox
playername = Jonathan Forte
fullname = Jonathan Ronald James Forte
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|7|25|df=y
cityofbirth =Sheffield
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Scunthorpe United
clubnumber = 19
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2003–2007
2005
2005
2006
2006–2007
2007–
clubs = Sheffield United
→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)
→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)
→ Rotherham United (loan)
→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)
Scunthorpe United
caps(goals) = 30 (1)
08 (4)
05 (0)
11 (4)
41 (5)
38 (4)
nationalyears = 2008–
nationalteam = Barbados
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 (0)
pcupdate = 20:40, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 20:40, 20 May 2008 (UTC)Jonathan Ronald James Forte (born 25 July 1986 in
Sheffield ,England ) is an English-born Barbadian footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a winger.One of Forte's most notable qualities is his blistering pace.
Club career
Forte started at Rotherham United as a schoolboy in the Academy, but opted to join the Sheffield United Academy, along with
Billy Sharp after Rotherham turned him away.Forte has mostly been used as a
substitute at Sheffield United, with only 5 of his appearances being from the start. He went on loan twice in 2005/06, to Doncaster and Rotherham. He scored 8 times (4 for each team) for these clubs, and played an important part in keeping Rotherham in League One.In July 2006, Forte was re-signed by Doncaster Rovers, initially on a six-month loan deal. He helped Doncaster win the
Johnstone's Paint Trophy on 1 April 2007 scoring the first goal in 3-2 (aet) victory against Bristol Rovers after only 43 seconds.Forte signed for Scunthorpe United on 4 July 2007. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/6270372.stm|title=Scunthorpe sign Forte & Paterson|date=
2007-07-04 |accessdate=2007-07-04|publisher=BBC Sport]International career
Jonathan has been capped at junior level by
England , having played in a Youth World Cup Qualifier for his country.On 26 March, he made his international debut for
Barbados in a 1-0 victory againstDominica . He qualifies for Barbados through his father.References
External links
* [http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10442~29718,00.html Jonathan Forte player profile] at scunthorpe-united.co.uk
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