Jermaine Fordah
Jermaine Fordah (born 17 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | El Paso Locomotive | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2019– | El Paso Locomotive | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:55, 2 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Fordah was born in London and spent time with Luton Town and in non-league football whilst growing up. 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.[2] 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.[3] In February 2019, he signed a deal to join newly formed USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive.[2] 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.[4] On 21 July 2019, Fordah made his USL Championship debut, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw with Real Monarchs.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
References
- "JERMAINE FORDAH". USL Championship. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "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 at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- "Statistics". USL League Two. Retrieved 18 May 2019.