Jermaine Fordah

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

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

Club

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[lower-alpha 1]	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

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. "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.