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James Forrest
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James Forrest was born on 7 July 1991 in Prestwick. A Scottish association football player, he has played for Celtic F.C. and represented Scotland at under-19, under-21, and senior level, wearing squad number 49. He has been listed as a wing half and, separately, as a right winger. He began his career in 2010, speaks English, and has a sibling, Alan Forrest.
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Key facts
- 2009
- Celtic
- 2011
- Scotland
- Full name
- James Forrest
- Date of birth
- ( 1991-07-07 ) 7 July 1991 (age 34)
- Place of birth
- Prestwick , Ayrshire , Scotland
- Height
- 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
- Position
- Winger
- Current team
- Celtic
- 2002 2009
- Celtic
- Years
- Team
- 2008 2010
- Scotland U19
- 2010 2011
- Scotland U21
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Celtic
- Position
- Right Winger
- Nationality
- Scotland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Forrest
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Prestwick
- Sibling
- Alan Forrest
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Celtic F.C.
- Position played
- wing half
- Country for sport
- Scotland
- Image
- 20170701 SK Rapid Wien vs Celtic FC 1560.jpg
- Height
- 170
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- Commons category
- James Forrest
- date of birth
- 1991-07-07
- sport number
- 49
- start of work period
- 2010-00-00
- name in native language
- James Forrest
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Encyclopedic overview
James Forrest (born 7 July 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national team.
Forrest joined Celtic's youth academy in 2003 and made his first team debut in the 2009–10 season. A one-club man, he has been a linchpin in a successful era for Celtic, and is the most decorated player in the club's history, having won 28 trophies.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James Forrest” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.