Adam Forrester

{{short description|Scottish association football player (born 2005)}}

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|birth_place = Scotland

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|position = Right Back

|currentclub = Heart of Midlothian

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|youthyears1 = 2021–2024

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|years1 = 2024–

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Adam Forrester (born 31 March 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian, as a defender.

Club career

Forrester attended Larbert High School{{cite web |url=https://x.com/LarbertHigh/status/1539307135527538688|title=So incredibly proud of S5’s Adam Forrester, who has just signed with Hearts!|work=x.com|publisher=Larbert High School heartsfc.co.uk|date=21 June 2022|accessdate=31 January 2025}} and was a youth at Rangers, before joining the Hearts Academy.{{cite web |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/adam-forrester-from-rangers-to-hearts-lowland-league-to-conference-league-and-still-getting-slaughtered-4843195|title=Adam Forrester: From Rangers to Hearts, Lowland League to Conference League, and still getting slaughtered|work=edinburghnews.scotsman.com |publisher=Edinburgh Evening News |date=29 October 2024|accessdate=31 January 2025}} He signed his first professional contract with Heart of Midlothian in June 2022{{cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-hand-9-of-their-best-prospects-pro-contracts-from-ex-rangers-duo-to-one-of-the-fastest-in-academy-3739565|title=Hearts hand 9 of their best prospects pro contracts - from ex-Rangers duo to one of the 'fastest in academy'|work=scotsman.com |publisher=The Scotsman |date=21 June 2022|accessdate=31 January 2025}} and was the captain of the Hearts B Team{{cite web |url=https://www.heartsstandard.co.uk/news/24605752.adam-forrester-impressed-hearts-b-future-plans-duo/|title=How Adam Forrester has impressed for Hearts B and future plans for duo|work=heartsstandard.co.uk|publisher=Hearts Standard |date=25 September 2024|accessdate=31 January 2025}} in the Lowland League.{{cite web |url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/blogs/news/forrester-signs-new-contract|title=Forrester Signs New Contract|work=heartsfc.co.uk|publisher=Heart of Midlothian F.C. |date=14 November 2024|accessdate=31 January 2025}}

He made his professional debut{{cite web |url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/blogs/news/forresters-contract-delight|title=Forresters Contract Delight |work=heartsfc.co.uk|publisher=Heart of Midlothian F.C. |date=14 November 2024|accessdate=31 January 2025}} in the Scottish Premiership on 28 September 2024, in a 1–1 draw against Ross County at Tynecastle Park.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c8djg59gqmet#Line-ups|title=Lawrence Shankland's first goal of the season deep in added time rescued a point for managerless Hearts against Ross County and ended their run of eight straight defeats|work=bbc.co.uk/sport |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 September 2024|accessdate=31 January 2025}} He then went on to make his European debut in the UEFA Conference League against Dinamo Minsk on 3 October.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/clubs/players/250199314--adam-forrester/statistics/|title=Adam Forrester Uefa|work=uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague |publisher=UEFA Conference League |accessdate=31 January 2025}} On 14 November, having been in the final year of his contract,{{cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/hearts-teenager-adam-forrester-handed-new-contract-at-tynecastle|title=Hearts teenager Adam Forrester handed new contract at Tynecastle|work=news.stv.tv/sport|publisher=STV |date=14 November 2024|accessdate=31 January 2025}} Forrester signed a new contract extending his stay at the club until 2027.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c98djy55kglo|title=Forrester extends stay to 2027|work=bbc.co.uk/sport |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 November 2024|accessdate=31 January 2025}}

Career statistics

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Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="3" \|Heart of Midlothian
2024–25{{Soccerbase season\|id=167135\|season=2024\|access-date=28 October 2024}} \|Scottish Premiership \|25 \|0 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|5 \|0 \|34 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !25 !0 !4 !0 !0 !0 !5 !0 !34 !0
colspan="3" \|Career total !25 !0 !4 !0 !0 !0 !5 !0 !34 !0

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