Kevin Forrest

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kevin Forrest

| image =

| fullname = Kevin Forrest

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=}}

| position = Forward, winger

| collegeyears1 = 2003–2007

| college1 = Washington Huskies

| collegecaps1 = 68

| collegegoals1 = 34

| years1 = 2005

| clubs1 = Hibernian & Caledonian

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2008

| clubs2 = Seattle Sounders

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2009

| clubs3 = Seattle Sounders FC

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009

| clubs4 = Portland Timbers

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010–2011

| clubs5 = Washington Crossfire

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 31

| totalgoals = 0

}}

Kevin Forrest (born November 3) is an American retired soccer player.

Career

=Youth and College=

Forrest grew up in Edmonds, Washington, and began his career with various youth soccer teams in the Seattle area, including Emerald City FC, and the Crossfire Sounders, where he was coached by former Seattle Sounders coach Alan Hinton. Forrest attended Edmonds-Woodway High School, and played college soccer at the University of Washington, scoring 34 goals and earning All-American and Pac-10 honors including Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2006.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/110906aad.html |title=Forrest Named Pac-10 Men's Soccer Player of the Year - University of Washington Official Athletic Site |access-date=2011-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403013946/http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/110906aad.html |archive-date=2012-04-03 |url-status=dead }} He medical redshirted the 2005 season with the onset of plantar fasciitis.{{Cite web |url=http://soccerseattlestyle.com/wp/?p=238 |title=Kevin Forrest Interview |access-date=2008-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216064024/http://soccerseattlestyle.com/wp/?p=238 |archive-date=2012-02-16 |url-status=dead }} His final season, 2007, was cut short despite a promising beginning{{Cite web |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/091707aaa.html |title=Forrest Tabbed National Player of the Week by College Soccer News - University of Washington Official Athletic Site |access-date=2010-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306021853/http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/091707aaa.html |archive-date=2012-03-06 |url-status=dead }} when he suffered a season ending stress fracture.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/101507aaa.html |title=Forrest Out with Season-Ending Injury - University of Washington Official Athletic Site |access-date=2010-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306021900/http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/101507aaa.html |archive-date=2012-03-06 |url-status=dead }}

During his college years Forrest also played for Hibernian & Caledonian in the Pacific Coast Soccer League winning a USASA national championship in 2005.[http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?topic_id=6995 2005 Goal Scorers] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20071224040825/http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?topic_id=6995 |date=2007-12-24 }}

{{Cite web|url=http://www.usasa.com/About/pastchampions/162361.html|title=United States Adult Soccer Association|access-date=2009-10-06|archive-date=2011-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927083929/http://www.usasa.com/About/pastchampions/162361.html|url-status=dead}}

=Professional=

Forrest was drafted by Colorado Rapids with the third pick of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft, but was suffering from another stress fracture in pre-season training, and was eventually released by the Rapids on March 3, 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NID=u3ygunhSTQw= |title=Rapids Add Brazilian Rafael Gomes to Roster |access-date=2008-08-13 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175202/http://www.coloradorapids.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NID=u3ygunhSTQw= |url-status=dead }} On July 31, 2008, Forrest signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division for the remainder of the season, and subsequently played in nine games for the team.{{Cite web |url=http://aleague.uslsoccer.com/home/266627.html |title=Sounders add second O'Brien on loan |access-date=2008-08-13 |archive-date=2011-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717180932/http://aleague.uslsoccer.com/home/266627.html |url-status=dead }}

On 24 March 2009, Forrest signed a contract with MLS expansion team Seattle Sounders FC for the 2009 season after the Sounders acquired his rights from the Rapids.{{cite web| url = http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2009/03-March/Kevin-Forrest.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090327053030/http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2009/03-March/Kevin-Forrest.aspx| archive-date = 2009-03-27| title = Sounders FC Signs Kevin Forrest - Seattle Sounders Football Club}} He made no league appearances but played in one US Open Cup game, scoring against his former team Colorado Rapids in a 1–0 victory.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2009265925_sounders27.html On July 2, 2009, Forrest started a game for the Portland Timbers against Bayern Munich II. He scored the game's first goal in the 8th minute and the Timbers signed him to a contract for the remainder of the 2009 season,[http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=1321 Timbers sign forward Kevin Forrest] {{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and he subsequently played in the 10 remaining games for the team on the way to their league title and record 23-game unbeaten streak.{{Cite web |url=http://timbers.soccercityusa.com/23inarow-2.html |title=23 and Counting - the 2009 Portland Timbers |access-date=2011-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008095439/http://timbers.soccercityusa.com/23inarow-2.html |archive-date=2011-10-08 |url-status=dead }} He recorded the game-winning assist against eventual champions Montreal Impact in regular season play.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/355697.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2011-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013082025/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/355697.html |archive-date=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead }}

Forrest signed with Washington Crossfire of the USL Premier Development League for the 2010 season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/13598705.html#ROSTER |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2010-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429061136/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/13598705.html#ROSTER |archive-date=2010-04-29 |url-status=dead }} He also coached two teams at the Crossfire Premier youth soccer club.{{Cite web |url=http://www.crossfiresoccer.org/tryouts/index_E.html |title=2010-2011 Tryout Schedule - Crossfire Premier Soccer Club |access-date=2010-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926092530/http://crossfiresoccer.org/tryouts/index_E.html |archive-date=2010-09-26 |url-status=dead }}

Personal

Kevin is the son of former Seattle Sounders player Ward Forrest. Kevin's mother, Theresa Mead Forrest, was a member of the first women's soccer team in Seattle, and she met her husband Ward when he was her coach. Kevin has two older sisters, Cathleen and Julie, and one younger sister, Madeleine. Julie played four years of college soccer and was captain of the team at Portland State University. The Forrests have a yellow lab named Bailey who is also considered a part of the family.