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Harry Forrester (footballer)

Harry Lee Forrester is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career
Watford In 2000, Forrester joined Watford from Northampton Town. As Forrester was only ten years old, Watford paid Northampton £13,000 in compensation. Aston Villa In summer 2007, Aston Villa signed Forrester from Watford, despite reported interest from the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United for the highly rated teen. A transfer tribunal ruled in December 2007, on the compensation due to Watford as Forrester was only 16-years-old at the time he signed for Villa. An initial fee of £250,000 was set which could have potentially risen to £1.2 million as well as a percentage of the sell-on fee. After joining, he immediately helped Villa's under-18 team to FA Premier Academy League glory in the 2007–08 season. He also started for Villa's reserve team who in the 2009–10 season, won the Reserve League South title for a third consecutive time. However, he was an unused sub as Villa went on to lose the Play-off Final against Manchester United, champions of the Reserve League North. He was released by Villa in May 2011 after his contract expired. Kilmarnock (loan) In August 2010, Forrester signed on loan with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. He made his Scottish Premier League debut in the 2–1 win against St Mirren on 11 September. Forrester claimed his first assist in a 2–1 loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 23 October, crossing to Rui Miguel who scored with a header. He played a total of eight games in all competitions for Kilmarnock, before returning to Aston Villa in January 2011. Forrester later joined up with the latter on trial, playing with their reserve side Jong Ajax, and received praise from manager Frank de Boer. He scored a hat-trick for Jong Ajax in a 5–2 pre-season victory over VV GOES on 27 July 2011. Forrester then decided to turn down a move to Ajax to join League One club Brentford, managed by Uwe Rösler, on 4 August 2011 on a two-year contract. He made his Bees debut as an injury time substitute in the 2–1 win at Exeter City on 16 August 2011. Doncaster Rovers On 30 June 2013, Forrester left Brentford after his contract expired, opting instead to sign for newly promoted Championship club Doncaster Rovers. On 4 January 2014, Forrester scored his first goal for Rovers in an FA Cup third round defeat at home to Stevenage. Rangers On 31 December 2015, Forrester signed for Rangers on an initial six-month deal. Forrester said that it was a privilege to join 'one of the biggest teams in Europe' and that he wanted to stay longer than his initial six-month deal. Harry also said that he wanted to develop further as a player by learning from the more experienced players at the club, for example Lee Wallace and Kenny Miller. Forrester made his debut for Rangers on 10 January 2016 in a 5–1 win over Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Cup. On 13 June 2017, Forrester was told to stay away from training and to find a new club by Pedro Caixinha. Tractor In July 2018, Forrester's contract with Rangers was cancelled by mutual consent and he joined Iranian club Tractor, signing a two-year contract. On 30 August 2018, after two appearances for Tractor, Forrester joined Tabriz rivals Machine Sazi on loan. Move to the United States On 18 January 2019, it was announced that Forrester was signed by USL Championship side Orange County SC ahead of the 2019 season. During the 2022 season, Forrester was playing for NISA side Los Angeles Force. ==Coaching career==
Coaching career
Forrester announced his retirement in January 2022. Forrester owns and works for football coaching company Prospect Soccer Academy, based in California. The company provides off-season 1-to-1 training for professional players, amongst other facilities. ==Career statistics==
Honours
RangersScottish Championship: 2015–16 ==References==
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