Alan Forrest

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Alan Forrest
Personal information
Full name Alan James Forrest
Date of birth (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 17
Youth career
Ayr United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Ayr United 197 (48)
2020–2022 Livingston 62 (9)
2022– Heart of Midlothian 105 (12)
International career‡
2016 Scotland U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 March 2019

Alan James Forrest (born 9 September 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.[1] He began his career at Ayr United, coming through the academy and making 245 appearances for the Honest Men. He then spent two seasons with Scottish Premiership side Livingston between 2020 and 2022 before joining Hearts.

He is the younger brother of Celtic and Scotland winger James Forrest;[2] their sister Lisa is also a footballer.[3][4]

Club career

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Ayr United

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Forrest made his debut for Ayr United in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Queen's Park. He came off the bench to score an 89th-minute winner at Hampden Park. With this goal Forrest became Ayr's youngest ever goalscorer aged 16 years, 321 days.[2]

During the 2019–20 Scottish Championship season, Forrest was awarded the Scottish Championship Player of the Month for September after scoring five goals in three league games.[5]

Livingston

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Forrest signed a pre-contract deal with Livingston on 10 April 2020, making the jump from the Scottish Championship to the Scottish Premiership.[6] Forrest made his debut for Livingston on the opening day of the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership season in a 1–0 loss against St Mirren at St Mirren Park. He scored his first goal for Livingston in a 2–2 draw against Motherwell on 12 August 2020, at Fir Park.[7]

Heart of Midlothian

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On 1 June 2022, it was announced that Forrest would join Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal, following the expiry of his Livingston contract on 10 June.[8][9] On 19 January 2024, he signed a two-year extension to his contract until 2026.[10]

International career

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In 2016, Forrest made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in a friendly against Slovakia.[11][12]

Career statistics

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As of 4 December 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ayr United 2013–14 Scottish League One 27 8 2 0 1 0 4[a] 1 34 9
2014–15 31 9 2 0 2 0 1[b] 0 36 9
2015–16 34 5 1 0 2 0 2[c] 0 39 5
2016–17 Scottish Championship 34 6 6 0 2 2 3[b] 1 45 9
2017–18 Scottish League One 29 7 2 1 1 0 2[b] 1 34 9
2018–19 Scottish Championship 17 3 0 0 6 1 2[d] 0 25 4
2019–20 25 10 2 0 4 0 1[b] 0 32 10
Total 197 48 15 1 18 3 15 3 245 55
Livingston 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 30 4 2 0 7 7 0 0 39 11
2021–22 32 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 37 6
Total 62 9 4 0 10 8 0 0 76 17
Heart of Midlothian 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 35 4 3 0 1 0 8 1 47 5
2023–24 31 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 38 4
2024–25 30 4 3 0 1 0 7 1 41 5
2025–26 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 0
Total 105 12 10 0 7 0 17 2 139 14
Career total 363 69 29 1 34 11 32 5 458 86
  1. ^ Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

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Club

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Ayr United

Individual

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See also

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References

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  3. ^ Lisa Forrest signs first City professional contract, Glasgow City FC, 18 January 2023
  4. ^ Brother's advice has given me new Lisa life, Alison McConnell, Sunday Mail, 11 June 2023, via PressReader
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