Introduction
Alan Forrest (born 9 September 1996) is a Scottish football player. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Livingston in the Scottish Premiership. He began his career at Ayr United, coming through the academy and making 244 appearances for The Honest Men.
Career
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. During the 2019–20 Scottish Championship season after scoring five goals in three league games Forrest was awarded the Scottish Championship Player of the Month for September.
In 2016 Forrest made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in a friendly against Slovakia.
He is the younger brother of Celtic and Scotland midfielder James Forrest.
Forrest signed a pre-contract deal with Livingston on the 10 April 2020, making the jump from the Scottish Championship to the Scottish Premiership.
Career statistics
- As of 3 March 2020
| 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 | 1 | 34 | 9 |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 9 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 | |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 196 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 244 | 55 | ||
Honours
Club
Ayr United
- Scottish League One: 2017–18
Individual
- Scottish Championship Player of the Month: September 2019