{{short description|Barbados international footballer (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Fabian Forde | image = | caption = | fullname = Fabian Wesley Forde<ref>{{Hugman|6626|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|10|26}} | birth_place = [[Harrow, London|Harrow]], England | height = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] | youthyears2 = 1998–2001 | youthclubs2 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | years1 = 2001–2003 | clubs1 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = → [[Enfield F.C.|Enfield]] (loan) | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = → [[Chesham United F.C.|Chesham United]] (loan) | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2003 | clubs4 = [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2003 | clubs5 = [[Grays Athletic F.C.|Grays Athletic]] | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2003–2004 | clubs6 = [[Hendon F.C.|Hendon]] | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2004 | clubs7 = [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]] | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2004 | clubs8 = [[Egham Town F.C.|Egham Town]] | goals8 = | years9 = 2004 | clubs9 = [[Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.|Hemel Hempstead Town]] | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 2004–2005 | clubs10 = [[Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.|Hampton & Richmond Borough]] | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 2005 | clubs11 = [[Windsor & Eton F.C. (1892)|Windsor & Eton]] | caps11 = | goals11 = | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalteam1 = [[Barbados national under-23 football team|Barbados U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2002 | nationalteam2 = [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }}
'''Fabian Wesley Forde''' (born 26 October 1981) is a Barbadian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. Born in England, he represented [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] at international level. He is currently the director of football for [[Kettering_Town_F.C.|Kettering Town]].
==Club career== Forde began his senior career at [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], after playing for the [[Watford F.C. Under-23s and Academy|club's academy]]. On 6 May 2001, Forde made his only first team appearance for Watford in a 2–0 loss against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], coming on as an 82nd-minute [[substitute (association football)|substitute]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/burnley-v-watford-06-may-2001-6997/|title=Burnley v Watford, 06 May 2001|website=11v11|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> During his time at Watford, Forde was [[loan (sports)|loan]]ed out to [[Enfield F.C.|Enfield]] and [[Chesham United F.C.|Chesham United]], before being released at the end of the [[2002–03 Football League|2002–03 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11686/2254564/hornets-loan-out-forde|title=Hornets loan out Forde|website=Sky Sports|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> Upon his release from Watford, Forde signed for [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] in August 2003,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2419609/August-transfers.html|title=August transfers|website=The Telegraph|date=2 September 2003|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> before leaving for [[Grays Athletic F.C.|Grays Athletic]] and then [[Hendon F.C.|Hendon]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hendonfc.net/Squad?method=view&id=254|title=Former Staff - Fabian Forde|website=Hendon F.C.|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> Forde later played for [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]], [[Egham Town F.C.|Egham Town]], [[Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.|Hemel Hempstead Town]], [[Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.|Hampton & Richmond Borough]] and [[Windsor & Eton F.C. (1892)|Windsor & Eton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/+Forbes-Geijo.pdf|title=Fabian Wesley Forde|website=Watford FC Archive|accessdate=7 January 2019|archive-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913231337/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/+Forbes-Geijo.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==International career== In November 2002, Forde played twice for [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] at the [[2002 Central American and Caribbean Games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cag02det.html|title=Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador) - Details|website=RSSSF|date=13 March 2005|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> In September 2003, Forde scored on his debut for [[Barbados national under-23 football team|Barbados U23]] in a 4–1 loss against [[Guyana national under-23 football team|Guyana U23]] in a qualification match for the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/6725840.dr-martens-fabian-frustrtaed-by-horse-play/|title=Dr Martens: Fabian frustrtaed by horse play|website=The Argus|date=17 October 2003|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
==Personal life== Forde's son [[Shaq Forde|Shaq]], is a footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/forde-it-means-everything-to-make-my-debut |title=Forde: "It Means Everything To Make My Debut" |date=9 January 2021 |accessdate=9 January 2021 |publisher=Watford F.C. |work=watfordfc.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109073217/https://www.watfordfc.com/news/forde-it-means-everything-to-make-my-debut| archivedate=9 January 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> who plays for [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]].
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