Jermaine Fordah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dothan United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Lewes | ||
| 2011 | Ware | ||
| 2013–2014 | Banbury United | ||
| 2017 | AC Connecticut | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | New York Cosmos B | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | El Paso Locomotive | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Loudoun United | 24 | (0) |
| 2022 | Western Mass Pioneers | ||
| 2022 | Los Angeles Force | ||
| 2024 | New Mexico United | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Dothan United | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:21, 20 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jermaine Fordah (born 17 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dothan United.[2]
Career
Fordah was born in London and spent time with Luton Town and in non-league football whilst growing up. In 2014 he moved to America for the first time and joined New York Red Bulls II, before returning to England to spend time training with West Ham United.[3] He then returned to the States to play for AC Connecticut and New York Cosmos B in USL League Two and the National Premier Soccer League respectively.[4] In February 2019, he signed a deal to join newly formed USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive.[3] On 16 May 2019, he made his debut for El Paso, playing the full match in a 3–0 defeat to Forward Madison in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup.[5] On 21 July 2019, Fordah made his USL Championship debut, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw with Real Monarchs.[6] On 19 February 2021, Fordah joined Loudoun United FC ahead of the 2021 season.[7] In 2022, he was playing for USL League Two side Western Mass Pioneers.[8] In September 2024, Fordah signed a 25-day emergency contract with USL Championship side New Mexico United.[9] In April 2025, Fordah joined USL League Two side Dothan United.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Connecticut | 2017 | PDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| El Paso Locomotive | 2019 | USL Championship | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
References
- ^ "JERMAINE FORDAH". USL Championship. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ The inspiring story of El Paso Locomotive goalkeeper Jermaine Fordah – Never give up englishplayersabroad.com
- ^ a b "EP Locomotive FC signs English goalkeeper Jermaine Fordah". cbs4local.com. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jay Fordah at LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE VS. FORWARD MADISON 0 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE VS. REAL MONARCHS 0 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Jermaine Fordah Leads Quartet of New Loudoun United Arrivals". uslchampionship.com. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "2022 US Open Cup round 1: With minimal practice, Western Mass Pioneers blank Brockton FC United". thecup.us. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "New Mexico United Signs Jermaine Fordah to 25-Day Contract". oursportscentral.com. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Dothan United is Proud to announce that Jermaine Fordah will be joint the squad for the 2025 season!". instagram.com. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Jermaine Fordah at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Statistics". USL League Two. Retrieved 18 May 2019.