Jahlane Forbes

Jahlane Forbes

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-02-05) February 5, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Charlotte FC
Number	40
Youth career
2016–2019	Orlando City SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	51	(3)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	SIMA Águilas	1	(0)
2019–2020	Orlando City B	3	(0)
2022	The Villages SC	3	(0)
2023	Manhattan SC
2024–	Charlotte FC	0	(0)
2024–	→ Crown Legacy FC (loan)	18	(4)
International career
2018	United States U17	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2024

Jahlane Forbes (born February 5, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer.

Career

A member of Orlando City's Club Development Academy system since 2016, Forbes made 76 appearances and scored 4 goals across multiple age groups in four seasons with the team.[1]

Forbes made two appearances for Orlando's USL League One affiliate Orlando City B, during their inaugural USL League One season in 2019.[2][3]

In July 2019, Forbes verbally committed to play for NCAA Division I team Wake Forest beginning Fall 2020.[4]

In January 2020, Forbes spent a month on trial with Brøndby IF in Denmark, playing a series of friendlies with the club's under-19 team.[5]

Forbes returned to Orlando City B for the 2020 season, starting in the season opener on August 1 against Tormenta FC.[6]

Charlotte FC selected Forbes in the second round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft in December 2023.[7] He signed a professional contract with the team in February 2024.[8]

International

Forbes earned his first call up to the United States under-17 national team for international friendlies in Costa Rica on August 2, 2018[9]

Career statistics

As of August 1, 2020[10]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Orlando City B	2019	USL League One	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2020		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career Totals			3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

References

1. "Jahlane Forbes OCSC DA profile". www.ocsc.ussoccerda.com.
2. "Jahlane Forbes Orlando City profile". www.orlandocitysc.com.
3. "Jahlane Forbes USL1 profile". www.uslleagueone.com.
4. "Forbes commits to Wake Forest". SIMA. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
5. "Den 17-årige amerikaner Jahlane Forbes træner med Brøndbys U/19-hold". 3point.dk (in Danish). January 26, 2020.
6. "South Georgia Tormenta FC vs. Orlando City B – August 1, 2020". www.uslleagueone.com.
7. Puente, Nathaniel (December 19, 2023). "Charlotte FC draft forward Tyger Smalls after trading into first round". WCNC Charlotte. WCNC.
8. "Charlotte FC Signs MLS SuperDraft Picks Tyger Smalls and Jahlane Forbes" (Press release). Charlotte FC. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
9. "Roster set for U.S. U-17 Men's National Team camp in Costa Rica". SoccerWire.
10. Jahlane Forbes at Soccerway

External links

• Jahlane Forbes at USL League One
• Jahlane Forbes at Soccerway