M. Forbes · career
Michael Forbes
Center Back · Dundee Utd · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Forbes is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27Stepped up 2026/27
The record covers 3 seasons (2025/26–2026/27) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 38 appearances with 4 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2026/27 at Dundee Utd — Season rating 41, 1 goal and 0 assists in 9 games. 2026/27 was the leap — Season rating up 30 points at Dundee Utd. Form is on a climb — up 30 Season points across his last 2 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2026/27 (Premiership) and kept playing — 9 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Dundee Utd | 9 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 41 |
| 2025/26 | NorthamptonLoan | 22 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | West Ham United U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | West Ham United U21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | West Ham United U18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | West Ham United U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | West Ham United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | West Ham United U18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 8 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland U19 | 2023/24 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 2 | 0 |
Honours
UEFA Conference LeaguePremier League 2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
Schedule · 2026/27
9 played· 818 min, 1g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Premiership | H Rangers | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 9 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 22 | Premiership | H Dundee | 0-2 | Played | 95 | 7.7 | ||
| Aug 29 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 4-0 | Played | 93 | 8.2 | ||
| Sep 2 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 5 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.1 | |
| Sep 19 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Oct 10 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 17 | Premiership | A ST Johnstone | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 |