PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Back
Michael Forbes.
Dundee United FC · Northern Ireland
TM 701006 · Current player profileAge today22
Recorded moves9
Peak recorded value€600k
Current market value€450k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Michael Forbes
- Born
- 29 Apr 2004
- Nationality
- Northern Ireland
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 188
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2026
- Contract expires
- 31 May 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- West Ham United U21Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2026
- Northampton TownLast recorded move · 31 May 2026
- Colchester UnitedLast recorded move · 03 Mar 2025
- Bristol RoversLast recorded move · 03 Jan 2025
- West Ham United U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- Dungannon Swifts FC U18Last recorded move · 24 Jul 2020
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | 22 | Northampton Town | €450k |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 21 | Northampton Town | €500k |
| 30 May 2025 | 21 | West Ham United U21 | €500k |
| 27 Dec 2024 | 20 | Bristol Rovers | €500k |
| 26 Jul 2024 | 20 | Bristol Rovers | €600k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | West Ham United U21 | Dundee United FC | Transfer | Free |
| 31 May 2026 | Northampton Town | West Ham United U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 25 Jul 2025 | West Ham United U21 | Northampton Town | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Colchester United | West Ham United U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 30 Jan 2025 | West Ham United U21 | Colchester United | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 03 Jan 2025 | Bristol Rovers | West Ham United U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 05 Jul 2024 | West Ham United U21 | Bristol Rovers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2022 | West Ham United U18 | West Ham United U21 | Internal move | — |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Dungannon Swifts FC U18 | West Ham United U18 | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.