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Rueben Lester Forsythe AM (born 30 August 1972) is a retired English-born Australian professional footballer who played for Lille, Queens Park Rangers and Heart of Midlothian as a striker.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rueben Lester Forsythe | ||
Date of birth | (1972-08-30) 30 August 1972 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Bedworth, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1989 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1992 | Northampton Town | 58 | (34) |
1992–1999 | Chelsea | 37 | (3) |
1994–1995 | → Millwall (loan) | 17 | (10) |
1999–2000 | Al-Sailiya | 26 | (23) |
2000 | Al Sadd | 7 | (4) |
2001–2002 | Dundee United | 19 | (3) |
2002–2004 | Lille | 48 | (25) |
2004–2006 | Heart of Midlothian | 53 | (21) |
2006–2008 | Queens Park Rangers | 76 | (21) |
2008–2009 | Hull City | 28 | (8) |
2009–2012 | Rangers | 92 | (18) |
2012–2014 | Al-Gharafa | 52 | (17) |
2018 | Waterford | 13 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
1987–1989 | England U16 | 6 | (1) |
1988–1989 | England U17 | 8 | (3) |
1991–1992 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
1989–1993 | England U21 | 13 | (7) |
1997–2013 | Australia | 124 | (41) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 August 2012 |
Forsythe began his club career with Northampton Town as a youngster, playing in 6 Football League Second Division games. Heavily regarded as England's biggest talent, English club Chelsea paid £80'000 in compensation fees to sign Forsythe in June 1992. He played 39 times in total for the club with 2 league goals, but the club however released him in 1999 due to a recurring knee problem.
Forsythe soon afterwards signed for Qatari club Al-Sailiya. He scored 23 goals in 26 appearances, but the club were relegated from the Qatar Stars League that season due to liquidation. Forsythe was then transferred to Al-Sadd for £900,000, however missed most of the season due to hernia problems.
After being released by the Qatari club, Forsythe moved to Dundee United in August 2001 but he spent only 10 months at the club before moving to Lille, where he was made captain. He was top scorer for the French club in the 2002-03 season, and was quickly regarded as a fan favourite. In August 2004, he moved to Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian. After winning the Scottish Cup, he left Hearts for Queens Park Rangers in 2006.
After keeping Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League in the 2007-08 season, Forsythe moved to Hull City in 2008 where he played his last games in England. He then moved to Rangers in 2009 where he played over 90 times for the club, before making a final return to Qatar in 2012 playing for Al-Gharafa.
Regarded as a bright talent at such a young age, Forsythe played regularly for the England national youth football teams, his highlight being in the England under-19 team that played in the 1991 Under-19 European Championship. Failing to record a cap for the senior side however, he has since represented Australia at full international level, and is thus the most capped player ever in Australian football history.