James Forrest (born 7 July 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national team.
Forrest joined Celtic's youth academy in 2003 and made his first team debut in the 2009–10 season. As a young player he was widely regarded as one of the brightest talents in the Scottish game. In November 2011, the Scottish Football Association's performance director, Mark Wotte, described him as being "the light in the darkness" of Scottish football. He has progressed to become a key player in a successful era for Celtic, winning nine consecutive league championships.
Forrest played at every youth level for Scotland, winning 13 caps for the under-19 team, scoring two goals, and four caps for the under-21 team. He made his senior international debut on 29 May 2011 against the Republic of Ireland.
On 17 November 2018, Forrest scored his first two goals for Scotland in their 4–0 away victory over Albania in the UEFA Nations League. Three days later, he netted a treble as Scotland beat Israel 3–2 to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs. He became the first Celtic player to score a hat-trick for Scotland since Jimmy Quinn did so in 1908, and the first Scotland player to score at least two goals in consecutive matches since Denis Law in 1963. He was awarded as the 2018–19 International Player of the Year by the SFWA.
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Scottish Premiership: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Scottish Cup: 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Scottish League Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
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SFWA Footballer of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2018–19
PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2018–19
SFWA Young Player of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2011–12
PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2011–12
PFA Scotland Team of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19
Scottish Premiership Player of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2018–19
Scottish Premiership Player of the Month:
<\/STRONG>October 2018
SFWA International Player of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2018–19
Celtic Young Player of the Year:
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