Fraser Forster

Fraser Gerard Forster ( born March 17, 1988 in Hexham ) is an English footballer. Since 2010 he plays for the Scottish first division club Celtic Glasgow.

Playing career

Newcastle United

Since the 2005 impersonated in the youth academy of Newcastle United Forster in the first team of the club behind Shay Given and Tim Krul was only the third goalkeeper, he moved on 2 October 2008 at Stockport County in the third-class Football League One and played within one month six league games County, before he returned to Newcastle. At the beginning of the 2009/10 season he was loaned for three weeks again in the third division of the Bristol Rovers and came in four league games for use. Shortly after his return he moved on loan to Norwich City, which was expanded in the sequence until the end of the season. With his new club won Forster ( 38 games), the third league championship in the 2009/10 season and was promoted to the second division.

Celtic Glasgow

After this success, Forster returned briefly to United and moved on 24 August 2010 to the Scottish first division club Celtic Glasgow. Under coach Neil Lennon he made ​​his debut on 29 August 2010 a 1-0 away win at FC Motherwell and remained until the end of the season goalkeeper of the club. In the Scottish Premier League 2010/11, he missed one point behind on the permanent rivals Glasgow Rangers the championship scarce. In the final of the Scottish FA Cup 2010/11 Celtic won against FC Motherwell 3-0 and won the cup after they had defeated in the quarterfinals Rangers with 2:2 and 1:0. Celtic, however, lost the final of the Scottish League Cup 2010/11 with 1:2 after extra time against the Rangers, and so missed the second Cup win of the season. After the season he returned to Newcastle, before he was loaned out for a season at Celtic again on August 17, 2011. In summer 2012, the goalkeeper signed a long-term contract with Celtic after he had become with the club Scottish champions.

National

On November 15, 2013 Forster made ​​his debut for the England football team in the 0-2 defeat against Chile at Wembley.

Achievements

  • Scottish Cup winner: 2011
  • Scottish champions: 2011/ 12, 2012/13
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