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Craig Forsyth

Craig Forsyth

Defender - Left-Back  at Derby County
Age37
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.89 m
Footleft
BornFebruary 24, 1989
at Derby County 4,710 days · joined 2013-07-01
👕500+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value €75k
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Derby County
top club · 386 apps

Career highs

€1.00m
peak value · 2015
€175k
top transfer fee · 13/14
8
best season · 10/11
3 / 0
int'l caps / goals
506Appearances
33Goals
55Assists
59Yellow cards
1Red cards
122Full matches (90′)
Full nameCraig Forsyth
Date of birth1989-02-24 (37 yrs)
Place of birthCarnoustie, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height189.00 m
Current clubDerby County
Joined2013-07-01
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentTwo Touch Agency
Jul 2025
25/26 — Derby County
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Derby County
42 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Derby County
32 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Derby County
52 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Derby County
29 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Derby County
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Derby County, Derby County U23
30 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
44 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Derby County
15 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Derby County, Derby County U23
37 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2016
Injury: unknown
48 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Derby County
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
35 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Derby County
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Derby County
51 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Derby County
53 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Watford → Derby
13/14 · Transfer · €175k
Apr 2013
Transfer: Derby → Watford
12/13 · Return from loan
Mar 2013
Transfer: Watford → Derby
12/13 · Loan
Dec 2012
Transfer: Bradford → Watford
12/13 · Return from loan
Oct 2012
Transfer: Watford → Bradford
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Derby County, Watford FC, Bradford City
22 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Watford FC
22 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Dundee FC → Watford
11/12 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2010
10/11 — Dundee FC
37 matches · 8 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Dundee FC
33 matches · 6 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2009
Transfer: Arbroath → Dundee FC
08/09 · Return from loan
Sep 2008
Transfer: Dundee FC → Arbroath
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Dundee FC, Arbroath FC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2008
Transfer: Montrose → Dundee FC
07/08 · Return from loan
Feb 2008
Transfer: Dundee FC → Montrose
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Dundee FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Dundee FC U20 → Dundee FC
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
10,977 min
Minutes played by club
Derby County 77.0%
Derby County U23 0.0%
Watford FC 4.6%
Bradford City 0.8%
Dundee FC 17.6%
Arbroath FC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Derby County 14 12/13 25/26 386 13 33 8,449
Derby County U23 2 17/18 19/20 7 0 1 0
Watford FC 2 11/12 12/13 26 5 2 508
Bradford City 1 12/13 12/13 8 1 0 90
Dundee FC 4 06/07 10/11 73 14 19 1,930
Arbroath FC 1 08/09 08/09 6 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€250K9€500K13€750K17€1M08/0909/10 — 6 goals (Dundee FC)09/10 — 10 assists1609/1010/11 — 8 goals (Dundee FC)10/11 — 9 assists1710/1111/12 — 5 goals (Watford FC)11/12 — 2 assists711/1212/13 — 1 goals (Bradford City)12/13 — 2 assists312/1313/14 — 2 goals (Derby County)13/14 — 6 assists813/1414/15 — 1 goals (Derby County)14/15 — 6 assists714/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 1 goals (Derby County)116/1717/18 — 3 assists317/1818/19 — 4 assists418/1919/20 — 3 assists319/2020/2121/22 — 3 goals (Derby County)21/22 — 1 assists421/2222/23 — 2 assists222/2323/24 — 3 goals (Derby County)23/24 — 2 assists523/2424/25 — 3 goals (Derby County)24/25 — 4 assists724/2525/2608/09 — €75K09/10 — €200K10/11 — €425K11/12 — €450K12/13 — €500K13/14 — €300K14/15 — €900K15/16 — €1M16/17 — €1M17/18 — €1M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €1M20/21 — €500K21/22 — €300K22/23 — €300K23/24 — €200K24/25 — €100K25/26 — €75KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 0006/0708/09: 0008/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0708/09: 0008/0909/10: 101009/1010/11: 9910/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 4424/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Championship Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 EFL Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Championship Derby County 39 3 4 4 0 848
24/25 EFL Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Derby County 1 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 EFL Trophy Derby County 3 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 League One Derby County 26 3 2 6 0 688
22/23 EFL Cup Derby County 3 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Derby County 3 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Derby County 5 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League One Derby County 41 0 2 6 0 0
21/22 Championship Derby County 26 3 1 3 0 647
21/22 EFL Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Championship Derby County 20 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Derby County 22 0 3 2 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Derby County 3 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League 2 Derby County U23 5 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Championship Derby County 13 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Derby County 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Championship Derby County 31 0 1 5 0 0
17/18 Championship Play-Offs Derby County 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League 2 Derby County U23 2 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Derby County 3 1 0 0 0 246
16/17 EFL Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Derby County 12 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Derby County 44 1 5 5 0 3,960
14/15 FA Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Derby County 5 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Championship Derby County 46 2 4 9 0 2,060
13/14 Championship Play-Offs Derby County 3 0 2 1 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Derby County 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Championship Derby County 10 0 2 2 0 0
12/13 Championship Watford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 EFL Trophy Bradford City 1 1 0 0 0 90
12/13 League Cup Watford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Two Bradford City 7 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Championship Watford FC 20 3 1 5 0 463
11/12 FA Cup Watford FC 1 2 0 0 0 45
11/12 League Cup Watford FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 ALBA Chal. Cup Dundee FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Dundee FC 32 8 9 2 0 309
10/11 Co-op. Ins. Cup Dundee FC 2 0 0 1 1 0
10/11 SFA Cup Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 ALBA Chal. Cup Dundee FC 4 2 2 0 0 141
09/10 Championship Dundee FC 23 2 5 2 0 910
09/10 Co-op. Ins. Cup Dundee FC 3 1 2 0 0 300
09/10 SFA Cup Dundee FC 3 1 1 0 0 270
08/09 ALBA Chal. Cup Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Arbroath FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Championship Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2006-07-01 Dundee FC U20 Dundee FC Transfer 0
07/08 2008-02-28 Dundee FC Montrose Loan 0
07/08 2008-05-01 Montrose Dundee FC Return from loan 0
08/09 2008-09-27 Dundee FC Arbroath Loan 0
08/09 2009-06-30 Arbroath Dundee FC Return from loan 75000
11/12 2011-07-01 Dundee FC Watford Transfer 450000 €100k
12/13 2012-10-19 Watford Bradford Loan 500000
12/13 2012-12-19 Bradford Watford Return from loan 500000
12/13 2013-03-04 Watford Derby Loan 250000
12/13 2013-04-29 Derby Watford Return from loan 250000
13/14 2013-07-01 Watford Derby Transfer 250000 €175k
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Cruciate ligament tear 2015-11-04 2016-05-31 210 35
16/17 Knee injury 2016-08-20 2017-06-30 315 48
18/19 Cruciate ligament tear 2018-11-11 2019-09-12 306 44
23/24 Calf muscle tear 2024-01-07 2024-03-10 64 13
23/24 Calf injury 2024-03-20 2024-06-01 74 7
Current€75k
Peak€1.00m
Low€75k
Δ since start+—
€75k€306k€538k€769k€1.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €425k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3380 3 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Max Bird 2 1 0
Johnny Russell 2 2 0
Louie Sibley 2 2 0
Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 1 0 0
Jason Knight 2 3 0
Eiran Cashin 2 0 0
Will Hughes 2 3 0
Andre Wisdom 2 0 0
James Collins 2 1 0
Joe Wildsmith 2 0 0
Tom Barkhuizen 2 0 0
Jamie Ward 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 Championship Dundee FC 8 32
11/12 Championship Watford FC 3 20
21/22 Championship Derby County 3 26

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Championship Dundee FC 9 32
14/15 Championship Derby County 5 44
09/10 Championship Dundee FC 5 23

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-04-29 Derby Watford Return from loan €250k
12/13 2013-03-04 Watford Derby Loan €250k
12/13 2012-12-19 Bradford Watford Return from loan €500k
12/13 2012-10-19 Watford Bradford Loan €500k
08/09 2009-06-30 Arbroath Dundee FC Return from loan €75k
08/09 2008-09-27 Dundee FC Arbroath Loan
07/08 2008-05-01 Montrose Dundee FC Return from loan
07/08 2008-02-28 Dundee FC Montrose Loan

Last 50 matches for Derby County The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2024-08-27 CGB Barrow AFC 3–2 Derby County Available
2024-08-13 CGB Derby County 2–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2024-04-27 GB3 Derby County 2–0 Carlisle United INJURED Calf injury
2024-04-20 GB3 Cambridge United 0–1 Derby County INJURED Calf injury
2024-04-13 GB3 Derby County 3–0 Leyton Orient INJURED Calf injury
2024-04-10 GB3 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Derby County INJURED Calf injury
2024-04-02 GB3 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Derby County INJURED Calf injury
2024-03-29 GB3 Derby County 1–0 Blackpool FC INJURED Calf injury
2024-03-23 GB3 Northampton Town 1–0 Derby County INJURED Calf injury
2024-03-16 GB3 Derby County 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Available
2024-03-12 GB3 Derby County 2–1 Reading FC Available
2024-03-09 GB3 Bristol Rovers 0–3 Derby County INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-03-02 GB3 Derby County 3–0 Port Vale FC INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-02-27 GB3 Derby County 1–2 Charlton Athletic INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-02-24 GB3 Barnsley FC 2–1 Derby County INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-02-17 GB3 Derby County 1–0 Stevenage FC INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-02-13 GB3 Exeter City 0–3 Derby County INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-02-10 GB3 Derby County 1–1 Shrewsbury Town INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-02-03 GB3 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Derby County INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-01-27 GB3 Derby County 2–1 Cheltenham Town INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-01-23 GB3 Reading FC 1–0 Derby County INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-01-20 GB3 Lincoln City 0–0 Derby County INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-01-15 GB3 Derby County 3–2 Burton Albion INJURED Calf muscle tear
2024-01-06 GB3 Fleetwood Town 1–3 Derby County Available
2024-01-01 GB3 Derby County 2–3 Peterborough United Available
2023-12-29 GB3 Oxford United 2–3 Derby County Available
2023-12-26 GB3 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Derby County Available
2023-12-21 GB3 Derby County 3–1 Lincoln City Available
2023-12-16 GB3 Derby County 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Available
2023-12-09 GB3 Leyton Orient 0–3 Derby County Available
2023-11-28 GB3 Port Vale FC 0–1 Derby County Available
2023-11-25 GB3 Derby County 2–1 Bristol Rovers Available
2023-11-11 GB3 Derby County 3–0 Barnsley FC Available
2023-10-31 GB3 Derby County 4–0 Northampton Town Available
2023-10-28 GB3 Stevenage FC 3–1 Derby County Available
2023-10-24 GB3 Derby County 2–0 Exeter City Available
2023-10-21 GB3 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Derby County Available
2023-10-07 GB3 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Derby County Available
2023-10-03 GB3 Blackpool FC 1–3 Derby County Available
2023-09-30 GB3 Derby County 0–0 Cambridge United Available
2023-09-23 GB3 Carlisle United 0–2 Derby County Available
2023-09-16 GB3 Derby County 1–1 Portsmouth FC Available
2023-09-02 GB3 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Derby County Available
2023-08-26 GB3 Peterborough United 2–4 Derby County Available
2023-08-19 GB3 Derby County 1–0 Fleetwood Town Available
2023-08-15 GB3 Derby County 1–2 Oxford United Available
2023-08-12 GB3 Burton Albion 0–3 Derby County Available
2023-08-08 CGB Derby County 0–2 Blackpool FC Available
2023-08-05 GB3 Derby County 1–2 Wigan Athletic Available
2023-05-07 GB3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Derby County Available

Teams faced most often by Craig Forsyth's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Middlesbrough FC 31 12 6 13 37 39 -2 39%
Nottingham Forest 27 10 8 9 42 33 +9 37%
Barnsley FC 26 12 7 7 38 25 +13 46%
Millwall FC 26 11 9 6 43 24 +19 42%
Ipswich Town 26 11 5 10 34 27 +7 42%
Reading FC 24 8 7 9 34 33 +1 33%
Blackpool FC 23 12 4 7 44 25 +19 52%
Leeds United 22 14 4 4 44 22 +22 64%
Burnley FC 22 2 7 13 23 41 -18 9%
Doncaster Rovers 22 9 5 8 37 29 +8 41%
Leicester City 22 7 3 12 25 47 -22 32%
Cardiff City 22 5 6 11 30 44 -14 23%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 42 848 4 0 0 0.42
23/24 32 688 8 0 0 1.05
22/23 52 0 7 0 0 0
21/22 29 647 3 0 0 0.42
20/21 21 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 30 0 3 0 0 0
18/19 15 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 37 0 5 0 0 0
14/15 51 3,960 5 0 0 0.11
13/14 53 2,060 10 0 0 0.44
12/13 22 90 2 0 0 2
11/12 22 508 5 0 0 0.89
10/11 37 309 3 0 1 1.17
09/10 33 1,621 2 0 0 0.11

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
290 apps
13 G
26 A
Championship
57 apps
10 G
14 A
League One
67 apps
3 G
4 A
ALBA Chal. Cup
7 apps
2 G
2 A
FA Cup
16 apps
2 G
0 A
Co-op. Ins. Cup
5 apps
1 G
2 A
SFA Cup
5 apps
1 G
1 A
EFL Trophy
7 apps
1 G
0 A
Championship Play-Offs
5 apps
0 G
3 A
League Cup
28 apps
0 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Craig Forsyth

Who is Craig Forsyth?

Craig Forsyth is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Derby County.

How old is Craig Forsyth?

Craig Forsyth is 37 years old. He was born on February 24, 1989 in Carnoustie.

What position does Craig Forsyth play?

Craig Forsyth plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Craig Forsyth play for?

Craig Forsyth currently plays for Derby County.

How many career goals has Craig Forsyth scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Craig Forsyth has scored 33 goals in 506 appearances.

What is Craig Forsyth's market value?

Craig Forsyth's most recent reported market value is €75k.