Craig Forrest (born September 20, 1967 in Coquitlam, Vancouver) was the first-choice soccer goalkeeper for Canada during the 1990s and either first or second choice at English club Ipswich Town from the late 80s to mid-90s. Forrest also played a number of first-team games in the English Premiership in the late 90s with West Ham United.

Forrest joined Ipswich in 1985 and remained with the club until 1997, making 263 league appearances with the club. After spending the first three seasons on the Ipswich reserves, Forrest saw his first first-team action with 11 appearances on loan to Colchester United in 1987-88. From 1988-89 through to 1996-97, Forrest was in the Ipswich goal, including during 1991-92 season when the club won promotion to the Premiership. In 1997 Forrest signed with West Ham for whom he remained until his retirement from football in 2002. After his first year with 'the Hammers' Forrest became mainly a back-up or reserves 'keeper.

Debuting for Canada in 1988, Forrest earned 56 caps, the most of any goalkeeper in the history of the team, before retiring from international football in 2002. The highlight of his international career was helping the Canadians win the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, in which Forrest was named tournament MVP for allowing a mere 3 goals and stopping two penalties in his side's 5 games.

Forrest was forced to retire from pro soccer due to complications from acquiring and recovering from testical cancer. He has worked as a sports analyst since his retirement from playing.

External link

• Forrest's West Ham page with career Premier and Football League statistics at Sporting Heroes.net