Jahlane Forbes
American soccer player (born 2002)
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Jahlane Forbes (born February 5, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 5, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Vegas Lights | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Orlando City | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 51 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | SIMA Águilas | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Orlando City B | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | The Villages SC | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Manhattan SC | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Charlotte FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Crown Legacy FC (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2025 | → North Carolina FC (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2026– | Las Vegas Lights | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 1, 2026 | |||
Career
A member of Orlando City's Club Development Academy system since 2016, Forbes made 76 appearances and scored 4 goals across multiple age groups in four seasons with the team.[1]
Forbes made two appearances for Orlando's USL League One affiliate Orlando City B, during their inaugural USL League One season in 2019.[2][3]
In July 2019, Forbes verbally committed to play for NCAA Division I team Wake Forest beginning Fall 2020.[4]
In January 2020, Forbes spent a month on trial with Brøndby IF in Denmark, playing a series of friendlies with the club's under-19 team.[5]
Forbes returned to Orlando City B for the 2020 season, starting in the season opener on August 1 against Tormenta FC.[6]
Charlotte FC selected Forbes in the second round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft in December 2023.[7] He signed a professional contract with the team in February 2024.[8]
On August 22, 2025, Forbes joined North Carolina FC of the USL Championship on a loan deal though the remainder of the 2025 season.[9][10]
In January 2026, Las Vegas Lights announced they had signed Forbes to a one-year contract with a club option for 2027.[11]
International
Forbes earned his first call up to the United States under-17 national team for international friendlies in Costa Rica on August 2, 2018[12]
Career statistics
As of August 1, 2020[13]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando City B | 2019 | USL League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||