Kevin Forrest (born November 3 in

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) is a retired

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player.

Career

Youth and College

Forrest grew up in

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, and began his career with various youth soccer teams in the Seattle area, including Emerald City FC, and the Crossfire Sounders, where he was coached by former Seattle Sounders coach

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. Forrest attended

Edmonds-Woodway High School Edmonds Woodway High School is one of five high schools in the Edmonds School District in Edmonds, Washington, United States. It serves students in grades 9-12. It was ranked as the No. 318 high school in America by ''Newsweek Magazine'' in 200 ...

, and played

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at the

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, scoring 34 goals and earning All-American and Pac-10 honors including Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2006. He medical

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the 2005 season with the onset of

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. His final season, 2007, was cut short despite a promising beginning when he suffered a season ending stress fracture. During his college years Forrest also played for Hibernian & Caledonian in the

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winning a USASA national championship in 2005.

Professional

Forrest was drafted by

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with the third pick of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft, but was suffering from another stress fracture in pre-season training, and was eventually released by the Rapids on March 3, 2008. On July 31, 2008, Forrest signed with the

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of the

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for the remainder of the season, and subsequently played in nine games for the team. On 24 March 2009, Forrest signed a contract with MLS expansion team

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for the 2009 season after the Sounders acquired his rights from the Rapids. He made no league appearances but played in one US Open Cup game, scoring against his former team Colorado Rapids in a 1–0 victory. On July 2, 2009, Forrest started a game for the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

against Bayern Munich II. He scored the game's first goal in the 8th minute and the Timbers signed him to a contract for the remainder of the 2009 season, and he subsequently played in the 10 remaining games for the team on the way to their league title and record 23-game unbeaten streak. He recorded the game-winning assist against eventual champions Montreal Impact in regular season play. Forrest signed with

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of the

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for the 2010 season. He also coached two teams at the Crossfire Premier youth soccer club.

Personal

Kevin is the son of former Seattle Sounders player

Ward Forrest Ward Forrest (born 1954) is a retired American soccer forward who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League. Forrest attended the University of Washington where he played on the Huskies soccer team from 1972 to 1975. He then played f ...

. Kevin's mother, Theresa Mead Forrest, was a member of the first women's soccer team in Seattle, and she met her husband Ward when he was her coach. Kevin has two older sisters, Cathleen and Julie, and one younger sister, Madeleine. Julie played four years of college soccer and was captain of the team at Portland State University. The Forrests have a yellow lab named Bailey who is also considered a part of the family.

Honors

Portland Timbers

Commissioner's Cup (1):

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References

External links

Washington Huskies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, Kevin 1984 births Living people American men's soccer players Pacific Coast Soccer League players Hibernian Saints players Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players Seattle Sounders FC players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Crossfire Redmond players USL First Division players USL League Two players Colorado Rapids draft picks Soccer players from Washington (state) University of Washington alumni Washington Huskies men's soccer players People from Edmonds, Washington Sportspeople from Snohomish County, Washington Men's association football forwards