POSITION: Midfielder
BIRTHDATE: 5/15/1988
HOMETOWN: Kingston, Jamaica
HEIGHT: 5’9″
WEIGHT: 175
PREVIOUS TEAM: Rochester Rhinos (USL Championship)
PRONUNCIATION: KEN-ar-doe FORBS
BIO
Kenardo Forbes returns for his seventh season with Riverhounds SC in 2024, making him the longest-tenured player currently at the club.
Since joining the roster in 2018, the midfielder has been at the center of the team’s success, being named All-League First Team in 2019 and 2020 and All-League Second Team in 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He also was a USL Championship MVP Finalist in 2019.
In his five seasons with the Hounds, he has scored 18 goals and recorded 54 assists in all competitions, making him the club’s all-time assists leader. He enters 2024 with 192 appearances, the third-most in Hounds history and on the cusp of breaking the record of 195 held by David Flavius (1999-2006).
On Aug. 1, 2020, Forbes became the USL Championship’s all-time assists leader with his 38th in league play in a 4-0 win over Philadelphia Union II. He enters this season with 65 USL Championship regular-season assists, and in 2022 and 2023, he became the first player in league history to post consecutive 10-assist seasons.
Prior to Pittsburgh, Forbes played for coach Bob Lilley with the Rochester Rhinos from 2015-17. The midfielder started at least 20 games each season and led the club with 19 assists in all competitions during that span. He captained the Rhinos in 2017 and was named All-USL Second Team in 2016. A member of the 2015 USL Cup-winning squad, he assisted the game-winning goal in extra time of the title game, which gave the Rhinos a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy II.
In addition to USL play, Forbes spent seven seasons with the Syracuse Silver Knights of the Major Arena Soccer League from 2011-18. He finished his indoor career as the club’s all-time leading scorer and was named the Silver Knights’ MVP for the 2016-17 season, when he led the team with 42 points.
Forbes began his professional career in 2006 with Naggo Head FC, then a part of the Jamaican National Premier League. He then moved back to his hometown to play for Waterhouse FC from 2007-11 (four seasons) and again in 2014. Forbes captained Waterhouse for a spell and appeared in three matches during the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
The Kingston, Jamaica native has three caps for the Jamaican National Team, debuting with the Reggae Boyz in 2010.
