Kimika Forbes

Kimika Forbes
Personal information
Full name Kimika Sanell Forbes[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Plymouth, Trinidad and Tobago
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Millonarios
Number 1
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Monroe Community College
2013–2014 University of Maine Fort Kent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Boston Breakers
2014-2016 Wave FC
–2016 Ulindi
2016 Sportivo Limpeño
2017–2018 Santa Fe
2019– Millonarios
International career
2006– Trinidad and Tobago 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kimika Sanell Forbes (born 26 August 1990) is a Tobagonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Colombian club Millonarios FC and the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team,[2][3][4] which she represents since 2006.[5]

Forbes played for Paraguayan club Sportivo Limpeño at the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina, which the club went on to win, with Forbes then being shortlisted as CONCACAF Goalkeeper of the Year and also becoming the first Caribbean footballer to win a trophy in CONMEBOL.[5][6] In the 2017 Liga Femenina, Forbes was the goalkeeper who received the fewest goals against her.[7]

Forbes also played for her national team at the Pan American Games in 2011 and 2015.[8] Forbes has a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and is also a Sports Advisor & Video Analyst for Pro Evolution Coaching in Canada.[9]

She is the elder sister of Karyn Forbes, also an international footballer.[5]

  1. ^ "La gigante de Trinidad y Tobago que la rompe en Colombia". 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Trinidad's Forbes earns praise for performance". CONCACAF. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Former University of Maine Fort Kent Soccer Player Kimika Forbes Shines on International Stage". Theuscaa.com. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ Warner, Pete (16 October 2014). "UMFK's goalkeeper flirts with shutout of US women's soccer team in CONCACAF tourney". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Women's Football - News - Forbes savouring South American adventure". Fifa.com.
  6. ^ "Kimika Forbes | Pro Evolution Coaching". Proevolutioncoaching.ca.
  7. ^ "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Kimika Forbes :: Kimika Sanell Forbes". Playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Kimika Forbes – Pro Evolution Coaching". Proevolutioncoaching.ca. Retrieved 22 September 2018.