2016 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Forbes, Joshua

Jersey Number 23
Joshua Forbes
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Midfield/Defense
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 163
- Hometown:
- Bochum, Germany
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2018):
Team captain … played in 14 games, making 13 starts … logged 1,027 minutes … registered eight shot attempts with six landing on target … played a season-high 104 minutes in a 3-3 tie with Boston University on Aug. 27 and finished that game with two shots on goal … started all eight regular season ACC contests.
AS A JUNIOR (2017):
Team captain … started in all 14 matches in which he appeared, playing either right back or central midfield … made seven starts in ACC conference action … scored a goal in the season opener against Quinnipiac (8/25), his first since Aug. 26, 2016 … picked the primary assist on Simon Enstrom’s first goal against Xavier (Sept. 4) … scored the game-tying goal with under a minute to play against UConn (Oct. 17), setting up the Eagles’ overtime victory over the Huskies … switched to the central midfield in the final third of the season after the Eagles went from a 4-4-2 formation to a 3-5-2 set-up … was red carded just before halftime in the season opener against Quinnipiac (Aug. 25), missing the Boston University game (Aug. 27) … missed the the Louisville (Sept. 22) and Rhode Island (Sept. 26) games with injury ... named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016):
Appeared in 17 matches and made 15 starts on defense … started all but one ACC contest … part of the BC defense that recorded seven shutouts … scored his first-career goal in the 3-2 win at Boston University (8/28).
AS A FRESHMAN (2015):
Appeared in 13 matches and made 11 starts … assisted on Simon Enstrom’s game-winning goal at Boston University (8/31) in the 80th minute.
BEFORE BC:
Played with the U18 German National Team … led club team, VFL Bochum, to four-straight city championships and won the national indoor tournament in 2013 … served as captain of VFL Bochum for three years … also captained SG Wattenscheid for three seasons.
PERSONAL:
Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management ... Joshua is the older of Iris and Daniel Forbes’ two children; has a younger sister, Chiara … recipient of the Joseph J. Kelleher '31 Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Team captain … played in 14 games, making 13 starts … logged 1,027 minutes … registered eight shot attempts with six landing on target … played a season-high 104 minutes in a 3-3 tie with Boston University on Aug. 27 and finished that game with two shots on goal … started all eight regular season ACC contests.
AS A JUNIOR (2017):
Team captain … started in all 14 matches in which he appeared, playing either right back or central midfield … made seven starts in ACC conference action … scored a goal in the season opener against Quinnipiac (8/25), his first since Aug. 26, 2016 … picked the primary assist on Simon Enstrom’s first goal against Xavier (Sept. 4) … scored the game-tying goal with under a minute to play against UConn (Oct. 17), setting up the Eagles’ overtime victory over the Huskies … switched to the central midfield in the final third of the season after the Eagles went from a 4-4-2 formation to a 3-5-2 set-up … was red carded just before halftime in the season opener against Quinnipiac (Aug. 25), missing the Boston University game (Aug. 27) … missed the the Louisville (Sept. 22) and Rhode Island (Sept. 26) games with injury ... named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016):
Appeared in 17 matches and made 15 starts on defense … started all but one ACC contest … part of the BC defense that recorded seven shutouts … scored his first-career goal in the 3-2 win at Boston University (8/28).
AS A FRESHMAN (2015):
Appeared in 13 matches and made 11 starts … assisted on Simon Enstrom’s game-winning goal at Boston University (8/31) in the 80th minute.
BEFORE BC:
Played with the U18 German National Team … led club team, VFL Bochum, to four-straight city championships and won the national indoor tournament in 2013 … served as captain of VFL Bochum for three years … also captained SG Wattenscheid for three seasons.
PERSONAL:
Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management ... Joshua is the older of Iris and Daniel Forbes’ two children; has a younger sister, Chiara … recipient of the Joseph J. Kelleher '31 Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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