Andre "Dre" Fortune II (born 3 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Las Vegas Lights. He plays for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Vegas Lights | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | CASL Chelsea Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Servette FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Rochester Rhinos | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | North Carolina FC | 71 | (16) |
| 2021 | Memphis 901 | 27 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Nõmme Kalju | 32 | (5) |
| 2024– | Las Vegas Lights | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | United States U15 | ||
| 2013 | Trinidad and Tobago U17 | 6 | (3) |
| 2019 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2019– | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2022 | |||
Career
editIn 2011, Fortune spent time training with top clubs in Europe, including Barcelona, Manchester City and Tottenham.[1][2] Fortune also trialled in the United States with New York Red Bulls in June 2015,[3] but elected not to sign with the club. He signed his first professional contract in the US with United Soccer League side Rochester Rhinos.[4]
In 2017, Fortune signed with North Carolina FC, becoming the first product of the team's development academy to sign a professional contract with the team.[5]
Fortune served as an assistant coach for the North Carolina FC U23 squad during the 2018 PDL season.[6]
He was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 14 of the 2019 season after scoring two goals in a 3–1 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies.[7] He earned the honor again in Week 24 after scoring two goals and an assist in a 5–0 win over Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.[8]
In 2020, Fortune led North Carolina FC in scoring and was named the team's Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player for the season.[9]
On 11 May 2021, Fortune moved to USL Championship side Memphis 901.[10]
In February 2022, Fortune signed a 3-year contract with Meistriliiga team, Nõmme Kalju FC.
Fortune returned to the United States, joining USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights in June 2024.
International career
editIn September 2019, Fortune was called to the senior Trinidad and Tobago national team squad for the first time for CONCACAF Nations League fixtures against Martinique.[11]
He made his debut on 14 October 2019 in a friendly against Venezuela [12] and earned his first start in a friendly against Ecuador on 15 November 2019.[13]
Fortune was named as part of Trinidad and Tobago's 23-man squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]
Personal
editFortune's brother, Ajani, plays for Atlanta United of Major League Soccer.[15]
Honours
editIndividual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: August 2023[16]
References
edit- ^ "Reference at www.newsobserver.com".
- ^ Mohammed, Inshan (10 August 2023). "Fortune favors Andre". Soca Warriors Online – Trinidad and Tobago Football.
- ^ "Empire of Soccer – Compare.bet® News". Compare.bet®. June 2003.
- ^ "SportsEngine". user.sportngin.com.
- ^ "North Carolina FC Adds Depth to Roster with Lance Laing and Dre Fortune Signings". North Carolina FC. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "NCFC U-23 ANNOUNCES 2018 ROSTER". NorthCarolinaFC.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "North Carolina FC's Dre Fortune Voted USL Championship Player of the Week". North Carolina FC. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina FC Midfielder Dre Fortune Named USL Championship Player of the Week". North Carolina FC. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Birkedal, Morgan (7 October 2020). "North Carolina FC's Youth to Pro Pipeline Comes to Light as Dre Fortune Highlights 2020 NCFC Team Awards as Most Valuable Player". North Carolina FC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (11 May 2021). "Memphis adds Trinidad and Tobago International Dre Fortune". USL Championship.
- ^ "North Carolina FC Trio Set for International Duty with Respective National Teams". North Carolina FC. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Venezuela v Trinidad and Tobago game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Ecuador v Trinidad and Tobago game report". ESPN. 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Dre Fortune at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup".
- ^ "More 'Fortunes' for TT football". www.guardian.co.tt.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parima tiitlid rändavad Nõmme Kaljusse" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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