Marcus Forss

Brentford

2017–2019 On 22 June 2017, Forss joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on a two-year contract.

He finished the 2017–18 season as the B team's top scorer with 21 goals and won both of the team's Player of the Year awards. Forss was promoted into the first team squad for the 2018–19 season and despite missing five months of the campaign with a back injury, he was a regular inclusion in matchday squads when fit and finished the season with 9 appearances and two goals. He scored seven goals in his first seven appearances for the club and scored the first senior hat-trick of his career in a 4–1 victory over Southend United on 12 October. Four further goals in December 2019 saw him nominated for the League One Player of the Month award. By the time his spell was ended early by a season-ending torn hamstring on 14 January 2020, he had scored 11 goals in 19 appearances. Forss' performances during the season were recognised with the AFC Wimbledon Young Player of the Year award.

2020–21 season

Following surgery on his torn hamstring, Forss returned fit for the 2020–21 season and the departures of Ollie Watkins and Saïd Benrahma elevated him to second-choice behind new signing Ivan Toney. For two-thirds of the season he served predominantly as a substitute, Off the back of a spell of seven goals in 13 appearances,

In April 2021, a change in formation allowed Forss to break into the starting lineup, His first appearance as part of the new formation saw him score his first goal for over five months, in a 5–0 win over Preston North End. Forss scored the 81st-minute goal which secured a 3–2 aggregate victory and sent the Bees to a second consecutive playoff Final. Forss' 2020–21 season ended with 50 appearances, 10 goals and promotion to the Premier League after a 2–0 victory over Swansea City in the playoff Final. Forss' 2021–22 EFL Cup performances were later recognised with a place in the Team of the Tournament and his five goals scored in the tournament tied him with Eddie Nketiah as top-scorer. By the final day of the winter transfer window,

Forss had scored six goals in 12 appearances, but with no goals in seven Premier League appearances. He scored 19 goals in 74 appearances during four seasons as a first team player with the club. reported to be £3 million. He scored his first goal for the club on his second appearance, in a 3–2 defeat to Queens Park Rangers on 6 August 2022. Forss ended a three-month goal drought. he scored five goals in 9 appearances. Forss had scored 10 goals in 42 appearances. Forss made 23 appearances and scored seven goals during the 2023–24 season, which kept him out for the opening seven weeks of 2024–25. Forss made four substitute appearances before suffering a setback, which caused him to miss six weeks. He scored five goals in 25 appearances, In his absence, the club was promoted to the Championship after victory in the 2026 League One playoff final. While a free agent, Forss conduced further fitness work with Bolton Wanderers during the 2026–27 pre-season period. but did not win a contract.

International career

Forss was capped by Finland at U17, U18, U19 and U21 level. He captained the U19 team, but was not included in the squad for the 2018 European U19 Championship on home soil due to club commitments. Good goalscoring form at club level saw Forss receive his maiden call up to the senior team for a series of three matches in November 2020.

He made his debut with a start in a friendly versus France and scored the opening goal in the 2–0 victory. Forss was named in Finland's Euro 2020 squad and made two substitute appearances prior to the team's group stage exit. He made two appearances during Finland's failed 2022 World Cup qualification campaign, scoring one goal, which came in a 3–1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the penultimate group stage match. His father Tero Forss and brother Niclas are both involved in football, and his grandfather is former Finland international Rainer Forss.

2018–19 Championship

2019–20 Championship

2020–21 Championship

2021–22 Premier League 7 0 1 1 4 5

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23 7 2024–25 Championship 24 1 1 0 0 0

25 1 2025–26 Championship 1 0

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84!!18!!2!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!92!!18 Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2025–26

Individual Brentford B Mary Halder Award: 2017–18 Brentford B Player of the Year: 2017–18 AFC Wimbledon Young Player of the Year: 2019–20 EFL Young Player of the Month: October 2019 EFL Cup Top Goalscorer: 2021–22 EFL Cup Team of the Tournament: 2021–22