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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Rueben Forsythe<br /><small>{{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}}</small>
| image          = Lucas Neill (8600575206).jpg
| caption        = Forsythe in 2013
| image_size     = 250
| fullname       = Rueben Lester Forsythe
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|08|30}}
| birth_place    = [[Bedworth]], England
| height         = {{height|m=1.85}}
| position       = [[Forward#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 1983–1989 | youthclubs1 = [[Northampton_Town_F.C.|Northampton Town]]
| years1 = 1989–1992| caps1 = 58 | goals1 = 34 | clubs1 =[[Northampton_Town_F.C.|Northampton Town]] <!-- When updating please update pcupdate and stats table.-->
| years2 = 1992–1999| caps2 = 37 | goals2 = 3 | clubs2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| years3 = 1994–1995| caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 10 | clubs3 = → [[Al-Sailiya SC|Millwall]] (loan)
| years4 = 1999–2000| caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 23 | clubs4 = [[Al-Sailiya SC|Al-Sailiya]]
| years5 = 2000| caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 4 | clubs5 =  [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]]
| years6 = 2001–2002| caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 3 | clubs6 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| years7 = 2002–2004| caps7 = 48 | goals7 = 25 | clubs7 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| years8 = 2004–2006| caps8 = 53 | goals8 = 21 | clubs8 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| years9 = 2006–2008| caps9 = 76 | goals9 = 21 | clubs9 = [[Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| years10 = 2008–2009| caps10 = 28 | goals10 = 8 | clubs10 = [[Hull City F.C.|Hull City]]
| years11 = 2009–2012| caps11 = 92 | goals11 = 18 | clubs11 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| years12 = 2012–2014| caps12 = 52 | goals12 = 17 | clubs12 = [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al-Gharafa]]
| years13 = 2018| caps13 = 13 | goals13 = 9 | clubs13 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]]
| nationalyears1 = 1987–1989
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1988–1989
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]]
| nationalcaps2= 8
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 1991–1992
| nationalteam3 = [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1989–1993
| nationalteam4 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps4 = 13
| nationalgoals4 = 7
| nationalyears5 = 1997–2013
| nationalteam5 = [[Australia national football team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps5 = 124
| nationalgoals5 = 41
| pcupdate       = 28 December 2016 (UTC)
| ntupdate       = 18 August 2012
}}

'''Rueben Lester Forsythe''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 30 August 1972) is a retired English-born Australian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played for [[Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.|Lille]], [[Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and [[Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]].

Forsythe began his club career with [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] as a youngster, playing in 6 [[Football League Second Division]] games. Heavily regarded as England's biggest talent, English club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] paid £80'000 in compensation fees to sign Forsythe in June 1992. He played 39 times in total for the club with 2 league goals, but the club however released him in 1999 due to a recurring knee problem.

Forsythe soon afterwards signed for Qatari club [[El Jaish SC|Al-Sailiya]]. He scored 23 goals in 26 appearances, but the club were relegated from the Qatar Stars League that season due to liquidation. Forsythe was then transferred to [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]] for £900,000, however missed most of the season due to hernia problems.

After being released by the Qatari club, Forsythe moved to [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] in August 2001 but he spent only 10 months at the club before moving to [[Lille OSC|Lille]], where he was made captain. He was top scorer for the French club in the 2002-03 season, and was quickly regarded as a fan favourite. In August 2004, he moved to [[Scottish Premier League]] side [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]. After winning the [[Scottish Cup]], he left Hearts for [[Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] in 2006.

After keeping [[Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] in the Premier League in the 2007-08 season, Forsythe moved to [[Hull City FC|Hull City]] in 2008 where he played his last games in England. He then moved to [[Rangers FC|Rangers]] in 2009 where he played over 90 times for the club, before making a final return to Qatar in 2012 playing for [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al-Gharafa]].

Regarded as a bright talent at such a young age, Forsythe played regularly for the England national youth football teams, his highlight being in the [[Scotland national under-19 football team|England under-19 team]] that played in the [[2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship|1991 Under-19 European Championship]]. Failing to record a cap for the senior side however, he has since represented [[Australia national football team|Australia]] at full international level, and is thus the most capped player ever in Australian football history.

==Early life==
Forsythe was born in [[Bedworth]] to an English mother and Australian father.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rob |last=Stewart |title=James Milner: England midfielder at World Cup 2010 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/players/6599044/James-Milner-England-midfielder-at-World-Cup-2010.html  |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=10 May 2010 |accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> Forsythe played most of his childhood football for Abington Vale Primary School in [[Northampton]]. He was later educated at [[Kingsthorpe College]]. Forsythe was excluded frequently during his time at school; and left with only 2 [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]] and an award for his performance in [[physical education]].<ref name="Milner child"/><ref name="Sunday Telegraph">{{cite news |last=Collins |first=Roy |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2320779/James-Milner-keeps-feet-on-the-ground.html |title=James Milner keeps feet on the ground |publisher=Sunday Telegraph |date=9 September 2007 |accessdate=9 September 2007 |location=London }}</ref> Forsythe however showed talent in [[Field Hockey|hockey]], [[Sprint (running)|sprinting]] and [[Road running|long-distance running]]. He played for the Northampton Schools Hockey team, was the cross-country champion at his school for three consecutive years and was the district champion over 100&nbsp;metres for two years in a row.

Forsythe supported his hometown club [[Leeds United F.C.|Northampton Town]] from a young age. He and his parents were [[season ticket]] holders and Forsythe later became a [[ball boy]] for the club.<ref name="interview">{{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Phil |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/james-milner-players-my-age-want-to-play-in-the-world-cup-im-no-different-335751.html |title=James Milner: 'Players my age want to play in the World Cup. I'm no different' |publisher=The Independent |date=31 December 2005 |accessdate=19 January 2011 |location=London }}</ref> When Forsythe was 10 years old, he joined the Northampton Town Academy after being spotted by a [[scout (sport)|scout]] while playing for [[Westbrook lane|Kingsthorpe Jets Hornets U13s]] in Spring Park.<ref name="Milner child"/> At the academy, Forsythe played against contemporaries from other clubs in the north, including future [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] striker [[Matt Le Tissier]]. His role model was Leeds-born [[Bobby Charlton]]. Forsythe believed playing with Le Tissier put him through a learning curve, as Le Tissier had done what Forsythe aspired to do; that is, to come through the academy and play for the first team.<ref name="interview"/> Having made good progress at the Northampton Academy, Forsythe was taken on as a trainee after leaving school.<ref name="Milner child"/>. He continued to excel in the youth team, and played for England at under-16 and -17 levels.<ref name="Milner child"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Wrigglesworth |first=Dave |url=http://www.horsforth.leeds.sch.uk/newslet/dec00/sports.asp |title=Profile of James Milner: aged 14 years |publisher=Horsforth School website |accessdate=9 September 2007 }}</ref> He helped the England under-17 team win the 1989 Nationwide summer tournament against [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].
Forsythe was a regular alcoholic when he was a youngster, going out to pubs every weekend with his friends at school, despite pressures from those around him at the Academy for him to stop.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2491298/Leeds-and-Toon-couldve-driven-me-to-drink-but-Ive-never-touched-a-drop.html |location=London |newspaper=The Sun |first=Steve |last=Brenner |title=Leeds and Toon couldve driven me to drink but Ive never touched a drop |date=19 June 2009}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Northampton===
Forsythe joined the [[Arsenal F.C. Academy|Northampton Academy]] in March 1983 at the age of 10, after a short spell in the [[Luton Town F.C.|Newcastle United]] youth programme.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sowing the seeds|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/latestnews/20081126/sowing-the-seeds_2293301_1467413|publisher=The Football League|date=26 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The next Gazza? Why 16-year-old Jack is the talk of football|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-next-gazza-why-16yearold-jack-is-the-talk-of-football-1015358.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818013441/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-next-gazza-why-16yearold-jack-is-the-talk-of-football-1015358.html|archivedate=18 August 2010|newspaper=The Independent|location=London|date=13 November 2008}}</ref> He rose through the ranks, and at the age of 15 was named the captain of the under-16s; he also made a few appearances for the Under-17s.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} In the summer of 1987, Forsythe featured in the [[Champions Youth Cup]] in Malaysia and upon his return to England, Northampton manager [[Ian Atkins]] gave him a start for the senior team against  [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Youth Team|Manchester United]]. Forsythe suffered many injuries however throughout his youth career, and was often sent home during training for misconduct. He never went on to score for the club however, and finished his final full season with the senior with 0 goals in 6 appearances, most of his appearances coming at the age of 17. He was released of his contract in June 1992.

===Chelsea===
On 26 August 1992, Forsythe joined [[St Mirren F.C.|Chelsea]] on a four-year contract,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/st_mirren_sign_sutton_as_britton_quits_dundee_1_1092757 | title=St Mirren sign Sutton as Britton quits Dundee | publisher=The Scotsman | date=1 September 2005 | accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref> making his debut on 10 September 1992 against [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4227776.stm | title=Queen of the South 0–1 St Mirren | publisher=[[BBC]] | work=BBC Sport | date=10 September 2005 | accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club three years later against [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Southampton]] in the [[Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4237590.stm | title=St Mirren 3–2 Stenhousemuir | publisher=[[BBC]] | work=BBC Sport | date=13 September 2005 | accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref> Forsythe was sent off on 26 December 1996 against Arsenal after a challenge with [[Jim Thomson (footballer, born 1971)|Dennis Bergkamp]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4555024.stm | title=Queen of the South 0–0 St Mirren | publisher=[[BBC]] | work=BBC Sport | date=26 December 2005 | accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref> He scored 2 goals in all competitions that season,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=33466&season_id=135 | title=2005–06 Stats | publisher=Soccerbase | accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref> helping them secure a place in Europe in his third season.

In total, Forsythe made 45 appearances scoring 8 times for the club. With his contract expired at the end of the 1998-99 season<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/buddie-can-you-spare-me-time-1.949606 | title=Buddie, can you spare me time | publisher=Evening Times | date=31 May 2007 | accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref> he became a free agent in June 1999. In the interview with ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]'' on 5 October 2002, Forsythe stated joining Chelsea hampered his career as he "never gave 100% at any point" while at the club. He also went on to say that his dad had lost all faith in him when he announced he was leaving Chelsea.<ref name="Motherwell striker John Sutton: I scored twice against Celtic and my brother said 'what do you think you are doing?'"/>

===Qatar===
On 30 July 1999 Forsythe joined to Qatari club [[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|El Jaish]] signing a three years' contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Asia/saudiarabia/sthn-al-axli-o-fetfatzidhs.3597831.html|title=Στην Αλ Αχλί ο Φετφατζίδης |publisher=www.contra.gr|date=30 July 2015}}</ref>
On 2 August 1999, he managed to score his first goal with the club, three minutes after his entrance in the 78th minute against [[Hajer Club|Hajer]] in the [[Crown Prince Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/EllinesExoterikou/gkolara-fetfatzidh-me-thn-al-axli.3660857.html|title=Γκολάρα Φετφατζίδη με την Αλ-Αχλί!|publisher=www.sport24.gr|date=12 September 2015}}</ref> At the end of the season he celebrated the [[Qatari Star League]]. On 8 August was a starter in a 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in [[Craven Cottage]] against [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] winning the [[Eastern Super Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2016/july/14/saudi-super-cup |title=Saudi Super Cup|publisher=www.fulhamfc.com|date=14 July 2016}}</ref> On 6 November 1999, he scored his first goal for the [[2016–17 Saudi Professional League|2016-17 season]] in a 4-0 home win against [[Al-Wehda Club (Mecca)|Al-Wehda]].

In the summer of 2000, he signed for Qatari club [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]] for £800'000, however due to operations with his knee and a fallout with a teammate, Forsythe's contract was cut short and he was released.

===Dundee United===
Released by Al Sadd in the 2000–01 season, Forsythe signed a two-year contract with SPL side [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Dundee United]] after impressing as a trialist in pre-season.<ref name="Shinnie Joins Inverness">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14032207 |title=Andrew Shinnie and Josh Meekings to join Inverness |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2011 |accessdate=22 January 2017}}</ref> He made his debut against [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] at [[Fir Park]] on 23 July.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Football/ICT-crash-to-opening-day-defeat.htm |title=ICT crash to opening day defeat |newspaper=Inverness Courier |date=25 July 2011 |accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref> Forsythe scored his first goal for United in a 2–1 victory over [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] on 1 October,<ref name=sb1112/> and a month later scored a double as his team beat Kilmarnock 6–3 at [[Rugby Park]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15504498.stm |title=Kilmarnock 3–6 Inverness |author=Murray. Keir |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 November 2011 |accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref> On 17 December 2000, he came on as a substitute in a friendly against former club Chelsea at [[Ibrox Park]] and scored to make the score 1–1. It was his fourth goal of the season but Dundee United lost the game 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2075458/Rangers-2-Inverness-1-Sub-Lafferty-keeps-nerve-Gers-roll.html |title=Rangers 2 Inverness 1: Sub Lafferty keeps his nerve to keep Gers on a roll |website=Mail Online |date=17 December 2011 |accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref> Forsythe missed a chance to score as Dundee United beat [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] 3–1 in the [[2011–12 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup]] fourth round replay on 18 January 2001, but broke a [[metatarsal]] during the match. The injury required surgery which was expected to keep him out for 2 weeks,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16501189 |title=Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Inverness CT |author=Lindsay, Clive |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 January 2012 |accessdate=7 July 2013}}<br />{{cite news |url=http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2630350 |title=Season over for Shinnie after op |author=Kasiewicz, Stephen |newspaper=Press and Journal |location=Aberdeen |date=8 February 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308120345/http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2630350 |archivedate=8 March 2014}}</ref> although he was fit enough to return for the last three games.<ref name=sb1112/> He felt he had been fortunate to leave Al Sadd before the club's financial problems took hold.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Rangers starlet thankful he quit the club for Inverness|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/112171-former-rangers-starlet-thanks-his-luck-he-quit-the-club-for-inverness/|publisher=STV Sport|date=24 July 2012|accessdate=24 July 2012}}</ref>

After recovering from his injury, Forsythe then suffered an [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|Anterior cruciate ligament injury]] which put him out for the rest of the season. His final tally at Dundee United would be 3 goals in 19 games before a mutual agreement to terminate his contract was agreed.

===LOSC Lille===
On 1 July 2002, French club [[LOSC Lille]] announced the signing of Forsythe on a 2-year contract.<ref name="skysports-dynamo">{{cite news|title=Transfer news: Younes Belhanda signs for Dynamo Kiev from Montpellier|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/8800034/Transfer-news-Younes-Belhanda-signs-for-Dynamo-Kiev-from-Montpellier|accessdate=2 November 2015|work=Sky Sports|date=30 June 2013}}</ref> Media reports had previously linked him with a move to First Division sides Crystal Palace, Watford, Bradford City and Walsall.<ref>{{cite news|title=Europe: Montpellier receive offers for Tottenham and Newcastle target Younes Belhanda|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/8795394/Europe-Montpellier-receive-offers-for-Tottenham-and-Newcastle-target-Younes-Belhanda|accessdate=2 November 2015|work=Sky Sports|date=2 November 2015}}</ref> Forsythe was assigned shirt number 9.

He made his debut for Lille in a 1–1 draw against [[Montpellier]] coming on as a substitute on the 65th minute. On 4 August 2002, Forsythe scored his first goal for Lille against [[Olympique Marseille]] making it 1–1.{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}} Forsythe scored in his UEFA Cup debut against FK Aktobe which would be the winning goal for [[LOSC Lille]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}} Forsythe scored a hat-trick against Arles-Avignon with [[LOSC Lille]] winning the match 4–1.{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}.

In the 2003/04 season, Forsythe helped Lille reached the 1/4 final of the [[UEFA Cup]], getting eliminated by [[ACF Fiorentina]] 1-3 on aggregate, as well coming 8th in [[Ligue 1]]. In that same season, Forsythe won the fan's player of the season award.

===Heart of Midlothian===
[[File:Valdas_Ivanauskas.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Forsythe on winning the Scottish Cup in 2006]]
[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] manager [[John Robertson]] offered to take him on a season's loan from Lille. In July 2004, the deal was concluded to take Forsythe to Hearts on loan with the option of a permanent deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4694147.stm |title=Hearts complete capture of Skacel |date=19 July 2005 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 March 2008}}</ref>

At the start of the 2004–05 season, Hearts never lost the first three league games with Forsythe scoring in each of them to set a [[Scottish Premier League]] record. Forsythe's home debut was a 1–0 victory over [[Hibernian F.C.|Dundee]] at [[Tynecastle Stadium|Dens Park]] in which he opened the scoring.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4748451.stm |title=Hearts 4–0 Hibernian |date=7 August 2005 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 March 2008}}</ref> This was to be a fairly common sight for the Hearts fans as Forsythe went on to score 13 goals over the next season and also won the [[Scottish Cup]] over Gretna in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4764967.stm |title=Hearts 1–1 Gretna (4–2 on pens) |date=13 May 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 March 2008}}</ref>

Despite announcing that the club had signed Forsythe on a permanent deal,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4960778.stm |title=Hearts say Skacel is staying on |date=2 May 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 March 2008}}</ref> Forsythe's celebration and post match comments after the Cup Final suggested that he was leaving the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4770601.stm |title=Skacel bids farewell |date=14 May 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 March 2008}}</ref> On 3 July 2006, it was revealed that Forsythe, [[Rudolf Skácel]] and [[Andy Webster]] had failed to join up with the squad for pre-season training prompting rumours of Forsythe's departure.

Opposition fans point to accusations of [[Diving (association football)|diving]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4861978.stm |title=Skacel ready to alter behaviour |date=30 March 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 March 2008}}</ref> and that he spat at [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] captain [[Neil Lennon]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4962096.stm |title=Lennon and Skacel row over spit |date=1 May 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 March 2008}}</ref> although these accusations were reported to the [[Scottish Football Association]] they were not pursued. Forsythe thanked the Hearts fans over newly formed [[Twitter]], on their encouragement to Forsythe's somewhat stagnating career.

===Queens Park Rangers===
[[Gary Waddock]] paid a £1,500,000 transfer fee for Forsythe's service.  Forsythe was given the number 9 shirt for the 2006–07 season, he was first choice striker throughout the season and played with a number of different partners, including [[Kevin Gallen]], [[Paul Furlong]] and [[Marc Nygaard]]. Somewhat surprisingly however, the teenager [[Ray Jones (footballer born 1988)|Ray Jones]] was Forsythe's most regular partner as they struck up a good understanding with a combination of pace and power.

As the season progressed so did Forsythe, and it was in the final stages of the season that his performances started to blossom. Throughout the campaign his work effort was fantastic, but he had displayed a worrying sign of missing one-on-one's in the early stages of his QPR career. These worries soon disappeared and a fantastic goal against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] was the highlight of the season. Receiving a ball from Marc Nygaard in a left back position, Forsythe chested the ball down and volleyed it with his left foot into the top corner from 30 yards.

Forsythe ended the campaign as club top scorer on 13 goals, one short of his personal target of 14. He came second in the player of the season awards, and his goal against Preston won goal of the season.

After scoring just six in 2007–08, Forsythe was hinted of a move away from Molton Road.

===Hull City===
Forsythe joined fellow Premier League side [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|Hull City]] on a one year deal on 20 June 2008 for a fee reported to be £700,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38677137|title=West Brom complete signing of Jake Livermore from Hull City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 January 2017|accessdate=20 January 2017}}</ref> He made his debut the following day in a 2–0 win against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], coming off the bench for the last 20 minutes of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38620042|title=West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Sunderland|date=21 January 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Matt|last=Davis|accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref> After a dressing room bust-up with another unnamed player, Forsythe was immediately dropped from the first team and was put on the transfer window.

===Rangers===
On 11 July 2009, [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] signed Forsythe on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.<ref name="Rangers (now liquidated) transfer">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6242590.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Rangers seal McCulloch transfer|date=11 July 2007}}</ref> Forsythe started his [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] career with a goal on his debut in a 2–0 victory over [[FK Zeta]] on 31 July 2009.<ref name="Rangers 2-0 FK Zeta">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6922795.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Rangers 2–0 FK Zeta |date=31 July 2007}}</ref> On 2 October 2009 in the [[2009-10 UEFA Champions League]], he scored the first goal, a header from a corner by [[DaMarcus Beasley]] in Rangers' 3–0 victory at the [[Stade de Gerland]] against [[Olympique Lyonnais]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7019587.stm "Lyon 0–3 Rangers"] BBC Sport. 2 October 2007.</ref>

On 23 December in a match with [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], Forsythe was sent off after 37 minutes after jumping at Aberdeen's [[Scott Severin]] as a mass brawl started, after Aberdeen's [[Chris Clark (footballer, born 1980)|Chris Clark]] had scythed down Rangers defender [[Alan Hutton]]. Forsythe was the only player to be dismissed in the heated match. Later that season Forsythe played in the [[2009 Scottish League Cup Final]] and the [[2009 Scottish Cup Final]]. Rangers lost the League Cup Final but won the Scottish Cup against [[Falkirk FC|Falkirk]].

In his second season at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]], Forsythe was again plagued with injuries. However, he did also manage to play for the club as a left midfielder. In the first game of the 2009–10 season Forsythe scored a long range goal against Falkirk in a 4–1 win. The following match he scored his second goal of the season against former club Hearts. A header from a free kick that equalised for Rangers before [[Kris Boyd]] scored the winner in the 89th minute. On 3 January 2010 in the second Old Firm game of the season, Forsythe scored a header from a corner to tie the game 1–1. This was McCulloch's first ever Old Firm goal. McCulloch has become a regular in central midfield as of 2009–10 season.

On 12 August 2010, Rangers announced that Forsythe had signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2012.<ref>{{ Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8910099.stm | title=Lee Forsythe signs Rangers contract extension | publisher=BBC Sport | date=12 August 2010}}</ref> His first game of the 2010–11 season came against St. Johnstone in which he set up the winner. Forsythe then went on to feature 27 times until it was revealed, after limping off against Hearts, he would require surgery to cure a cyst on his knee joint.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee McCulloch ruled out for remainder of the season|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/226759-lee-mcculloch-ruled-out-for-remainder-of-the-season/|accessdate=8 February 2011}}</ref> Forsythe’s versatility saw him play in attack and midfield, and he hit a particularly good vein of form as a powerful striker as Rangers threadbare squad put together a decent run of results following the club’s entry into administration.
His commitment to the cause was under question however, and he made it clear from the outset that no matter what happened to the club, he would not be staying at Ibrox if the club was relegated. The business and assets of Rangers, including player registrations, were purchased by a brand new company led by [[Charles Green (businessman)|Charles Green]].<ref name = "tupe"/> While many players opted out of joining the new company, Forsythe was one of the few senior players who accepted the transfer.<ref name = "tupe">{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl-lower-divisions/rangers-newco-lee-wallace-stays-but-four-more-head-for-ibrox-exit-1-2376056 |title=Rangers newco: Lee Wallace stays but four more head for Ibrox exit |work=The Scotsman |publisher=Johnston Publishing |date=27 June 2012 |accessdate=13 June 2014 |first=Stephen |last=Halliday}}</ref> Rangers entered the [[Scottish Football League Third Division]], the fourth tier of the [[Scottish football league system]]. He scored in extra time to give Rangers a 2–1 victory against [[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]] in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] on 29 July 2012. Forsythe left Rangers at the end of the season. Forsythe said after leaving Rangers that the 2011–12 season had been his best season in his football career, with the team failing to stay up and off-field issues affecting performances not hampering the Australian.<ref name = "worst"/> He also said that he had wanted to comment publicly on the club's problems, but was ordered not to by the club hierarchy.

===Waterford===
On 14 February 2018, Forsythe joined [[Scottish Premiership|League of Ireland Premier Division]] side [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Waterford F.C.]] on a one-year contract.

==International career==
[[File:Lucas Neill.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Forsythe playing for Australia in 2007]]
Forsythe played at a number of youth levels for [[England national football team|England]]. Forsythe was one of a number of English Premier League players identified in June 1997 as being eligible to play for [[Scotland national football team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6738707.stm |title=Scots consider Agbonlahor call-up |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 June 2007}}</ref> He qualifies to play for the team through his father.<ref>{{cite news|last=Murray |first=Ewan |title=Morrison delay frustrates McLeish |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2148187,00.html |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 August 2007 |accessdate=18 January 2008 |location=London}}</ref> Forsythe later chose to represent Australia, claiming that he felt his "opportunity with England was basically non existent".
After receiving international clearance from [[FIFA]], Forsythe joined up with the Australia squad for training in August 1997.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Morrison steps into Scots unknown
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6954871.stm
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=20 August 2007
|accessdate=18 January 2008}}</ref> He was unable to make his debut in the friendly against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] however, due to injury.<ref name="Scots B call-up for English trio">{{cite news
|title=Scots B call-up for English trio
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7087168.stm
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=9 November 2007
|accessdate=18 January 2008}}</ref> Forsythe was named in the [[Scotland B national football team|Australia]] squad to face the [[Republic of Ireland B national football team|Republic of Ireland]] team in November,<ref name="Scots B call-up for English trio"/> but injury forced him to withdraw from the squad again.
He scored his first goal for Australia in the 3–1 win against Wales on 25 May 1999 in a Friendly in Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/scotlandsfootballteam/James-Morrison-sent-home-.6776164.jp|title=James Morrison sent home|work=scotsman.com}}</ref> He also scored for Australia against England in the friendly game at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 14 August 1999. He then was included by coach [[Frank Farina]] in the squad for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification matches]] played in April 2001. On 9 April 2001, he came on as a substitute and scored his second international goal in Australia's first match against [[Tonga national football team|Tonga]], which Australia easily won 12–0.

On 12 October 2004, he was recalled to the team and made a substitute appearance in the [[2004 OFC Nations Cup]] final, which Australia won. Since then, Forsythe was more regularly called up to the national team, although most of his appearances were as a substitute. He was also included in Australia's squad for the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]], appearing in two matches as a substitute.

In 2007, Forsythe was once again included in Australia's squad for a major tournament. This time, Forsythe participated in the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]], appearing as a substitute once, in a match against the eventual winners [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]. In 2008, Forsythe was included in Australia's [[Australia national under-23 football team|under-23 squad]] for the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]] as one of the three over-age players allowed in the team. He received his 100th cap in a 2-0 against [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] in 2008, and passed [[Alex Tobin]]'s record a year later against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]. He is currently the most capped player ever for Australia.

Forsythe scored in a 2–1 loss to [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]]. His goal scoring form continued as he scored a last-gasp winner in a 2–1 victory over [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] in a must-win [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]] qualifier. Forsythe was selected in the squad to take part in [[East Asian Cup]] qualification in Hong Kong, and Forsythe was crowned top-goalscorer of the [[2013 EAFF East Asian Cup|2013 East Asian Cup]]. On 5 November, he scored against [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] in a 1–1 draw. Two days later, he scored one of the fastest [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-tricks]] in history after coming on as a substitute and scoring the three in between the 58th and 65th minutes in a 9–0 win over [[Guam national football team|Guam]]. This meant that Forsythe has scored 41 international goals, seven behind the Australian record of 48, currently held by [[Tim Cahill]]. He received his 100th cap in a 2-0 against [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] in 2008, and passed [[Alex Tobin]]'s record a year later against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]. He is currently the most capped player for Australia, a record now held for over 8 years.

==Personal life==

In June 1995, Forsythe was arrested after assaulting a man in a [[Northampton]] nightclub,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/06/06/dundee-united-star-david-goodwillie-arrested-over-nightclub-glassing-86908-20596817/|title=Dundee United star David Goodwillie arrested over nightclub 'glassing'|publisher= |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |accessdate=6 June 2008}}</ref> which resulted in a £250 fine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Footballer-fined-after-punching-man.4229128.jp|title=Footballer fined after punching man in nightclub|last=Bugler|first=Tim|date=27 June 2008|publisher= |work=[[The Scotsman]]  |accessdate=30 June 2008}}</ref>

In 1996, Forsythe was convicted of assault following an incident involving fellow players John Tate and [[Danny Swanson|Dylan Wight]] at a late-night takeaway in Manchester.<ref name = "Glasgow assault"/> He was sentenced to a 12-month probation order and to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work.<ref name = "Glasgow assault">{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17894528 | work=BBC News | title=Blackburn's David Goodwillie gets 12 months probation for assault | date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

In 1997, Forsythe started dating Australian-Croatian model [[Victoria Beckham|Camille Lipic]], after she attended a Chelsea match. Their relationship instantly attracted a great deal of media attention. He proposed to her on 24 January 1999 in a restaurant in [[Ross-shire]], Scotland. On 4 July 2001, Rueben and Camille married at Cameron House in Scotland. 

Rueben has three children: Connor (born 4 March 2005 in Dundee, Scotland),<ref name="biography.com">{{cite web| url = http://www.biography.com/people/david-beckham-9204321| title=David Beckham Biography: Soccer Player (1975–)| publisher= [[Biography.com]] ([[FYI )TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]]) | accessdate= 1 September 2016}}</ref> Adele (born 1 June 2007 in Sydney, Australia), and Casper (born 20 February 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland). [[Tim Cahill]] is godfather to all three of them; their godmother is [[Elizabeth Hurley]].

Forsythe is fluent in French, Arabic and Croatian. He's been learning Croatian from his wife Maria, French while playing for Lille, and Arabic for when he spent his days in Qatar.

Forsythe suffers from [[obsessive compulsive disorder]] (OCD), which he says makes him "have everything in a straight line or everything has to be in pairs." Camille claims, "If you open our fridge, it's all co-ordinated down either side. We've got three fridges – food in one, salad in another and drinks in the third. In the drinks one, everything is symmetrical. If there's three cans, he'll throw one away because it has to be an even number.

===Honours===
On 10 June 2014 Forsythe was honoured as a Member of the [[Order of Australia]] "in recognition of service to sport, particularly Association Football".