Mattie Forde
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Mattie Forde lining out for Wexford | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born | Ballyfad, County Wexford | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kilanerin–Ballyfad | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1999–2011 | Wexford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Mattie Forde is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Ballyfad, County Wexford, Ireland. He formerly played at senior level for the Wexford county team and received an All Star in 2004. He plays his club football for Kilanerin–Ballyfad, and also plays hurling for the club.
Forde established himself as one of the top forwards in the game, regularly racking up high scores.
He is his county's top scorer in National Football League history, finishing his career with 29–299 (386) in that competition.
He announced his retirement from inter-county football in January 2011.