Kimika Sanell Forbes (born 26 August 1990) is a Tobagonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Colombian club Millonarios FC and the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team,[2][3][4] which she represents since 2006.
[8] Forbes has a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and is also a Sports Advisor & Video Analyst for Pro Evolution Coaching in Canada.
[5] Forbes' successful season in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Girls' Division in Trinidad earned her a scholarship at the Monroe Community College in New York.
In 2013, she won a United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) national championship and posted a USCAA-high 14 wins as goalkeeper with an outstanding season.
[12] In 2014 in the Boston Breakers team, Forbes was in an internationally mixed squad accompanied by Colombian Melissa Ortiz, Portuguese Suzane Pires, Canadian Nkem Ezurike, Mexican defender Bianca Sierra and Americans Nikki Washington, Kim Decesare, Bianca D'Agostino, Heather O'Reilly, Maddy Evans, Cat Whitehill and Mollie Pathman.
[16] Forbes integrated into a squad with her compatriot with Kennya Cordner,[17] both players became the first two Tobagonian footballers in the country's history to play in Paraguay.
[23] Sportivo Limpeño finished in first position of their group with 7 points and faced the Brazilian team Foz Cataratas at the semi-final stage of the competition.
[9] Forbes was in the starting line up and played in Sportivo Limpeño's agonizing 2–1 victory against Venezuelan club Estudiantes de Guarico in the final of the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina in December.
[35] During late 2017, Forbes signed a contract extension with Santa Fé until May 2018 was sched to travel with the side to face Athletico Bilbao’s women's team in Spain in December 2017.
[36] In 2019, Forbes signed with Colombian club Millonarios and was player with the most experience and history in the squad, having already won the 2016 Copa Libertadores with Sportivo Limpeño and the 2017 Liga Femenina as undefeated champions with Independiente Santa Fé.
[43] Forbes received her first call up for the Trinidad and Tabago national team aged 15 for a fixture against Mexico during the qualifying campaign for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in China.
[44] Playing alongside her sister, Karyn, Forbes kept for her side in a 1–0 loss against Colombia,[45] a 1–1 draw against Mexico,[46] and a 3–0 defeat against Chile.
Forbes' best save of the game came in the 52nd minute, when she stopped Abby Wambach on a breakaway and Megan Rapinoehit the rebound over the goal.
[48] Following the game, Trinidad and Tabago coached Randy Waldrum praised Forbes' goalkeeping heroics "She was big-time tonight, wasn’t she?
[55] In October 2018, Forbes kept for Trinidad and Tobago in a 4–1 defeat against Mexico during the CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup.
[28] She was awarded two academic scholarships,[7] her alma mater is Monroe Community College, New York and the University of Maine Fort Kent (UMFK).
[29] In 2017, Forbes had prepared to launch an academy for goal keepers in Trinidad & Tobago, whilst she would also run women's football events whenever she returned.