Francis Doe Forkey (born on December 25, 1985) is an
Liberian football striker. He last played for the
New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. He is
also a member of the Liberia national football team.
Doe played in Peristeri, Athens, Greece with
Atromitos as well as with the Liberia national
football team. He previously played in Ghana,
Cameroon, and the United Soccer Leagues. While
playing in the Cameroonian league in 2002 for
Tonnerre Yaoundé, Doe was voted best foreign player
and third best overall player (as voted on by the
Cameroon Football Federation and the Cameroon Sports
Writers Association). With this Doe became the
second Liberian player to win the Cameroonian First
Division foreign player of the year award, the first
being former world footballer of the year George
Weah who received the award more than a decade ago.
That same year Doe led the club to the CAF Cup
final, netting six goals in eight CAF Cup matches.
Doe ended the 2002 season scoring twelve goals in
seventeen matches in all competitions.
In 2004 Doe signed a contract with American 2nd
Division side Minnesota Thunder, the contract
included an opt out option which Doe utilized when
he started receiving interest from European clubs.
Soon after, he agreed to terms on a two year deal
with Greek club Atromitos. He went on to tally six
goals in twenty league matches his first season at
the club. Prior to joining Atromitos Doe had drawn
interest from clubs including Walsall FC in England,
as well as Boca Juniors in Argentina.
During March of 2007 Doe and Atromitos mutually
agreed to end his spell at the club. He had a brief
trial spell with FC Dallas, who were unable to
secure his services due to league foreign player
restrictions. He than went on trial with Red Bull
New York and was able to impress resulting in
securing a contract with the MLS club. On September
22, 2007 in his second start for Red Bull New York,
Doe scored his first MLS goal and recorded an assist
in a 2-2 draw versus the New England Revolution. Doe
was a key contributor for the club after his late
season acquisition. In 8 league matches, including 4
starting assignments, Doe managed two goals and one
assist in helping the club qualify for the MLS
playoffs. Doe started the clubs first playoff game
against the New England Revolution, logging 68
minutes in a scoreless affair. He was unable to
participate in the second leg due to injury. He was
waived by the team on February 21, 2008.
Doe has represented Liberia in 2006 World Cup
qualifiers, as well as 2008 African Cup of Nations
qualifying. Doe scored two goals during Liberia's
2008 African Cup qualifying campaign. He opened the
scoring in a 3-2 victory over Rwanda on October 8,
2006. On March 28, 2007 Doe returned to Yaoundé to
face Cameroon, scoring the lone goal for Liberia in
there 3-1 loss to the Indomitable Lions.
