Pronunciation: Ah-JAW-go
Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana
Nationality: Ghana
Previous Club: Real Salt Lake
Joined Republic FC: December 9, 2025 (free agent)
Career Bio
Ajago spent much of the 2025 season with USL Championship debutant Lexington SC on loan from Real Salt Lake. Across 22 appearances in league and USL Cup play, he led Lexington with seven goals and 18 shots on target. Earlier in the year, he joined Real Salt Lake and made eight appearances and scored two goals, including the team’s first goal of the 2025 campaign. He also made three appearances with RSL’s MLS NEXT Pro side Real Monarchs.
The 6’2” striker made his pro debut with Nashville SC in 2024 and recorded his first pro goal in 18 MLS appearances. In addition to a Leagues Cup appearance, he also bagged a brace in the First Round of the Concacaf Champions Cup. He then went on loan to MLS NEXT Pro team Huntsville SC where he had 10 goal contributions in 13 appearances.
Born in Kumasi, Ghana, 24-year-old Forster was a standout player in his home country’s youth ranks and in 2018 he featured for Ghana’s U17 National Team. In 2020, he moved to the United States for a college career that included stops at the University of Delaware and University of Dayton before a breakout senior year at Duke in 2023. That season he led the Blue Devils across all offensive categories with 32 points, 14 goals, 28 shots on target, and three game-winning goals. The performance earned him a slew of accolades, including Second Team All-America, ACC Offensive Player of the Year, MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinals, and three ACC Offensive Player of the Week selections.
