Andre "Dre" Fortune II (born 3 July 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. He plays for the

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Career

In 2011, Fortune spent time training with top clubs in Europe, including

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and

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. Fortune also trialled in the United States with

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in June 2015, but elected not to sign with the club. He signed his first professional contract in the US with

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side

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. In 2017, Fortune signed with

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, becoming the first product of the team's development academy to sign a professional contract with the team. Fortune served as an assistant coach for the

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squad during the

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. He was named

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Player of the Week for Week 14 of the

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after scoring two goals in a 3–1 win over the

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. He earned the honor again in Week 24 after scoring two goals and an assist in a 5–0 win over

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. In

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, Fortune led

in scoring and was named the team's Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player for the season. On 11 May 2021, Fortune moved to

side

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. In February 2022, Fortune signed a 3-year contract with

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team,

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. Fortune returned to the United States, joining USL Championship side

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in June 2024.

International career

In September 2019, Fortune was called to the senior

squad for the first time for

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fixtures against

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. He made his debut on 14 October 2019 in a friendly against Venezuela and earned his first start in a friendly against Ecuador on 15 November 2019. Fortune was named as part of

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's 23-man squad for the

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Personal

Fortune's brother, Ajani, plays for

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Honours

Individual *

Player of the Month: August 2023

References

External links

* 1996 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen Trinidad and Tobago men's youth international footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's under-20 international footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Rochester New York FC players North Carolina FC players Memphis 901 FC players Men's association football midfielders USL Championship players Soccer players from North Carolina Soccer players from Raleigh, North Carolina American men's soccer players USL League Two coaches American sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent Meistriliiga players Nõmme Kalju FC players Las Vegas Lights FC players 21st-century American sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub