Career
He played for Street Andrews and Lisburn Youth in his homeland of Northern Ireland, winning major trophies with both teams when he was younger. He played for Portsmouth. Working his way up through the club"s youth ranks, Fordyce spent the second half of the 2005-2006 season on loan at AFC Bournemouth before going back to Portsmouth.
In July 2007, he signed for Glentoran in Northern Ireland.
Daryl Fordyce agreed a deal with Linfield just after the end of 2010/11 season, although he was in contract re-negotiations with Glentoran. The team also lifted the Irish Cup for a record 42nd time, defeating Crusaders 4–1 in the final.
Though Fordyce did not score in the final, he did score in Linfield"s 5-1 defeat over Carrick Rangers. On 18 January 2013, it was announced that Fordyce, along with teammate Albert Watson would not return to Linfield the following season, instead seeking new playing opportunities in Canada.
On 25 February 2013, it was reported that both Fordyce and Watson would join Football Club Edmonton.
Fordyce has represented Northern Ireland at Under-19 international, scoring both goals in their 2–1 European U19 Championship victory over Moldova in October 2005. He also scored four goals for Northern Ireland U-19 against Serbia & Montenegro. He has made 5 appearances for the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team, scoring against Germany in November 2006.