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Lyle Foster

Lyle Brent Foster (born 3 September 2000) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Burnley and the South Africa national team.

Club career

Foster was promoted to the Orlando Pirates' first team for the 2017–18 season.[3] On 15 September 2017, he made his professional debut against Maritzburg United.[4] He was named among English newspaper The Guardian's top 60 most promising young players in the world.[5] On 22 January 2018, he scored his first goal for Orlando Pirates in a 1–1 draw against Polokwane City.[6][7]

He signed for Monaco in January 2019 on a deal until June 2023,[8] where he would begin on the reserve team.[9]

On 30 August 2019, Foster joined Monaco's feeder club Cercle Brugge in Belgium on a season-long loan.[10][11]

On 13 August 2020, Foster joined Vitória de Guimarães for a transfer fee of 1.2 million euro.[12] In 2021, he joined Westerlo on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy.[13]

In the summer of 2022, Foster moved to Westerlo on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.[14]

In January 2023, Foster signed for EFL Championship club Burnley on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[15] The transfer fee paid to Westerlo was reported as €7 million, a record for a South African player, which rose to €10 million after the Clarets guaranteed promotion to the Premier League.[16][17]

On 26 October 2023, signed a new five-year contract with Burnley.[18] In November 2023, he was ruled out for an indefinite period following the reoccurrence of a mental health issue.[19] He made his return after a two month break when Burnley faced Everton[20] and went on to score in their final fixture of the year against Aston Villa. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024
  1. ^ Includes Nedbank Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup

International

As of match played 7 June 2024[24]
As of match played 13 October 2023
South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Foster goal[24]

Honours

Westerlo

Burnley

South Africa U20

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "L. Foster: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Pirates promote 17-year old Foster - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Augustine Mahlonoko - Remember the Name - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Pirates youngster named among world's best young talents". The Citizen (Zambia). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Bucs held at home - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Foster Opens his account - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Lyle Foster joins AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 January 2019). "Lyle Foster: South African teenager signs for Monaco". BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Panzo and Foster join Cercle Brugge". AS Monaco. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  11. ^ "JONATHAN PANZO EN LYLE FOSTER NAAR CERCLE BRUGGE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge. 30 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Foster garantido por 5 épocas" (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Lyle Foster emprestado ao KVC Westerlo" (in European Portuguese). Vitória Sport Clube. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Lyle Foster signs for 4 seasons". Westerlo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Clarets-capture-foster". Burnley. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  16. ^ Dindi, Sithembiso (25 January 2023). "Lyle Foster scores big move to Burnley for reported SA transfer record". Times Live. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Burnley promoted to Premier League after Roberts sinks Middlesbrough". The Guardian. 7 April 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  18. ^ "FOSTER SIGNS NEW LONG-TERM DEAL!". Burnley FC. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Foster ruled out over mental health issue". BBC Sport. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Burnley vs Everton Match Report". BBC Sport. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Aston Villa vs Burnley Match Report". BBC Sport. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lyle Foster at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  23. ^ Lyle Foster at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  24. ^ a b Lyle Foster at National-Football-Teams.com
  25. ^ "Morocco 2-1 South Africa (9 Jun, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  26. ^ "South Africa 2-2 Liberia (24 Mar, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  27. ^ "South Africa 1-0 Congo DR (12 Sep, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  28. ^ "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  29. ^ "South Africa retain COSAFA Under-20 Championship title with shoot-out win". 13 December 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2024.


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