Lyle Foster

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Lyle Foster
Personal information
Full name Lyle Brent Foster[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2017 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Orlando Pirates 9 (1)
2019–2020 Monaco 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 18 (1)
2020–2022 Vitória de Guimarães 5 (0)
2021–2022 → Westerlo (loan) 23 (4)
2022–2023 Westerlo 21 (8)
2023– Burnley 34 (6)
International career‡
2016 South Africa U17 4 (1)
2017–2019 South Africa U20 7 (5)
2018 South Africa U23 1 (0)
2019– South Africa 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:17, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

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

Club career[edit]

Lyle forster also played for Bra Benji in Pele stars under 13 when he won the Sasol cup Having been promoted to the Orlando Pirates' first team for the 2017–18 season, Foster was named among English newspaper The Guardian's top 60 most promising young players in the world.[3] He signed for Monaco in January 2019 on a deal until June 2023,[4] where he would begin on the reserve team.[5]

On 30 August 2019, Foster joined Monaco's feeder club Cercle Brugge in Belgium on a season-long loan.[6][7]

On 13 August 2020, Foster joined Vitória de Guimarães.[8] In 2021, he joined Westerlo on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy.[9]

In the summer of 2022, Foster moved to Westerlo on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.[10]

In January 2023, Foster signed for EFL Championship club Burnley on a four-and-a-half year contract.[11] 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.[12][13]

On 26 October 2023, signed a new five-year contract with Burnley.[14] In November 2023, he was ruled out for an indefinite period following the reoccurrence of a mental health issue.[15] He made his return after a two month break when Burnley faced Everton[16] and went on to score in their final fixture of the year against Aston Villa. [17]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 11 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2 Apps Goals
Orlando Pirates 2017–18[18] South African Premier Division 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Monaco 2018–19[18] Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[18] Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2019–20[18] Belgian Pro League 18 1 1 0 — — 19 1
Vitória de Guimarães 2020–21[18] Primeira Liga 15 0 1 0 1 0 — 7 0
Westerlo (loan) 2021–22[18] Belgian First Division B 23 4 3 1 — — 26 5
Westerlo 2022–23[18] Belgian Pro League 21 8 0 0 — — 21 8
Burnley 2022–23[18] Championship 11 1 4 0 — — 15 1
2023–24[18] Premier League 23 5 1 0 1 0 — 25 5
Total 34 6 5 0 1 0 — 40 6
Career total 112 20 12 1 2 0 0 0 126 21
  1. ^ Includes Nedbank Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup

International[edit]

As of match played 17 October 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Africa 2018 3 0
2020 2 0
2021 1 0
2022 3 1
2023 5 3
Total 14 4
As of match played 13 October 2023
South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Foster goal[19]
List of international goals scored by Lyle Foster
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 June 2022 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco 9  Morocco 1–0 1–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [20]
2 24 March 2023 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 10  Liberia 1–0 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [21]
3 2–0
4 12 September 2023 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 12  DR Congo 1–0 1–0 Friendly [22]

Honours[edit]

Westerlo

Burnley

South Africa U20

References[edit]

  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 youngster named among world's best young talents". The Citizen (Zambia). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Lyle Foster joins AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 January 2019). "Lyle Foster: South African teenager signs for Monaco". BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Panzo and Foster join Cercle Brugge". AS Monaco. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ "JONATHAN PANZO EN LYLE FOSTER NAAR CERCLE BRUGGE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge. 30 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Foster garantido por 5 épocas" (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Lyle Foster emprestado ao KVC Westerlo" (in European Portuguese). Vitória Sport Clube. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Lyle Foster signs for 4 seasons". Westerlo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Clarets-capture-foster". Burnley. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  12. ^ Dindi, Sithembiso (25 January 2023). "Lyle Foster scores big move to Burnley for reported SA transfer record". Times Live. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Burnley promoted to Premier League after Roberts sinks Middlesbrough". The Guardian. 7 April 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  14. ^ "FOSTER SIGNS NEW LONG-TERM DEAL!". Burnley FC. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Foster ruled out over mental health issue". BBC Sport. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Burnley vs Everton Match Report". BBC Sport. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Aston Villa vs Burnley Match Report". BBC Sport. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lyle Foster at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  19. ^ a b Lyle Foster at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. ^ "Morocco 2-1 South Africa (9 Jun, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  21. ^ "South Africa 2-2 Liberia (24 Mar, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  22. ^ "South Africa 1-0 Congo DR (12 Sep, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  24. ^ "GoalShouter | South Africa U20 - Mauritius U20 | Match report".


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