Lyle Foster

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. Lyle holds Coloured ethnicity which is an ethnic group native to South Africa for people of mixed heritage including African, Dutch and Asian descent.

Lyle Foster
Personal information
Full name Lyle Brent Foster[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000
Place of birth Johannesburg, 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 17 (4)
International career‡
2016 South Africa U17 4 (1)
2017–2019 South Africa U20 7 (5)
2018– South Africa U23 1 (0)
2019– South Africa 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:24, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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 until 30 June 2022.

In the summer of 2022, Foster moved to Westerlo on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.[9]

In January 2023, Foster signed for EFL Championship club Burnley on a four-and-a-half year contract.[10] The transfer fee paid to Westerlo was reported as €7 million, a record for a South African player, which could rise to 10 million in case of Burnley's promotion to the Premier League.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2 Apps Goals
Orlando Pirates 2017–18[12] South African Premier Division 91200000111
Monaco 2018–19[12] Ligue 1 000000—00
2019–20[12] Ligue 1 200000—20
Total 200000—20
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2019–20[12] Belgian First Division A 18110——191
Vitória de Guimarães 2020–21[12] Primeira Liga 1501010—70
Westerlo (loan) 2021–22[12] Belgian First Division B 23431——265
Westerlo 2022–23[12] Belgian Pro League 21800——218
Burnley 2022–23[12] Championship 11140——151
2023–24[12] Premier League 630010—73
Total 1744010—224
Career total 9518111200010819
  1. Includes Nedbank Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup

International
As of match played 12 September 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201830
202020
202110
202231
202333
Total124
As of match played 12 September 2023
South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Foster goal[13]
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 [14]
2 24 March 2023 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 10  Liberia 1–0 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [15]
3 2–0
4 12 September 2023 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 12  DR Congo 1–0 1–0 Friendly [16]

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 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 signs for 4 seasons". Westerlo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. "Clarets-capture-foster". Burnley. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. Dindi, Sithembiso (25 January 2023). "Lyle Foster scores big move to Burnley for reported SA transfer record". Times Live. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  12. Lyle Foster at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  13. Lyle Foster at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "Morocco 2-1 South Africa (9 Jun, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  15. "South Africa 2-2 Liberia (24 Mar, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  16. "South Africa 1-0 Congo DR (12 Sep, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  17. "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  18. "GoalShouter | South Africa U20 - Mauritius U20 | Match report".


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