Lyle Foster
Lyle Brent Foster (born 3 September 2000) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward in Portugal for Vitória Guimarães and the South Africa national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lyle Brent Foster | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Orlando Pirates | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Orlando Pirates | 9 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Monaco B | 8 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Monaco | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2020– | Vitória Guimarães | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | South Africa U17 | 4 | (1) |
2017– | South Africa U20 | 7 | (5) |
2018– | South Africa | 3 | (0) |
2019 | South Africa U23 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:52, 9 June 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Having been promoted to the 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.[1] He signed for Monaco in January 2019 on a deal until June 2023,[2] where he would begin on the reserve team.[3]
On 30 August 2019 he joined Monaco's farm-club Cercle Brugge in Belgium on a season-long loan.[4][5]
On 13 August 2020 he became a new player Vitória Guimarães.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 November 2017[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Orlando Pirates | 2017–18 | ABSA Premiership | 9 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
Monaco B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
Total | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
- Notes
- Appearances in the Nedbank Cup
International
- As of matches played 26 June 2018.[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Africa | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honors
South Africa U20
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References
- "Pirates youngster named among world's best young talents". The Citizen (Zambia). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- "Lyle Foster joins AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 January 2019). "Lyle Foster: South African teenager signs for Monaco". BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Panzo and Foster join Cercle Brugge". AS Monaco. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "JONATHAN PANZO EN LYLE FOSTER NAAR CERCLE BRUGGE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge. 30 August 2019.
- "Foster garantido por 5 épocas" (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- Lyle Foster at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- Lyle Foster at National-Football-Teams.com
- https://www.goalshouter.com/matchreport/81032/html/en_GB
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