Lyle Foster

Lyle Brent Foster (born 3 September 2000) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo, on loan from Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães, and the South Africa national team.

Lyle Foster
Personal information
Full name Lyle Brent Foster
Date of birth (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000
Place of birth Noordgesig, South Africa
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Westerlo
(on loan from Vitória Guimarães)
Number 9
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 Monaco B 8 (2)
2019–2020 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 18 (1)
2020– Vitória de Guimarães 5 (0)
2021– Vitória de Guimarães B 4 (0)
2021– → Westerlo (loan) 23 (4)
National team‡
2016 South Africa U17 4 (1)
2017– South Africa U20 7 (5)
2018– South Africa U23
2019– South Africa 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:36, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:36, 25 April 2022 (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, Foster joined Monaco's farm-club Cercle Brugge in Belgium on a season-long loan.[4][5]

On 13 August 2020, Foster became a new player of Vitória de Guimarães.[6] In 2021, he joined Westerlo on a season long loan until 30 June 2022.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 April 2022[7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando Pirates 2017–18 South African Premier Division 912[lower-alpha 1]0——111
Monaco B 2018–19 Championnat National 2 82———82
Monaco 2019–20 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 18 1 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 — 0 0 19 1
Vitória de Guimarães 2020–21 Primeira Liga 5 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 7 0
Vitória de Guimarães B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 4 0 — — — 4 0
Westerlo (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division B 23 4 3 1 — — 26 5
Total 698710010779
  1. Appearance(s) in the Nedbank Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in the Belgian Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in the Taça de Portugal
  4. Appearance(s) in the Taça da Liga

International
As of matches played 26 June 2018.[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201830
Total30

Honors

Westerlo

South Africa U20

References
  1. "Pirates youngster named among world's best young talents". The Citizen (Zambia). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "Lyle Foster joins AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 January 2019). "Lyle Foster: South African teenager signs for Monaco". BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. "Panzo and Foster join Cercle Brugge". AS Monaco. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "JONATHAN PANZO EN LYLE FOSTER NAAR CERCLE BRUGGE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge. 30 August 2019.
  6. "Foster garantido por 5 épocas" (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Lyle Foster at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. Lyle Foster at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  10. "GoalShouter | South Africa U20 - Mauritius U20 | Match report".


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