Lyle Foster

Lyle Foster
Personal information
Full name Lyle Brent Foster
Date of birth (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000
Place of birth South Africa
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2017 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Orlando Pirates 9 (1)
National team‡
2016 South Africa U17 4 (1)
2017– South Africa U20 7 (6)
2018– South Africa 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:10, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:36, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Lyle Foster (born 3 September 2000), is a South African professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Ligue 1 side AS Monaco and the South African national team.

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] Lyle Foster is set to join Ligue 1 side AS Monaco on a five year deal, effective from January 2019 after months of trails at the club.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 November 2017[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando Pirates 2017–18 ABSA Premiership 912[lower-alpha 1]000–111
Total 912000–111
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Nedbank Cup

International

As of matches played 26 June 2018.[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201830
Total30

References

  1. ↑ "Pirates youngster named among world's best young talents". The Citizen (Zambia). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Lyle Foster at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Lyle Foster at National-Football-Teams.com


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