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 25)
Place of birth Carletonville, South Africa
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 9
Youth career
–2017 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Orlando Pirates 11 (1)
2019 Monaco II 8 (3)
2019–2020 Monaco 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 18 (1)
2020–2022 Vitória de Guimarães 5 (0)
2021 Vitória de Guimarães B 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Westerlo (loan) 23 (4)
2022–2023 Westerlo 21 (8)
2023– Burnley 76 (10)
International career‡
2016 South Africa U17 4 (1)
2017–2019 South Africa U20 7 (5)
2019–2021 South Africa U23 6 (0)
2018– South Africa 24 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:58, 13 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:15, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

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

Club career

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Foster was promoted to the Orlando Pirates' first team for the 2017–18 season.[3] On 15 September 2017, he made his professional debut against Maritzburg United.[4] He was named among English newspaper The Guardian's top 60 most promising young players in the world.[5] On 22 January 2018, he scored his first goal for Orlando Pirates in a 1–1 draw against Polokwane City.[6][7]

He signed for Monaco in January 2019 on a deal until June 2023,[8] where he would begin on the reserve team.[9]

On 30 August 2019, Foster joined Monaco's feeder club Cercle Brugge in Belgium on a season-long loan.[10][11]

On 13 August 2020, Foster joined Vitória de Guimarães for a transfer fee of 1.2 million euro.[12] In 2021, he joined Westerlo on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy.[13]

In the summer of 2022, Foster moved to Westerlo on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.[14]

In January 2023, Foster signed for EFL Championship club Burnley on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[15] 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.[16][17]

On 26 October 2023, Foster signed a new five-year contract with Burnley.[18] In November 2023, he was ruled out for an indefinite period following the reoccurrence of a mental health issue.[19] He made his return after a two-month break when Burnley faced Everton[20] and went on to score in their final fixture of the year against Aston Villa.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 December 2025
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 Apps Goals
Orlando Pirates 2017–18[22] South African Premier Division 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Monaco II 2018–19[22] Championnat National 2 8 3 — — — 8 3
Monaco 2018–19[22] Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[22] Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2019–20[22] Belgian Pro League 18 1 1 0 — — 19 1
Vitória de Guimarães B 2020–21[22] Campeonato de Portugal 4 0 — — — 4 0
Vitória de Guimarães 2020–21[22] Primeira Liga 5 0 1 0 1 0 — 7 0
Westerlo (loan) 2021–22[22] Belgian First Division B 23 4 3 1 — — 26 5
Westerlo 2022–23[22] Belgian Pro League 21 8 0 0 — — 21 8
Burnley 2022–23[22] Championship 11 1 4 0 — — 15 1
2023–24[22] Premier League 24 5 1 0 1 0 — 26 5
2024–25[22] Championship 28 2 2 1 1 0 — 31 3
2025–26[22] Premier League 13 2 0 0 0 0 — 13 2
Total 76 10 7 1 2 0 — 85 11
Career total 166 27 14 2 3 0 0 0 183 29
  1. ^ Includes Nedbank Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup

International

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As of match played 15 November 2025[23]
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
2024 4 2
2025 6 2
Total 24 8
As of match played 5 September 2025
South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Foster goal[23]
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 [24]
2 24 March 2023 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 10  Liberia 1–0 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [25]
3 2–0
4 12 September 2023 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 12  DR Congo 1–0 1–0 Friendly [26]
5 6 September 2024 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 16  Uganda 1–0 2–2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 11 October 2024 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa 18  Congo 4–0 5–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 25 March 2025 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 20  Benin 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 5 September 2025 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa 21  Lesotho 2–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Westerlo

Burnley

South Africa U20

References

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