Lyle Brent Foster (born 3 September 2000) is a South African professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the South Africa national team.

Club career

Lyle forster also played for Bra Benji in Pele stars under 13 when he won the Sasol cup Having been promoted to the

Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv ...

' first team for the 2017–18 season, Foster was named among English newspaper ''

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's'' top 60 most promising young players in the world. He signed for

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in January 2019 on a deal until June 2023, where he would begin on the reserve team. On 30 August 2019, Foster joined Monaco's feeder club

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in Belgium on a season-long loan. On 13 August 2020, Foster joined

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. In 2021, he joined

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The ...

on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy. In the summer of 2022, Foster moved to

on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club. In January 2023, Foster signed for EFL Championship club

on a four-and-a-half year contract. 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

. On 26 October 2023, signed a new five-year contract with Burnley. In November 2023, he was ruled out for an indefinite period following the reoccurrence of a

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issue. He made his return after a two month break when Burnley faced Everton and went on to score in their final fixture of the year against Aston Villa.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Foster goal''

Honours

Westerlo * Belgian First Division B: 2021–22 Burnley * EFL Championship:

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South Africa U20 * COSAFA U-20 Cup:

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References

2000 births Living people South African men's soccer players Soccer players from Soweto Men's association football forwards Orlando Pirates F.C. players AS Monaco FC players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Vitória S.C. players Vitória S.C. B players K.V.C. Westerlo players Burnley F.C. players South African Premier Division players Championnat National 2 players Ligue 1 players Belgian Pro League players Primeira Liga players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Challenger Pro League players English Football League players Premier League players South Africa men's international soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal South African expatriate sportspeople in Monaco South African expatriate sportspeople in Belgium South African expatriate sportspeople in Portugal South Africa men's youth international soccer players South Africa men's under-20 international soccer players {{SouthAfrica-footy-forward-stub