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Ben Foster

Ben Foster

Goalkeeper  at Retired
Age43
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.93 m
Footleft
BornApril 3, 1983
👕500+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0
goals / match
West Bromwich Albion
top club · 223 apps

Position rank · 23/24

#205
goals rank
#342
assists rank
0
season goals
0
season assists

Among 3,380 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€5.50m
peak value · 2011
€7.00m
top transfer fee · 10/11
best season
8 / 0
int'l caps / goals
538Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
17Yellow cards
0Red cards
537Full matches (90′)
Full nameBen Foster
Name in home countryBenjamin Anthony Foster
Date of birth1983-04-03 (43 yrs)
Place of birthLeamington Spa, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionGoalkeeper
Footleft
Height193.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-08-21
Contract expires
Aug 2023
Transfer: Wrexham → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Wrexham AFC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Transfer: Career break → Wrexham
22/23 · Transfer
Sep 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Career break
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Wrexham AFC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
Transfer: Watford → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Watford FC
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Watford FC
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Watford FC
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
Transfer: West Brom → Watford
18/19 · Transfer · €2.80m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Watford FC
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — West Bromwich Albion
41 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — West Bromwich Albion
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — West Bromwich Albion
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
30 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — West Bromwich Albion
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
20 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — West Bromwich Albion, West Bromwich Albion U21
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — West Bromwich Albion
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Birmingham → West Brom
12/13 · Transfer · €5.00m
May 2012
Transfer: West Brom → Birmingham
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
Transfer: Birmingham → West Brom
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — West Bromwich Albion
39 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Birmingham City
43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Man Utd → Birmingham
10/11 · Transfer · €7.00m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Manchester United, Manchester United Reserves
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
May 2009
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Dec 2008
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Sep 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Manchester United
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Manchester United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2007
Injury: unknown
51 games missed
May 2007
Transfer: Watford → Man Utd
06/07 · Return from loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Watford FC
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2005
Transfer: Man Utd → Watford
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Watford FC
48 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Stoke City → Man Utd
05/06 · Transfer · €2.00m
May 2005
Transfer: Wrexham → Stoke City
04/05 · Return from loan
Jan 2005
Transfer: Stoke City → Wrexham
04/05 · Loan
Nov 2004
Transfer: Kidderminster → Stoke City
04/05 · Return from loan
Oct 2004
Transfer: Stoke City → Kidderminster
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Stoke City, Wrexham AFC, Kidderminster Harriers
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2004
Transfer: Stafford → Stoke City
03/04 · Return from loan
Jan 2004
Transfer: Stoke City → Stafford
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Stoke City
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2003
Transfer: Tiverton → Stoke City
02/03 · Return from loan
Dec 2002
Transfer: Stoke City → Tiverton
02/03 · Loan
Dec 2002
Transfer: Bristol City → Stoke City
02/03 · Return from loan
Nov 2002
Transfer: Stoke City → Bristol City
02/03 · Loan
Jul 2002
02/03 — Bristol City
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: RC Warwick → Stoke City
01/02 · Transfer · €100k
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2820 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90
0
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
0
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
66
Clean sheets0 total · 0.00/90
0
48,319 min
Minutes played by club
Wrexham AFC 6.6%
Watford FC 38.4%
West Bromwich Albion 41.4%
West Bromwich Albion U21 0.1%
Birmingham City 8.0%
Manchester United 4.5%
Manchester United Reserves 0.7%
Stoke City 0.0%
Kidderminster Harriers 0.4%
Bristol City 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Wrexham AFC 3 04/05 23/24 35 0 0 3,180
Watford FC 6 05/06 21/22 207 0 0 18,552
West Bromwich Albion 7 11/12 17/18 223 0 0 19,992
West Bromwich Albion U21 1 13/14 13/14 1 0 0 45
Birmingham City 1 10/11 10/11 43 0 0 3,850
Manchester United 3 07/08 09/10 23 0 0 2,160
Manchester United Reserves 1 09/10 09/10 4 0 0 360
Stoke City 2 03/04 04/05 0 0 0 0
Kidderminster Harriers 1 04/05 04/05 2 0 0 180
Bristol City 1 02/03 02/03 0 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

0€1.4M1€2.8M1€4.1M1€5.5M04/0505/0607/0808/0909/1010/1111/1212/1313/1414/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2304/05 — €50K05/06 — €2M07/08 — €3M08/09 — €2.5M09/10 — €3M10/11 — €3.5M11/12 — €5.5M12/13 — €5.5M13/14 — €5M14/15 — €4M15/16 — €4M16/17 — €4M17/18 — €4M18/19 — €3.5M19/20 — €3M20/21 — €1.2M21/22 — €300K22/23 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 EFL Cup Wrexham AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 League Two Wrexham AFC 4 0 0 0 0 360
22/23 National League Wrexham AFC 8 0 0 0 0 720
21/22 EFL Cup Watford FC 1 0 0 0 0 90
21/22 Premier League Watford FC 26 0 0 0 0 2,340
20/21 Championship Watford FC 23 0 0 0 0 2,070
20/21 FA Cup Watford FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Watford FC 38 0 0 1 0 3,420
18/19 FA Cup Watford FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Watford FC 38 0 0 1 0 3,420
17/18 EFL Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 90
17/18 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 3 0 0 0 0 270
17/18 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 37 0 0 2 0 3,330
16/17 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 38 0 0 2 0 3,420
15/16 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 4 0 0 0 0 390
15/16 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 15 0 0 1 0 1,350
14/15 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 0 0 0 119
14/15 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 28 0 0 2 0 2,485
13/14 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 90
13/14 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 24 0 0 1 0 2,148
13/14 U21 PL West Bromwich Albion U21 1 0 0 0 0 45
12/13 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 90
12/13 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 30 0 0 0 0 2,700
11/12 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 0 0 0 180
11/12 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 37 0 0 0 0 3,330
10/11 FA Cup Birmingham City 1 0 0 0 0 90
10/11 League Cup Birmingham City 4 0 0 0 0 390
10/11 Premier League Birmingham City 38 0 0 3 0 3,370
09/10 Champions League Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 180
09/10 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 120
09/10 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
09/10 Premier League Manchester United 9 0 0 0 0 810
09/10 Reserve League North Manchester United Reserves 4 0 0 0 0 360
08/09 Champions League Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
08/09 FA Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 300
08/09 League Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 300
08/09 Premier League Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 180
07/08 Premier League Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
06/07 FA Cup Watford FC 3 0 0 1 0 270
06/07 League Cup Watford FC 1 0 0 0 0 90
06/07 Premier League Watford FC 29 0 0 0 0 2,565
05/06 Championship Watford FC 44 0 0 3 0 3,927
05/06 Championship Play-Offs Watford FC 3 0 0 0 0 270
05/06 FA Cup Watford FC 1 0 0 0 0 90
05/06 League Cup Watford FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Championship Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FAW Premier Cup Wrexham AFC 2 0 0 0 0 180
04/05 FL Trophy Wrexham AFC 4 0 0 0 0 390
04/05 League Cup Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League One Wrexham AFC 17 0 0 0 0 1,530
04/05 League Two Kidderminster Harriers 2 0 0 0 0 180
03/04 First Division Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 EFL Trophy Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Second Division Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 RC Warwick Stoke City Transfer 0 €100k
02/03 2002-11-19 Stoke City Bristol City Loan 0
02/03 2002-12-19 Bristol City Stoke City Return from loan 0
02/03 2002-12-20 Stoke City Tiverton Loan 0
02/03 2003-06-30 Tiverton Stoke City Return from loan 0
03/04 2004-01-01 Stoke City Stafford Loan 0
03/04 2004-06-30 Stafford Stoke City Return from loan 0
04/05 2004-10-01 Stoke City Kidderminster Loan 0
04/05 2004-11-01 Kidderminster Stoke City Return from loan 50000
04/05 2005-01-01 Stoke City Wrexham Loan 50000
04/05 2005-05-01 Wrexham Stoke City Return from loan 50000
05/06 2005-07-01 Stoke City Man Utd Transfer 50000 €2.00m
05/06 2005-08-01 Man Utd Watford Loan 2000000
06/07 2007-05-01 Watford Man Utd Return from loan 3000000
10/11 2010-07-01 Man Utd Birmingham Transfer 3000000 €7.00m
11/12 2011-07-29 Birmingham West Brom Loan 5000000
11/12 2012-05-31 West Brom Birmingham Return from loan 5500000
12/13 2012-07-01 Birmingham West Brom Transfer 5000000 €5.00m
18/19 2018-07-05 West Brom Watford Transfer 3000000 €2.80m
22/23 2022-07-01 Watford Without Club Transfer 300000
22/23 2022-09-15 Without Club Career break Transfer 0
22/23 2023-03-23 Career break Wrexham Transfer 0
23/24 2023-08-21 Wrexham Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
07/08 Cruciate ligament tear 2007-06-07 2008-03-15 283 51
08/09 Ankle injury 2008-09-20 2008-09-28 9 3
08/09 Thumb injury 2008-12-15 2009-01-20 37 10
08/09 Thumb injury 2009-05-18 2009-07-18 62 4
12/13 Groin injury 2012-11-05 2012-11-20 16 4
13/14 Broken foot 2013-08-25 2013-12-06 104 20
14/15 Cruciate ligament injury 2015-03-17 2015-12-31 290 30
Current
Peak€5.50m
Low
Δ since start−€50k
€1.38m€2.75m€4.13m€5.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3299 #13 8 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kiko Femenía 1 0 0
Salomón Rondón 1 0 0
James McClean 1 0 0
Christian Kabasele 1 0 0
Abdoulaye Doucouré 1 0 0
Will Hughes 1 0 0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
11/12 2012-05-31 West Brom Birmingham Return from loan €5.50m
11/12 2011-07-29 Birmingham West Brom Loan €5.00m
06/07 2007-05-01 Watford Man Utd Return from loan €3.00m
05/06 2005-08-01 Man Utd Watford Loan €2.00m
04/05 2005-05-01 Wrexham Stoke City Return from loan €50k
04/05 2005-01-01 Stoke City Wrexham Loan €50k
04/05 2004-11-01 Kidderminster Stoke City Return from loan €50k
04/05 2004-10-01 Stoke City Kidderminster Loan
03/04 2004-06-30 Stafford Stoke City Return from loan
03/04 2004-01-01 Stoke City Stafford Loan
02/03 2003-06-30 Tiverton Stoke City Return from loan
02/03 2002-12-20 Stoke City Tiverton Loan
02/03 2002-12-19 Bristol City Stoke City Return from loan
02/03 2002-11-19 Stoke City Bristol City Loan

Teams faced most often by Ben Foster's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester City 82 21 13 48 77 163 -86 26%
Chelsea FC 81 17 18 46 82 137 -55 21%
Everton FC 80 27 25 28 100 96 +4 34%
Liverpool FC 80 27 21 32 86 126 -40 34%
Arsenal FC 79 22 17 40 90 134 -44 28%
Tottenham Hotspur 77 24 27 26 91 97 -6 31%
West Ham United 75 28 22 25 107 98 +9 37%
Newcastle United 75 29 20 26 114 98 +16 39%
Crystal Palace 72 31 17 24 93 82 +11 43%
Stoke City 70 31 16 23 82 65 +17 44%
Middlesbrough FC 70 28 17 25 91 86 +5 40%
Aston Villa 69 31 19 19 109 76 +33 45%

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
19/20 38 3,420 1 0 0 0.03
18/19 38 3,420 1 0 0 0.03
17/18 41 3,690 2 0 0 0.05
16/17 38 3,420 2 0 0 0.05
15/16 19 1,740 1 0 0 0.05
14/15 30 2,604 2 0 0 0.07
13/14 26 2,283 1 0 0 0.04
10/11 43 3,850 3 0 0 0.07
06/07 33 2,925 1 0 0 0.03
05/06 48 4,287 3 0 0 0.06

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

SeasonMatchesMinsClean sheetsCS %Goals concededGC / 90′
23/24 4 360 0 0% 13 3.25
22/23 8 720 3 38% 8 1
21/22 27 2,430 5 19% 49 1.81
20/21 23 2,070 10 43% 17 0.74
19/20 38 3,420 9 24% 64 1.68
18/19 38 3,420 7 18% 59 1.55
17/18 41 3,690 11 27% 61 1.49
16/17 38 3,420 6 16% 51 1.34
15/16 19 1,740 5 26% 23 1.19
14/15 30 2,604 14 47% 34 1.18
13/14 26 2,283 5 19% 40 1.58
12/13 31 2,790 7 23% 48 1.55
11/12 39 3,510 10 26% 53 1.36
10/11 43 3,850 9 21% 63 1.47
09/10 17 1,560 9 53% 12 0.69
08/09 9 870 3 33% 9 0.93
07/08 1 90 1 100% 0 0
06/07 33 2,925 8 24% 46 1.42
05/06 48 4,287 15 31% 53 1.11
04/05 25 2,280 6 24% 38 1.5

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League Two
6 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
12 apps
0 G
0 A
National League
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Premier League
390 apps
0 G
0 A
Championship
67 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
20 apps
0 G
0 A
League One
17 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Ben Foster

Who is Ben Foster?

Ben Foster is an England professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Retired.

How old is Ben Foster?

Ben Foster is 43 years old. He was born on April 3, 1983 in Leamington Spa.

What position does Ben Foster play?

Ben Foster plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).

What club does Ben Foster play for?

Ben Foster currently plays for Retired.