Lyle Foster
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Burnley FC
at Burnley FC
1,215 days · joined 2023-01-25
👕100+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€6.00m
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
17/18
debut season
0.16
goals / match
Burnley FC
top club · 75 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#391
goals rank
#458
assists rank
28
season goals
20
season assists
Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€13.00m
peak value · 2023
€11.00m
top transfer fee · 22/23
9
best season · 22/23
35 / 12
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2000-09-03 · 5 players total
170Appearances
28Goals
20Assists
18Yellow cards
1Red cards
44Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Lyle Foster |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Lyle Brent Foster |
| Date of birth | 2000-09-03 (25 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Citizenship |  South Africa |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Burnley FC |
| Joined | 2023-01-25 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | CAA Stellar |
| Outfitter | adidas |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Burnley FC
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Burnley FC
31 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Nov 2023
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Burnley FC
26 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: KVC Westerlo → Burnley
22/23 · Transfer · €11.00m
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Burnley FC, KVC Westerlo
36 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Guimarães B → KVC Westerlo
22/23 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jun 2022
Transfer: KVC Westerlo → Guimarães B
21/22 · Return from loan
Jul 2021
Transfer: Guimarães B → KVC Westerlo
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — KVC Westerlo
26 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2021
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Guimarães B
20/21 · Transfer
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Monaco → Vit. Guimarães
20/21 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jul 2020
20/21 — Vitória Guimarães SC
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2020
Transfer: Cercle Brugge → Monaco
19/20 · Return from loan
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Monaco → Cercle Brugge
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Cercle Brugge, AS Monaco
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Orlando Pirates → Monaco
18/19 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jul 2018
18/19 — AS Monaco, AS Monaco B, AS Monaco UEFA U19
9 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2017
Transfer: O. Pirates YD → Orlando Pirates
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Orlando Pirates
11 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €13.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.36/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.36/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.36/90
Minutes played by club
Burnley FC
50.0%
KVC Westerlo
17.4%
Vitória Guimarães SC
0.0%
AS Monaco
0.0%
Cercle Brugge
23.8%
AS Monaco B
4.8%
AS Monaco UEFA U19
0.0%
Orlando Pirates
4.1%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley FC | 4 | 22/23 | 25/26 | 75 | 10 | 9 | 1,979 |
| KVC Westerlo | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 690 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Monaco | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cercle Brugge | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 941 |
| AS Monaco B | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 190 |
| AS Monaco UEFA U19 | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 161 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Burnley FC | 28 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 798 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 382 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Burnley FC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | JPL | KVC Westerlo | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 194 |
| 21/22 | 1B Pro League | KVC Westerlo | 23 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 397 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | KVC Westerlo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| 20/21 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Croky Cup | Cercle Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | JPL | Cercle Brugge | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 941 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 1 | AS Monaco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 1 | AS Monaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | National 2 - Grp. A | AS Monaco B | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 190 |
| 18/19 | UEFA Youth League | AS Monaco UEFA U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | ABSA Premiership | Orlando Pirates | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| 17/18 | Nedbank Cup | Orlando Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-09-07 | O. Pirates YD | Orlando Pirates | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-02 | Orlando Pirates | Monaco | Transfer | 175000 | €1.20m |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-30 | Monaco | Cercle Brugge | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | Cercle Brugge | Monaco | Return from loan | 1300000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-13 | Monaco | Vit. Guimarães | Transfer | 1300000 | €1.20m |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Vit. Guimarães | Guimarães B | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-07 | Guimarães B | KVC Westerlo | Loan | 800000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | KVC Westerlo | Guimarães B | Return from loan | 800000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Guimarães B | KVC Westerlo | Transfer | 800000 | €1.00m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-25 | KVC Westerlo | Burnley | Transfer | 2000000 | €11.00m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Ankle injury | 2020-02-20 | 2020-03-02 | 12 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Knock | 2020-10-15 | 2020-11-05 | 22 | 3 |
| 20/21 | Lumbar vertebra problems | 2020-11-09 | 2020-11-16 | 8 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Corona virus | 2020-12-17 | 2021-02-01 | 47 | 6 |
| 22/23 | Knock | 2022-09-22 | 2022-09-30 | 9 | 3 |
| 23/24 | depression | 2023-11-09 | 2023-12-10 | 32 | 7 |
| 23/24 | Muscle injury | 2024-02-05 | 2024-03-10 | 35 | 7 |
| 24/25 | Knee injury | 2024-10-16 | 2024-12-22 | 68 | 15 |
| 24/25 | Shoulder injury | 2025-04-08 | 2025-04-27 | 20 | 5 |
Current€7.00m
Peak€13.00m
Low€25k
Δ since start+€6.98m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #32648 | #19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #28649 | #9 | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22984 | #10 | 7 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3806 | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyan Vaesen | 2 | 3 | 930 |
| Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson | 1 | 2 | 764 |
| Pietro Perdichizzi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Fixelles | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Bernat | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ Egan-Riley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sander Berge | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dara O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Brownhill | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Edisson Jordanov | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitinho | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lukas Van Eenoo | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Thomas Van den Keybus | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Trafford | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubin Seigers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | JPL | KVC Westerlo | 8 | 21 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 5 | 24 |
| 21/22 | 1B Pro League | KVC Westerlo | 4 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 1B Pro League | KVC Westerlo | 5 | 23 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Burnley FC | 5 | 28 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 3 | 24 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | KVC Westerlo | Guimarães B | Return from loan | — | €800k |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-07 | Guimarães B | KVC Westerlo | Loan | — | €800k |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | Cercle Brugge | Monaco | Return from loan | — | €1.30m |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-30 | Monaco | Cercle Brugge | Loan | — | €1.00m |
Last 50 matches for Burnley FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | Available |
| 2026-05-18 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | – | Burnley FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-10 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 2–2 | Aston Villa FC | Available |
| 2026-05-10 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 2–2 | Aston Villa FC | Available |
| 2026-05-01 | GB1 |
Leeds United FC | 3–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-05-01 | GB1 |
Leeds United FC | 3–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-04-22 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–1 | Manchester City FC | Available |
| 2026-04-22 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–1 | Manchester City FC | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest FC | 4–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest FC | 4–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-04-11 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | Available |
| 2026-03-21 | GB1 |
Fulham FC | 3–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-03-14 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–0 | AFC Bournemouth | Available |
| 2026-03-03 | GB1 |
Everton FC | 2–0 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-02-28 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 3–4 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-02-21 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-02-11 | GB1 |
Crystal Palace FC | 2–3 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–2 | West Ham United FC | Available |
| 2026-02-02 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 3–0 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB1 |
Liverpool FC | 1–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-01-07 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 2–2 | Manchester United FC | Available |
| 2026-01-03 | GB1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 2–0 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-12-30 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 1–3 | Newcastle United FC | Available |
| 2025-12-27 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–0 | Everton FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB1 |
AFC Bournemouth | 1–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 2–3 | Fulham FC | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | GB1 |
Newcastle United FC | 2–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-12-03 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–1 | Crystal Palace FC | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 3–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–2 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB1 |
West Ham United FC | 3–2 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-11-01 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–2 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-10-26 | GB1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 2–3 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 2–0 | Leeds United FC | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | GB1 |
Aston Villa FC | 2–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB1 |
Manchester City FC | 5–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest FC | Available |
| 2025-09-14 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–1 | Liverpool FC | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB1 |
Manchester United FC | 3–2 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 2–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB1 |
Tottenham Hotspur FC | 3–0 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | GB2 |
Burnley FC | 3–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | GB2 |
Queens Park Rangers FC | 0–5 | Burnley FC | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-04-21 | GB2 |
Burnley FC | 2–1 | Sheffield United FC | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-04-18 | GB2 |
Watford FC | 1–2 | Burnley FC | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-04-11 | GB2 |
Burnley FC | 2–1 | Norwich City FC | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-04-08 | GB2 |
Derby County FC | 0–0 | Burnley FC | INJURED Shoulder injury |
| 2025-04-05 | GB2 |
Coventry City FC | 1–2 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | GB2 |
Burnley FC | 1–0 | Bristol City FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Lyle Foster's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sint-Truidense VV | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 33% |
| Standard Liège | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 30% |
| RSC Anderlecht | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 46 | -30 | 11% |
| Club Brugge KV | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 0% |
| KRC Genk | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 11% |
| KAA Gent | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 28% |
| KV Mechelen | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 33% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 17% |
| Sporting Charleroi | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 17% |
| KV Kortrijk | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 38% |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 50% |
| Everton FC | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 31% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 3 | 250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 24/25 | 31 | 985 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 23/24 | 26 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 |
| 22/23 | 36 | 556 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 21/22 | 26 | 496 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 19/20 | 21 | 941 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 18/19 | 9 | 190 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
JPL
39 apps
9 G
4 A
Premier League
27 apps
6 G
3 A
1B Pro League
23 apps
4 G
5 A
Championship
39 apps
3 G
5 A
National 2 - Grp. A
8 apps
3 G
1 A
FA Cup
7 apps
1 G
1 A
ABSA Premiership
9 apps
1 G
1 A
Croky Cup
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Liga NOS
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Lyle Foster?
Lyle Foster is a South professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Burnley FC.
How old is Lyle Foster?
Lyle Foster is 25 years old. He was born on September 3, 2000 in Soweto, Gauteng.
What position does Lyle Foster play?
Lyle Foster plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Lyle Foster play for?
Lyle Foster currently plays for Burnley FC.
How many career goals has Lyle Foster scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Lyle Foster has scored 28 goals in 170 appearances.
What is Lyle Foster's market value?
Lyle Foster's most recent reported market value is €6.00m.