Lyle Foster
South Africa · Attack · Burnley Football Club
Born 3 September 2000 (age 26). Height 185 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Attack. Nationality: South Africa. Market value €8M.
Current club: Burnley Football Club — 26 appearances, 3 goals and 2 assists this season.
Career totals: 25 goals and 19 assists in 169 appearances (9,306 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1,372 | 6.47 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | 4 | 2 | 2 | 343 | 7.13 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 3 | 2 | 0 | 244 | 7.250000 |
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6.9 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 6.9 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 136 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.24 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.18 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.43 |
| Shots | 144 |
| Shots on target | 71 |
| Shot conversion, % | 17 |
| Key passes per 90 | 1.05 |
| Passes per 90 | 21.46 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 1.95 |
| Dribble success, % | 48 |
| Duels won, % | 35 |
| Tackles per 90 | 0.87 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.15 |
| Yellow cards | 14 |
| Red cards | 1 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | at Liverpool Football Club | 1–1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-01-24 | Tottenham Hotspur Football Club | 2–2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-02-02 | at Sunderland Association Football Club | 3–0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-02-07 | West Ham United Football Club | 0–2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-02-11 | at Crystal Palace Football Club | 2–3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-02-14 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| 2026-02-28 | Brentford Football Club | 3–4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-03-03 | at Everton Football Club | 2–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-03-14 | Association Football Club Bournemouth | 0–0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2026-03-21 | at Fulham Football Club | 3–1 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| 2026-03-27 | Panama | 1–1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-03-31 | Panama | 1–2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-04-19 | at Nottingham Forest Football Club | 4–1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-04-22 | Manchester City Football Club | 0–1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-05-10 | Aston Villa Football Club | 2–2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-05-29 | Nicaragua | 0–0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-06-11 | at Mexico | 2–0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2026-09-27 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.03 |
| 2026-10-11 | at Minnesota United FC | 2–2 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 7.93 |
| 2026-10-15 | at San Diego Football Club | 3–3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 4 matches (56 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- South Africa 0–1 Canada · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- South Africa 1–0 South Korea · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Czech Republic 1–1 South Africa · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Mexico 2–0 South Africa · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
4 trophies won out of 8 finals and podium finishes.
- Championship · 2024/2025 · 2nd Place
- Championship · 2022/2023 · Winner
- Challenger Pro League · 2021/2022 · Winner
- PSL · 2017/2018 · 2nd Place
- PSL · 2nd Place
- Challenger Pro League · Winner
- Championship · Winner
- Championship · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-25 | KVC Westerlo | Burnley Football Club | €11M |
| 2022-07-01 | — | KVC Westerlo | €1M |
| 2022-06-30 | KVC Westerlo | — | — |
| 2021-07-07 | — | KVC Westerlo | Loan |
| 2021-02-01 | Guimaraes | — | — |
| 2020-08-13 | Association sportive de Monaco Football Club | Guimaraes | €1.2M |
| 2020-06-30 | Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging | Association sportive de Monaco Football Club | — |
| 2019-08-30 | Association sportive de Monaco Football Club | Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging | Loan |
| 2019-01-02 | — | Association sportive de Monaco Football Club | €1.2M |
| 2017-09-07 | — | — | — |