Lyle Foster

€9MMarket Value

Burnley•Attacker•

South Africa

Lyle Foster

€9MMarket Value

Burnley•Attacker•

South Africa

6.7

Season Score

Sep 3, 2000

185 cm

Height

0.13

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

6.7

Season Score

Sep 3, 2000

185 cm

Height

0.13

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: —
Goals: —
Assists: —
Goal Contributions: —
Mins/game: —
Avg Rating: —

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

2021/2022 - 2022/2023

2017/2018 - 2018/2019

2018/2019 - 2019/2020

2000.00626.68

Total

18427210.1510,579

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

South Africa

2019 - now

321020.311,8307.14

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

2020/2021 - 2021/2022

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Burnley

25/26

273—1,4620.37406.62

Burnley

24/25

313—1,8170.40206.76

Burnley

23/24

265—1,9660.37016.83

Burnley

22/23

151—6040.30006.78

Westerlo

22/23

228—1,6390.60407.14

Westerlo

21/22

265—1,6860.4820-

Vitória Guimarães

20/21

70—1970.00006.67

Cercle Brugge

19/20

181—9680.1920-

Monaco

19/20

20—62—006.68

Orlando Pirates

17/18

101—1781.0100-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

South Africa

2026

102—6650.41106.84

South Africa

2025

84—5600.80307.21

South Africa

2023

64—3660.98207.55

South Africa

2022

20—1400.0000-

South Africa

2021

10—29—00-

South Africa

2020

20—47—00-

South Africa

2019

30—23—00-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Vitória Guimarães II

20/21

40—3570.0020-

South Africa U23

2019

40—2940.3110-

South Africa U20

2019

21—1120.8000-

Monaco U19

18/19

10—900.0010-

Monaco II

18/19

82—5710.3230-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2017/2018	Premier League (South Africa)	8	160	1	1	1.13	—
2018/2019	CFA Group A	8	571	2	0	0.32	—
2019/2020	Pro League	17	878	1	1	0.21	—
2020/2021	2. Division: Group B	4	357	0	0	0	0
2021/2022	Challenger Pro League	23	1587	4	4	0.45	—
2022/2023	Pro League	21	1549	8	3	0.64	7.14
2022/2023	Championship (England)	11	364	1	0	0.25	6.88
2023/2024	Premier League	24	1908	5	3	0.38	6.84
2024/2025	Championship (England)	28	1598	2	5	0.39	6.78
2025/2026	Premier League	26	1372	3	2	0.33	6.59

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Lyle Foster — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2022/2023 · 7.14Pro League
Lowest-rated season: 2025/2026 · 6.59Premier League
Rating trend: -0.27last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.4 G+A per 9027 goals + 19 assists across 10 league seasons (per-90 from 10344 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 10 (2017–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 9

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 13thrating 6.59 vs 80 rated peers
Goals rank: #39 of 803 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 41st0.33 per 90

Cohort: 80 Premier League forwards, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-06

Rival Clubs(44)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A		Last
Luton Town	5	4	1	0	2	1	0	Mar 2025
Genk	5	0	0	5	0	1	0	Dec 2019
Zulte-Waregem	4	2	1	1	2	1	1	Jan 2023
Blackburn Rovers	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	Jan 2025
Liverpool	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	—
Aston Villa	3	0	1	2	1	0	1	—
Sheffield United	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	Dec 2024
Cardiff City	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	Mar 2025
Club Brugge	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	Oct 2022
Sint-Truiden	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	Oct 2022
Sporting Charleroi	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	Sep 2022
OH Leuven	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	Jan 2023
KAS Eupen	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	Aug 2022
Anderlecht	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	Sep 2022
West Ham United	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	—
Sunderland	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	—
Portsmouth	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	Feb 2025
Tottenham Hotspur	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	—
Manchester City	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	—
Fulham	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	—

1–20 of 44

Rival National Teams(6)

Player stats against each opponent national team

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A		Last
Zimbabwe	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	Jun 2024
Panama	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	—
Nigeria	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	Sep 2025
Namibia	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	Sep 2023
Lesotho	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	Sep 2025
Zambia	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	Nov 2025

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Last Transfer: €11M

Transfer History

Westerlo

Burnley

Jan 25, 2023Transfer€11M

Vitória Guimarães II

Westerlo

Jul 1, 2022Transfer€1M

Westerlo

Vitória Guimarães II

Jun 30, 2022End of loan

Jul 7, 2021Loan

Feb 1, 2021Transfer

Aug 13, 2020Transfer€1M

Cercle Brugge

Monaco

Jun 30, 2020End of loan

Aug 30, 2019Loan

Jan 2, 2019Transfer€1M

Trophies & Awards

2 titles won

Championships

Championship

1x Winner(2022/2023)

Challenger Pro League

1x Winner(2021/2022)

Player Information

Burnley

Current Team

Date of Birth

Sep 3, 2000

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nationality

South Africa

Height

185 cm

Weight

70 kg

Shirt Number

Age

26 years

Position

Attacker

Market Value

€9M

Weekly Wage

£30,000

Yearly Salary

£1,560,000

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.57

Highest: 7.2 | Lowest: 6.3

Goals/Game

0.18

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

78%

Matches

Total played11

Started (Lineups)9

From Bench2

Total Minutes676

Minutes per game61

Attacking

Goals2

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency338 min

Goals per game0.18

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork1

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists1

Key passes8

Pass accuracy78%

Total passes113

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses3

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles4

Interceptions1

Clearances-

Blocks0

Clean Sheets2

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels59

Duels Won22

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles7

Cards

Yellow1

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

184

total appearances

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About Lyle Foster

The 2025/2026 Premier League line for Lyle Foster: 26 appearances (1,372 minutes), 3 goals, 2 assists — 0.33 goal involvements per 90. Per-match rating over the season: 6.59. Against an 80-strong pool of Premier League forwards (2025/2026, min. 450 minutes), his match rating places in the 13th percentile, with a goals rank of 39th of 80.

2022/2023 stands as his highest-rated season (7.14, Pro League), with 2025/2026 the weakest (6.59). His two latest rated seasons run 0.27 lower than the rest of his career.

By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 6 domestic leagues: Premier League (50 appearances, 8 goals), Championship (England) (39 appearances, 3 goals) and Pro League (38 appearances, 9 goals) — the three with most games. Availability: 25-plus league games in 2 of the 10 campaigns on record. The densest run of the record is 2022/2023–2024/2025, with 84 league games — an average of 28 per season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Lyle Foster play?

Lyle Foster plays as an Attacker for Burnley in the FA Cup. He has started 1 of his 1 appearance in the FA Cup 2025/2026.

What team does Lyle Foster play for?

Lyle Foster currently plays for Burnley in the FA Cup. He has 1 appearance in the FA Cup 2025/2026.

How old is Lyle Foster?

Lyle Foster is 26 years old, born on September 3, 2000. He is from South Africa. At 26, he has already won 2 trophies in his professional career.

How tall is Lyle Foster?

Lyle Foster is 185 cm tall. He weighs 70 kg.

How many trophies has Lyle Foster won?

Lyle Foster has won 2 trophies throughout his career. He currently plays for Burnley.

Where is Lyle Foster from?

Lyle Foster is from South Africa. At club level, he plays for Burnley.