Domestic-league season · Burnley.
Missed 4 of Burnley's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 26 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1372 | 6.47 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 6.9 |
Foster's current-season form is up 24% on last season (Season 17→21), while his Rating climbed 67→75. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 29).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Burnley · 19th | 26 | 3 | 2 | 6.47 | 75 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Burnley · 2nd | 28 | 2 | 5 | 6.78 | 67 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Burnley · 19th | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6.82 | 83 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | KVC Westerlo · 2nd | 21 | 8 | 3 | 6.93 | 58 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | KVC Westerlo · 1st | 23 | 4 | 0 | — | 50 | 20 |
| 2020/21 | Guimaraes · 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.38 | 53 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations | 4 | 2 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 3 | 2 |
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 4 |
Caps & goals this season.
L. Foster is a 25-year-old centre-forward at Burnley, rated 75.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 377th of 1152 in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (44.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.33 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Foster.
Judged on this season alone, Foster graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 84th of 197 of the 197 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 26 appearances (0.328 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, top 38% of the 197 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 25 Foster is in his prime years, and a market index of 150.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Foster missed 4 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 38 this season. The 26 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3 goals in 26 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 75.1, Foster carries the 74th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League (top 38%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Burnley finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.33 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~150), then tapers with age. At 25, Foster sits on 150.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Foster's projected Rating — 75.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€12.2M total transfer fees · 4 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
