L. Foster · career
Lyle Brent Foster
Center Forward · Burnley · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
The record covers 6 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 127 appearances, 22 goals and 13 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Burnley — Season rating 30, 5 goals and 3 assists in 24 games. Form has slipped 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 5 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Jupiler Pro League) and kept playing — 21 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Burnley | 26 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Burnley | 28 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | Burnley | 24 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | KVC Westerlo | 21 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | KVC WesterloLoan | 23 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 20 |
| 2020/21 | Guimaraes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Guimaraes B | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Cercle BruggeLoan | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Monaco | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Monaco U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Monaco II | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Orlando Pirates | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 3 | 2 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 | 2 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 6 | 2 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | COSAFA Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| South Africa U23 | 2019/20 | CAF U23 Cup of Nations | 4 | 0 |
| South Africa U20 | 2019/20 | World Cup - U20 | 2 | 1 |
Honours
Challenger Pro League×2Championship×2Championship×2PSL×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat South Africa | 3 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| World Cupat South Africa | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Cincinnati | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Real Salt Lake | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Ajax | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | H Espanyol | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Torino | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Notts County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H West Ham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Bradford | 0-0 | Not in squad | — |