Major League Soccer
Lyle Foster
Lyle Foster, 26, from South Africa ➤ Houston Dynamo FC, since 2026 ➤ Centre-Forward ➤ Market value: €8.00m ➤ * 03/09/2000 in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Info
- Club
- Houston
- League
- Major League Soccer
- Position
- Attack - Centre-Forward
- Age
- 26
- Date of birth
- 03/09/2000
- Height
- 1,85m
- Foot
- right
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Joined
- 02/09/2026
- Contract until
- 30/06/2027
- Market value
- €8.00m
- Career fees
- €14.40m
- Youth clubs
- Augusto Palacios Apprentice Academy (2012-2015), Orlando Pirates (2015-2017)
Statistics
By competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 50 | 8 | 5 |
| Jupiler Pro League | 39 | 9 | 4 |
| Championship | 39 | 3 | 5 |
| Challenger Pro League | 23 | 4 | 5 |
| Betway Premiership | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| FA Cup | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| National 1 - Grp. A | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Liga Portugal | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Croky Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| EFL Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nedbank Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Youth League | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allianz Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taça de Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CAF-Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTN8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coupe de France | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CP - Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carling Knockout | 0 | 0 | 0 |
By club
| Club | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 99 | 12 | 12 |
| KVC Westerlo | 47 | 13 | 8 |
| Cercle Brugge | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Pirates | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Monaco B | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Vit. Guimarães | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Monaco | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Monaco YL | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
| Date | Season | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2027 | 26/27 | Houston | Burnley | End of loan | €8.00m |
| 02/09/2026 | 26/27 | Burnley | Houston | loan transfer | €8.00m |
| 25/01/2023 | 22/23 | KVC Westerlo | Burnley | €11.00m | €2.00m |
| 01/07/2022 | 22/23 | Guimarães B | KVC Westerlo | €1.00m | €800k |
| 30/06/2022 | 21/22 | KVC Westerlo | Guimarães B | End of loan | €800k |
| 07/07/2021 | 21/22 | Guimarães B | KVC Westerlo | loan transfer | €800k |
| 01/02/2021 | 20/21 | Vit. Guimarães | Guimarães B | - | €1.20m |
| 13/08/2020 | 20/21 | Monaco | Vit. Guimarães | €1.20m | €1.30m |
| 30/06/2020 | 19/20 | Cercle Brugge | Monaco | End of loan | €1.30m |
| 30/08/2019 | 19/20 | Monaco | Cercle Brugge | loan transfer | €1.00m |
| 02/01/2019 | 18/19 | Orlando Pirates | Monaco | €1.20m | €175k |
| 07/09/2017 | 17/18 | O. Pirates YD | Orlando Pirates | - | €25k |
National
| Team | Caps | Goals | Shirt | Debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 28 | 10 | 9 | 2020-10-08 | Current international |
| South Africa U20 | 7 | 5 | 10 | — | Former international |
| South Africa U23 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2019-11-12 | Former international |
| South Africa U17 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2016-10-07 | Former international |
Market value
- Current
- €8.00m
- Highest
- €13.00m · 09/10/2023
- Last change
- 03/06/2026
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| Date | Age | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2017 | 17 | Orlando Pirates | €25k |
| 06/01/2018 | 17 | Orlando Pirates | €150k |
| 02/06/2018 | 17 | Orlando Pirates | €175k |
| 23/05/2019 | 18 | AS Monaco | €1.00m |
| 13/12/2019 | 19 | Cercle Brugge | €1.50m |
| 08/04/2020 | 19 | Cercle Brugge | €1.30m |
| 17/08/2020 | 19 | Vitória Guimarães SC | €1.30m |
| 28/01/2021 | 20 | Vitória Guimarães SC | €1.20m |
| 21/05/2021 | 20 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | €800k |
| 13/10/2021 | 21 | KVC Westerlo | €600k |
| 13/01/2022 | 21 | KVC Westerlo | €600k |
| 19/04/2022 | 21 | KVC Westerlo | €800k |
| 04/11/2022 | 22 | KVC Westerlo | €2.00m |
| 24/03/2023 | 22 | Burnley FC | €7.00m |
| 01/06/2023 | 22 | Burnley FC | €9.00m |
| 09/10/2023 | 23 | Burnley FC | €13.00m |
| 19/12/2023 | 23 | Burnley FC | €13.00m |
| 27/05/2024 | 23 | Burnley FC | €13.00m |
| 30/12/2024 | 24 | Burnley FC | €9.00m |
| 28/03/2025 | 24 | Burnley FC | €7.00m |
| 27/05/2025 | 24 | Burnley FC | €6.00m |
| 17/10/2025 | 25 | Burnley FC | €8.00m |
| 09/12/2025 | 25 | Burnley FC | €10.00m |
| 03/06/2026 | 25 | Burnley FC | €8.00m |
