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Lyle Foster
CF · Age 25 · South Africa · Burnley FC · Premier League · Contract: 2028-06
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Goals
3.4
xG
1.1
xA
1,318
Minutes
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Percentile rankings
Where this player ranks among position peers in the same league.
Lyle Foster
Percentile rankings — vs Centre-Forwards in Premier League
48 players · min 450 minutes · 2025/2026 season
Minutes played: 1307
<30
30–49
50–74
75–89
90+
What do these stats mean?
Deployment
How the coach uses this player — start frequency, substitution patterns, availability.
2025/2026 · 31 matches 48% start rate
Started 15
Sub 8
48%
Start rate
76
Avg mins
44%
vs Top 6
6
Injuries
Match-by-match
League start
European start
Sub
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Goal
xG timeline Goals scored vs. expected goals by season — the gap shows finishing quality. Download
Goals
xG
Shot map Where shots are taken from and whether they go in.
Goal No goal
3 Goals 3.4 xG 18 Shots 16.7% Conv.
3
Goals
3.4
xG
18
Shots
16.7%
Conv. rate
Performance
Raw output numbers across all tracked seasons.
SeasonLeagueGPGxGxAShots+/-
2025/2026 EPL 23 3 3.4 1.1 18 -0.4
2023/2024 EPL 24 5 5.6 1.5 34 -0.6
2019/2020 Ligue_1 2 0 0.3 0.0 2 -0.3

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Transfer history
Career moves with recorded transfer fees.
DateFromToTypeFee
25 Jan 2023 KVC Westerlo Burnley fee € 11M
07 Jul 2021 Guimaraes KVC Westerlo loan
13 Aug 2020 Monaco Guimaraes fee € 1.2M
30 Aug 2019 Monaco Cercle Brugge loan
Injury record
Recorded injuries — type, timing, and duration.
6 recorded injuries
TypeDateDuration
Shoulder Injury 09 Apr 2025 3 weeks, 2 days
Leg Injury 12 Mar 2025 2 days
Knee Injury 12 Oct 2024 9 weeks
Muscle Injury 10 Feb 2024 4 weeks, 6 days
Ankle Injury 06 Jan 2024 5 days
Illness 22 Oct 2023 7 weeks, 5 days
International
National team appearances and goals.
South Africa
14 caps 5 goals
International timeline
Recent international appearances.
DateWindowOpponentCompetitionRoleMinsGA
04 Jan 2026 2026 AFCON Cameroon AFCON START 90 0 0
29 Dec 2025 2025 AFCON Zimbabwe AFCON START 90 1 1
26 Dec 2025 2025 AFCON Egypt AFCON START 90 0 0
22 Dec 2025 2025 AFCON Angola AFCON START 90 1 1
15 Nov 2025 2025 November Window Zambia Friendlies START 90 0 0
10 Oct 2025 2025 October Window Zimbabwe WC Qualifiers (CAF) START 90 0 0
09 Sep 2025 2025 September Window Nigeria WC Qualifiers (CAF) START 90 0 0
05 Sep 2025 2025 September Window Lesotho WC Qualifiers (CAF) START 90 1 1
25 Mar 2025 2025 March Window Benin WC Qualifiers (CAF) START 90 1 0
07 Jun 2024 2024 June Window Nigeria WC Qualifiers (CAF) SUB 19 0 1
17 Oct 2023 2023 October Window Ivory Coast Friendlies SUB 7 0 1
13 Oct 2023 2023 October Window Eswatini Friendlies START 90 0 0
12 Sep 2023 2023 September Window Congo DR Friendlies START 90 1 0
09 Sep 2023 2023 September Window Namibia Friendlies START 90 0 0
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