Find out Lyle Foster’s net worth, salary, age and other life facts

Find out Lyle Foster’s net worth, salary, age and other life facts

Kevin Omuya
updated at November 19, 2023 at 12:42 PM

Lyle Foster's net worth has largely resulted from his hard work on the pitch. He is a striker for the English club Burnley and the South African national team. The newspaper 'The Guardian' included him on a list of the world's 60 best up-and-coming athletes.

Lyle Foster Net Worth
Lyle Foster of Burnley during the Sky Bet Championship match against Sheffield United at Turf Moor on April 10, 2023, in Burnley, United Kingdom. Photo: Joe Prior
Source: Getty Images

Foster's rise in the ranks at many teams, particularly Burnley FC of the English Premier League, likely contributed to his financial success. The South African is considered one of the game's finest strikers. Discover Lyle Foster's net worth and other fascinating details.

Profile summary

Title

Details

Full name

Lyle Brent Foster

Gender

Male

Age

23 years old as of 2023

Date of birth

September 3, 2000

Place of birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nationality

South African

Height

1.85m (6'1")

Weight

70kg (154lbs)

Eye colour

Dark brown

Hair colour

Black

Profession

Professional footballer

Position

Forward

Net worth

$400,000

Social media

Instagram, X (Twitter)

Lyle Foster's net worth

As a football player, Lyle Foster is flourishing. By South African standards, his fortune is worth about $400,000. His net worth is primarily the product of his success as a South African footballer.

Lyle Foster's salary

The top players in the world sometimes demand astronomical salaries from their respective teams. The forward is doing well financially, reportedly earning £1,040,000 ($1.3 million) annually.

Lyle Foster's nationality

Lyle Foster Nationality,
Lyle Foster of Monaco during the Ligue 1 match between FC Metz and AS Monaco at Stade Saint-Symphorien on August 17, 2019, in Metz, France. Photo: Fred Marvaux
Source: Getty Images

Lyle is of mixed race, the South African term for persons of African, British, Dutch, and Asian ancestry. The fact that he is a South African citizen despite having been born in the historically significant slum of Soweto speaks volumes about his country's commitment to the sport of soccer and the tenacity of its people.

Lyle Foster's age

He was born on September 3, 2000, in Soweto, South Africa. He is 23 years old at the time of writing.

Lyle Foster's height and weight

He stands at 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) and weighs 70 kg (154 lbs). Foster has dedicated himself to maintaining a body well-suited to professional football's rigours, which shows his height and weight.

Lyle Foster's club career

Lyle Foster's club career
South Africa's Lyle Foster celebrates scoring past Liberia in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on March 24, 2023. Photo: Phill Magakoe
Source: Getty Images

He played for Orlando Pirates' first squad since the 2017–18 season; he was recently named one of the world's 60 most promising young players by the English publication The Guardian. After signing with Monaco in January 2019, he started on the bench until June 2023.

Foster began a season-long loan to Cercle Brugge, Monaco's developmental club in Belgium, on August 30. On August 13, 2020, he signed with Vitória de Guimares. He joined Westerlo in 2021 for a loan season with a buyout provision.

The striker signed a four-year deal with Westerlo in the summer of 2022 and relocated there permanently shortly after that. He signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with EFL Championship team Burnley in January 2023.

A new five-year deal was agreed with Burnley on October 26, 2023. After experiencing a relapse in his mental health in November 2023, he was officially ruled out for the foreseeable future.

Lyle Foster's achievements

Lyle Foster's club career
Lyle Foster celebrates with teammates after winning the English Championship Cup with Burnley FC. Photo@lylfoster19 (modified by author)
Source: UGC

Foster has won the following titles:

  • Belgian First Division B: 2021-22 (Westeloo)
  • EFL Championship: 2022-23 (Burnley)

Lyle Foster commits to Burnley

Forward Lyle Foster renewed his five-year deal with the Burnley Football Club in October 2023. He is now under contract with the team until the end of the summer of 2028.

Since jumping to the Premier League, the South African striker has impressed fans and experts alike with his performance. Foster has made an immediate impression on his new squad, scoring three goals and adding two assists in only seven games.

Lyle Foster's Premier League record

Lyle Foster's Premier League record
L. Foster of Burnley celebrates after scoring the team's first goal during the EPL match against Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor on September 02, 2023, in Burnley, England. Photo: Gareth Copley
Source: Getty Images

Lyle Foster has shown promise since joining Burnley, and in just his second Premier League appearance, he scored his first goal for the Clarets. On August 26, 2023, in a 1-3 defeat to Aston Villa, he scored Burnley's first goal of the league season.

When he scored for Everton against Hull City in October 2013, he made history as the first South African player to score in the Premier League since Steven Pienaar. In addition to that, Foster became the ninth South African to reach the back of the goal in the league, following late Phil Masinga, Shaun Bartlett, Eric Tinkler, Quinton Fortune, Mark Fish, Benni McCarthy, Pienaar and Mbulelo Mabizela.

Many Burnley fans have fallen in love with a South African player who scored the second goal in Vincent Kompany's team's 2–5 Premier League defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on September 2, 2023. Lyle Foster has just joined the team and hopes to improve Burnley's fortunes.

Foster suffered from severe depression

The Burnley's leading scorer has been granted further time off to focus on his mental health. Before joining the Clarets, the 23-year-old revealed to manager Vincent Kompany that he had struggled with anxiety and melancholy.

Burnley has given him as much time as he needs to rehabilitate with experts' support, resulting in him missing the previous three games. A Burnley statement read,

'He is currently in the care of specialists - giving him the support and care he needs to help him back to full health.'

Is Lyle Foster dating?

As of August 2023, the Burnley FC forward is single and not married. The footballer rarely speaks about his personal life.

Social media presence

Foster is available on social media, where he posts photos of his football career and with friends. He has a following of 59k on Instagram and 16.4k on Twitter as of 2023.

Final word

Lyle Foster's net worth will continue to rise as his career trajectory continues to be one of promise and excitement. With each match, he cements his reputation as a rising star in football. He has grown as a player and has become an influential figure in the footballing world, particularly among the youth aspiring to follow in his footsteps.

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Kevin Omuya is a Content Writer with 4 years of experience who joined Sports Brief in 2022. In 2019 he held a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism & Digital Media from KCA University.