Lyle Foster

thumb|Lyle Foster Lyle Brent Foster (born 3 September 2000) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Burnley and the South Africa national team. Quotes I needed to just reevaluate and understand what was good for me and at that time, I’m grateful that the club stood behind me. I was able to have that little break and come back to football, which I think is important. It was like this is where I am right now, and they said ‘this is how we’re going to help you to get back to your best because you need to come back here, we love you and this is your home’, I was just honest with myself. And to be honest, the next steps were sort of directed by the club. I think it’s very important to have people around you who you can be honest to. At the same time, I think it’s part of life, and looking back there’s no regret and everything happened the way it did. I’m still here, enjoying and grateful, I think that’s what matters. Bafana Bafana's Lyle Foster shares how he came back stronger after mental health battle, December 2026, IOL by Lunga Biyela In moments like this you have to put the human first and that is what we did. To start the first league game with Cesc Fabregas on our team sheet was a brilliant experience for me He told me it was very important to be playing. I told my agent – ‘Look‚ I need to be playing this season’‚ and we found an option suitable for me at Cercle. And this season I have seen as a very big one for me Monaco do keep in touch with me. They keep real close tabs on me and the other two players here from Monaco. They give feedback and identify areas where we can improve. It’s good to see that they are still involved and give that feedback. You have that feeling that at least your club still has an interest in you. Lyle Foster on playing alongside Cesc Fabregas at Monaco, September 2020,IOL by Reporter Life has moved very fast for me. I am happy that I made my dream come true, but I am still very far from where I want to be. It’s been a big transition. I just try to keep level-headed and do the best that I can for the club that I grew up supporting I had just come back from England with the (Under-20) national team. I was told that I had to play a friendly with the first team after I landed from England. The next day, I was signed It was madness for me. Even now, I still feel like I am dreaming. It’s quite weird when people ask to take pictures with me. I am not used to that. I don’t want to be big-headed though, because if you’re big-headed, this game will eat you up. I am enjoying what I do. This is not a job, but a passion. To do it every day is just a bonus. The pressure at Pirates is always big, no matter which age-group you’re in. Pirates are a results-driven team. If you’re Under-12, you’re expected to win every week because you are Orlando Pirates This is one of the biggest, if not the biggest club in South Africa. You must always deliver. I went to the first team with the same mentality, that Pirates is a big team and they need to win every competition and every match they’re in. I try not to focus too much on the critics and what the papers say. I just focus on what I am supposed to do at training so that when the game comes, I am ready. That doesn’t bother me, If I focus on that, I will end up losing my mind and I will also start missing chances. That’s why I just keep focused and humble, stay in my own space so that I can succeed in whatever I am doing. Hopefully when I am given a chance, I will deliver. But I am not saying that I will (solve the club’s scoring problems). I bet on myself though that I will deliver. Teen star Lyle Foster bets on himself that he will deliver goals for Pirates, September 2018,IOL by Njabulo Ngidi External links Category:Soccer players from South Africa Category:Living people Category:2000 births