Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Burnley.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Burnley's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 26 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1372 | 6.47 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 6.9 |
Scout report
L. Foster is a 25-year-old centre-forward at Burnley, rated 75.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 174th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (44.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.33 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Foster.
Judged on this season alone, Foster graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 26 appearances (0.328 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, 19th of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 25 Foster is in his prime years, and a market index of 90.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Foster missed 4 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 38 this season. The 26 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Burnley finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3 goals in 26 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.5/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 75.1, Foster carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League of 44, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Burnley finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.33 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
