Rylee Foster
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| Full name | Rylee Ann Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Everton F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cambridge Youth SA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 84 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Liverpool | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Everton | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Canada U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Canada U20 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 21, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 27, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rylee Ann Foster (born 13 August 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for FA WSL club Everton. She has represented Canada at the under-17 and under-20 levels. In 2021, she was called up to the senior national team.
Early life
[edit]Kitchener-born, and raised in Cambridge, Ontario, Foster attended Stewart Avenue Public School, where she first excelled in sports from a young age, then Glenview Park Secondary School where she ran track and earned Junior Track Athlete of the Year honors.[1][2]
Foster was a Liverpool supporter as a youth. Her grandparents were born in South Liverpool in Wavertree.[3]
College career
[edit]Foster attended West Virginia University from 2016–2019 where she played for the West Virginia Mountaineers with fellow Canadian internationals Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence.[4] She made 84 appearances for the Mountaineers and had 39 clean sheets (the second highest record in the school's history)[5]
Club career
[edit]Liverpool
[edit]Foster signed with Liverpool in January 2020 right before the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] She made her debut in a 3–1 win over Manchester United in October 2020 during the Continental Cup. She made her FA Women's Super League debut in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers Ladies in March 2021.[3] The same month, she signed a long-term contract with Liverpool in March 2021.[3]
She was named Player of the Month for April after keeping two clean sheets, including saving Katie Wilkinson’s and Courtney Sweetman-Kirk’s penalties in a 1–0 away win at Sheffield United.
Wellington Phoenix
[edit]In September 2023, almost two years after the car crash that halted her career, Foster joined New Zealand A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix to compete for the first-choice goalkeeper spot with Brianna Edwards.[6] In July 2024, she left the club together with Edwards.[7]
Everton
[edit]In September 2024, Foster would sign a short term contract with FA WSL club Everton.[8]
International career
[edit]Foster has represented Canada on the Canada U17 and Canada U20 teams. In 2021, she was called up to the senior national team.
In 2013, she earned Golden Glove honors at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship after helping Canada finish in second place.[9][10][11] She competed in two games at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica where Canada reached the quarterfinals but were eliminated by Venezuela 3–2.[9][12] In January 2021, she was called up to training camp for the senior national team ahead of the 2021 SheBelieves Cup in the United States.[13] She was one of three goalkeepers called up for the tournament in March 2021.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Foster has a tattoo of Liverpool's anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone," on the inside of her arm which she got after her grandmother passed away in 2013.[4]
In October 2021, Foster was involved in a serious car crash suffering life-threatening injuries including breaking her neck. She is hoping to make a full recovery, after having to wear a neck halo device for many months.[15]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Golden Glove: 2013[16]
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI: 2013[16]
- A-League Women Player of the Month: October/November 2023,[17] December 2023[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rylee Foster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Rylee Foster". Canada Soccer Profile. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster signs new contract with Liverpool women". Sportsnet. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b Davidson, Neil (15 February 2021). "Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster enjoying life at Liverpool". CBC. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Molinaro, John (5 February 2021). "Plenty of new blood for CanWNT as latest camp set to kick off". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Foster rises again with the Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Goalkeepers depart the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Everton sign goalkeeper Foster". Everton FC. 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b "CU20W Preview: Day One". CONCACAF. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Rylee Foster named to U-17 World Cup team". Toronto.com. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Bryson, Mark (18 July 2014). "Cambridge teen on another World Cup journey". The Record Reporter. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Canada ousted from Women's U-17 World Cup". Sportsnet. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Bryson, Mark (21 January 2021). "Canada Soccer invites Cambridge goalkeeper Rylee Foster to senior camp". The Record Reporter. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Pare, Mark (30 March 2021). "Cambridge's Rylee Foster inks long-term deal with Liverpool". Kitchenertoday.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool's Foster on 'miracle' return from accident". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Rylee Foster". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Rylee Foster's remarkable return to football just keeps getting better 💛". A-Leagues Facebook. 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Wellington pair pick up Coach and Player of the month awards for December after fan vote". A-Leagues. 23 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rylee Foster at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Profile at Liverpool F.C. Women
- Rylee Foster at Soccerway
- Rylee Foster on Twitter
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Canada women's international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate women's soccer players
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Women's Super League players
- Liverpool F.C. Women players
- Wellington Phoenix FC (women) players
- West Virginia Mountaineers women's soccer players
- Sportspeople from Cambridge, Ontario
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Canada women's youth international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Expatriate women's association footballers in New Zealand
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen