Rylee Foster

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Rylee Foster
Personal information
Full name Rylee Ann Foster
Date of birth (1998-08-13) August 13, 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Ontario, Canada
Height 1.778 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 13
Youth career
Cambridge Youth SA
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 West Virginia Mountaineers 84 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Liverpool 5 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Canada U17 7 (0)
2014–2018 Canada U20 9 (0)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Honduras
CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Runner-up 2013 Jamaica
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 27, 2021
‡ 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 Liverpool F.C. in the FA Women's Championship. She has represented Canada on the under-17 and under-20 national teams. In 2021, she was called up to the senior national team.

Early life[]

Raised in Cambridge, Ontario, Foster attended Glenview Park Secondary School where she ran track and earned Junior Track Athlete of the Year honors.[1]

Foster was a Liverpool supporter as a youth. Her grandparents were born South Liverpool in Wavertree.[2]

College career[]

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.[3] She made 84 appearances for the Mountaineers and had 39 clean sheets (the second highest record in the school's history)[4]

Club career[]

Liverpool F.C.[]

Foster signed with Liverpool F.C. in January 2020 right before the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] 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.[2] The same month, she signed a long-term contract with Liverpool F.C. in March 2021.[2]

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.

International career[]

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.[5][6][7] 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.[5][8] 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.[9] She was one of three goalkeepers called up for the tournament in March 2021.[10]

Personal life[]

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.[3]

Honours[]

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rylee Foster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster signs new contract with Liverpool women". Sportsnet. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Davidson, Neil (February 15, 2021). "Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster enjoying life at Liverpool". CBC. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Molinaro, John (February 5, 2021). "Plenty of new blood for CanWNT as latest camp set to kick off". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "CU20W Preview: Day One". CONCACAF. February 9, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Rylee Foster named to U-17 World Cup team". Toronto.com. March 4, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Bryson, Mark (July 18, 2014). "Cambridge teen on another World Cup journey". The Record Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Canada ousted from Women's U-17 World Cup". Sportsnet. March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Bryson, Mark (January 21, 2021). "Canada Soccer invites Cambridge goalkeeper Rylee Foster to senior camp". The Record Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Pare, Mark (March 30, 2021). "Cambridge's Rylee Foster inks long-term deal with Liverpool". Kitchenertoday.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Rylee Foster". Canada Soccer. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

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