Maalique Nathanael Foster (born 5 November 1996) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Sacramento Republic in the USL Championship.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maalique Nathanael Foster | ||
Date of birth | (1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 26)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Jamaica[2] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sacramento Republic | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Portmore United | 70 | (14) |
2018–2020 | Alajuelense | 10 | (2) |
2019 | → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Santos de Guápiles (loan) | 12 | (5) |
2020 | → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2021– | Sacramento Republic | 38 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Jamaica U-17 | ||
2018– | Jamaica | 9 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:05, 23 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:24, 10 June 2020 (UTC) |
Foster played for Portmore United in the Jamaican RPSL, before he signed with Alajuelense. Foster won an RSPL title in the 2017–18 season.[3][4]
On 1 September 2018, Foster joined Alajuelense in Costa Rica on a season-long loan.[5] Foster scored his first goal for Alajuelense a month later on 28 October.[6]
On 27 January 2019, Foster joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on loan.[7]
Foster joined Costa Rican side Santos de Guápiles on loan following the end of his spell at Rio Grande Valley.[8]
On 10 December 2020, Foster moved to USL Championship side Sacramento Republic ahead of their 2021 season.[9] On 28 June 2022, Foster was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 16 of the 2022 season, after scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory over Monterey Bay FC.[10]
Foster, a naturalized American citizen, represents his home country of Jamaica in international football. He played for the Jamaica U17s in 2013 at the CONCACAF final round in Panama.[11] Foster made his senior team debut on 30 January 2018, in a friendly match against South Korea in Antalya, Turkey. The South Koreans were ahead 2–1 in the game, however, Jamaica pulled level with a distant strike from Maalique Foster, which found the top corner, and scored his inaugural international goal in the 72nd minute of his debut match for Jamaica to end the encounter in a creditable 2–2 draw.[12]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 January 2018 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2. | 15 October 2019 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | ![]() | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
3. | 6–0 |
Sacramento Republic FC – current squad | |
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Jamaica squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finalists | ||
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