Rylee Ann Foster (born 13 August 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for FA Women's Championship club Liverpool F.C. She has represented Canada on the under-17 and under-20 national teams. In 2021, she was called up to the senior national team.
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Full name | Rylee Ann Foster | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-08-13) August 13, 1998 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.778 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 27, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 27, 2021 |
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]
Foster was a Liverpool supporter as a youth. Her grandparents were born South Liverpool in Wavertree.[2]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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.[11]
Liverpool F.C. Women – current squad | |
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