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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.

Rylee Foster

Personal information
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
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 27, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 27, 2021

Early life

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]

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]

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]

Honours

Individual

• CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Golden Glove: 2013[12]
• CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Best XI: 2013[12]

References

External links

• Profile at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Profile at Liverpool F.C. Women
• Rylee Foster at Soccerway
• Rylee Foster on Twitter

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