Craig Foster (Jamaican footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Jeffrey Foster | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Jamaica | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Harrisburg City Islanders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Reno F.C. | 30 | (15) |
| 2011 | → Motala AIF (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Motala AIF (loan) | 17 | (8) |
| 2013 | → IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → KooTeePee (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 14 | (8) |
| 2016– | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Jamaica U20 | 5 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2011 | |||
Craig Foster (born 7 September 1991) is a Jamaican footballer, who currently plays for Harrisburg City Islanders on loan from Reno F.C..
Youth career
Foster played in the Dacosta Cup for Mannings High in Jamaica.
Club career
In 2010, Foster became a regular for Reno F.C. in the DPL. As January 2011, he is one of the top 5 goalscorers in the 2010/2011 DPL season. Foster finished the 2010/2011 DPL with 15 goals in his first season in the top flight. Foster was named league MVP while finishing 2nd in the race for the Golden Boot.[1] Foster signed with Motala AIF during the summer of 2011. Foster returned to Reno at the end of the 2012 RSPL Season.[2] He then returned to Motala AIF for the 2012 Swedish season.[3] Foster played for IFK Mariehamn in 2013.[4] In 2014, Foster once again featured for Reno F.C. and lead them to the 2014 title.[5]
In July 2015, Foster was loaned to USL side Harrisburg City Islanders for the remainder of the 2015 season.[6] Foster scored in his debut for the Islanders against New York Red Bulls II on 12 July 2015.[7]
International career
In 2010, he led Jamaica U20 national team to the 2011 CONCACAF Finals scoring eight goals during qualifying.[8]
Honours
Reno
Individual
External links
- ^ "DPL MVP looking to get signed overseas". 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/MoBay-return-to-winning-ways_11128191
- ^ http://www6.idrottonline.se/MotalaAIFFK-Fotboll/Varalag/A-trupp/A-lagetsnyheter/OavgjortforMAIF/
- ^ http://www.ifkmariehamn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3204:darren-purse-och-craig-foster-klara-foer-ifk&catid=29&Itemid=199
- ^ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Foster-hat-trick-drives-Reno-to-Premier-League-play-offs_16693265
- ^ http://cityislanders.com/press-releases/jamaican-national-team-members-join-islanders-for-remainder-of-2015-season/
- ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210208187
- ^ "Downswell looks to step up preparation for Under-20s". 12 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Jamaican footballers
- Jamaican expatriate footballers
- Motala AIF players
- IFK Mariehamn players
- Harrisburg City Islanders players
- Veikkausliiga players
- United Soccer League players
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- 2014 Caribbean Cup players