| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | HJK | 29 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | England U17 | 6 | (1) |
| England U18 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 February 2024 | |||
Brooklyn Lyons-Foster (born 1 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club HJK. Lyons-Foster is a product of Tottenham Hotspur youth academy.
Lyons-Foster spent his youth years in Tottenham academy. He represented the club in U18 Premier League, Premier League 2 and UEFA Youth League in multiple seasons and captained the club's U21 side. [2] [3] He was also named twice in the matchday squad of the Tottenham first team in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League but remained an unused substitute on the bench.
On 14 February 2024, Lyons-Foster left Tottenham and moved to Finland after signing with reigning champions HJK Helsinki on a two-year deal, with an option for one more. [1] The clubs had agreed on a free transfer, with Tottenham securing a sell-on clause. [4] He made his professional debut with his new club on 17 February 2024, in a Finnish League Cup loss against Inter Turku. [5] On 24 April 2024, Lyons-Foster scored his first senior goal for HJK in Veikkausliiga, in a 3–3 away draw against SJK Seinäjoki. [6] He represented HJK in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, in which the club qualified for the league phase.
Lyons-Foster has represented England at under-17 and under-18 youth international level.
His older brother Kodi is also a professional footballer. [7]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2017–18 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2018–19 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | — | 3 [c] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| HJK Helsinki | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 [d] | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 53 | 2 | ||
HJK
Tottenham U21