Maalique Foster

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Maalique Foster
Personal information
Full name Maalique Nathanael Foster
Date of birth (1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Jamaica [1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Indy Eleven
Number 99
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
20152018 Portmore United 70 (14)
20182020 Alajuelense 10 (2)
2019Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 11 (3)
20192020Santos de Guápiles (loan) 12 (5)
2020Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 13 (0)
20212022 Sacramento Republic 38 (6)
20232024 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 53 (8)
2024 Indy Eleven 0 (0)
International career
2013 Jamaica U17
2018 Jamaica 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:24, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Maalique Nathanael Foster (born 5 November 1996) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Indy Eleven in the USL Championship.

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Career

Portmore United

Foster played for Portmore United in the Jamaican RPSL, before he signed with Alajuelense. Foster won an RSPL title in the 2017–18 season. [2] [3]

LD Alajuelense

On 1 September 2018, Foster joined Alajuelense in Costa Rica on a season-long loan. [4] Foster scored his first goal for Alajuelense a month later on 28 October. [5]

Rio Grande Valley FC (loan)

On 27 January 2019, Foster joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on loan. [6]

Santos de Guápiles (loan)

Foster joined Costa Rican side Santos de Guápiles on loan following the end of his spell at Rio Grande Valley. [7]

Sacramento Republic

On 10 December 2020, Foster moved to USL Championship side Sacramento Republic ahead of their 2021 season. [8] 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. [9]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

Ahead of the 2023 season, Foster signed with USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks. [10]

Indy Eleven

After two seasons in Colorado Springs, Foster joined fellow USL Championship side Indy Eleven on 23 August 2024, midway through the 2024 season. [11]

International

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. [12] 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. [13]

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first. [14]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 January 2018 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, TurkeyFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2–22–2 Friendly
2.15 October 2019 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, CuraçaoFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 2–06–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
3.6–0

Honors

Portmore United F.C.

2017–18

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  5. "Maalique Foster presentía que este domingo anotaría su primer gol con Alajuelense". 29 October 2018.
  6. "RGV FC Announces Roster Ahead of 2019 Preseason Friendly". 26 January 2019.
  7. "Así es la vida del jamaiquino que hincó a Saprissa". 29 July 2019.
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  13. "Boyz Hold South Koreans To Creditable 2–2 Draw". jamaica-gleaner.com. The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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