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
 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Number 99
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Portmore United 70 (14)
2018–2020 Alajuelense 10 (2)
2019 → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 11 (3)
2019–2020 → Santos de Guápiles (loan) 12 (5)
2020 → Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022 Sacramento Republic 38 (6)
2023– Colorado Springs Switchbacks 33 (4)
International career‡
2013 Jamaica U17
2018– Jamaica 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:05, 21 October 2023 (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 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 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]

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. [11] 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. [12]

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first. [13]
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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References

  1. 1 2 "Jamaica - M. Foster - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Stamp, Marc (25 April 2018). "This is big! - Thomas elated after Portmore's RSPL triumph". The Gleaner. Jamaica. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Portmore's Maalique Foster signs with Costa Rican club". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018.
  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.
  8. ↑ "Republic FC Add Jamaican National Team Member Maalique Foster to 2021 Roster". 10 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 16". uslchampionship.com. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (1 December 2022). "Switchbacks sign Jamaican winger Maalique Foster". USL Championship.
  11. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited".
  12. ↑ "Boyz Hold South Koreans To Creditable 2–2 Draw". jamaica-gleaner.com. The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Foster, Maalique". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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