Paul Foster (soccer)

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Paul Foster
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Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Foster
Date of birth (1967-12-28) 28 December 1967 (age 55)
Place of birth Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1986–1987 AIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989 South Melbourne 13 (1)
1989–1990 Sunshine George Cross
1992 Avala 12 (4)
1994–1995 Kitchee 16 (8)
1995–1998 Instant Dict (66)
1998–1999 Northern Spirit FC 4 (0)
1999–2002 Brisbane Strikers 69 (35)
Managerial career
2008–2011 Australia U-21
2010–2011 Hong Kong Football Club
2011–2012 Hong Kong Sapling
2013 Happy Valley
2013 Kitchee SC(Chief technology officer)
2022– Goonellabah FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Foster (born 28 December 1967) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. His younger brother Craig Foster is a former Australian international.

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Playing career

Playing as a striker, Foster debuted with South Melbourne FC before playing with Sunshine George Cross in the National Soccer League (NSL). He also played for Avala. In 1994, Foster moved to Kitchee SC in Hong Kong before moving on a free transfer to Instant Dict FC. He came back to Australia and played for Northern Spirit FC and Brisbane Strikers in the National Soccer League (NSL). [1]

Honours

Hong Kong First Division League Top Scorer:1995–96,1996–97,1997–98 [2]

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References

  1. "Australian Player Database – FO". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  2. "甲組神射手回顧(下)". Hong Kong Football Association (in Chinese). 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015.