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| Ben Foster | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Ben Anthony Foster | |
| Date of birth: | 3 April 1983 | |
| Place of birth: | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire,  England
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| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position: | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| –2000 | Racing Club Warwick
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 2001–2005 2002 2002–2003 2004 2004 2005 2005–2010 2005–2006 2006–2007 2010–2012 2011–2012 2012–2018 2018–2022 2023 Total |
Racing Club Warwick Stoke City → Bristol City (loan) → Tiverton Town (loan) → Stafford Rangers (loan) → Kidderminster (loan) → Wrexham (loan) Manchester United → Watford (loan) → Watford (loan) Birmingham City → West Bromwich Albion (loan) West Bromwich Albion Watford Wrexham
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0 (0) 0 (0) 16 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 17 (0) 12 (0) 44 (0) 29 (0) 38 (0) 37 (0) 172 (0) 125 (0) 12 (0) 505 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2007–2014 | England
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Ben Anthony Foster (born 3 April 1983) was a English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He runs a successful YouTube channel, "The Cycling GK", and The Fozcast podcast.
Foster began his professional career in 2001 with Stoke City, having joined from Racing Club Warwick. However, he never made an appearance for Stoke, and spent time on loan with Bristol City, Tiverton Town, Stafford Rangers, Kidderminster Harriers and Wrexham. He switched permanently to Manchester United in July 2005, but again struggled to break into the first team, and he spent two successive seasons on loan to Watford from August 2005 until the end of the 2006–07 season. Having played just 23 times for Manchester United (although he also played in the League Cup-winning teams of 2009 and 2010), Foster switched to Birmingham City in May 2010. An ever-present in the league for Birmingham, Foster was also part of the Birmingham team that won the 2011 League Cup; he made a total of 43 appearances in that season. Following Birmingham's relegation to the Championship at the end of the season, Foster was loaned to West Bromwich Albion, and moved there permanently in June 2012. Foster returned to Watford in July 2018. He retired at the end of the 2021-22 season, but returned to football in 2023 by signing for Wrexham, a club he was previously loaned out to while at Stoke. He helped the club win the National League to secure promotion to League Two, their first season out of non-league since 2006-07.
Internationally, Foster made his international debut for England in February 2007 against Spain. Although he announced his retirement from international football in May 2011, he returned in February 2013, and was selected in England's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Wrexham
- Football League Trophy (1): 2004–05
- National League (1): 2022-23
- Watford
- Manchester United
- Birmingham City
External links[]
- Profile at the Watford F.C. website
Ben Foster profile at Soccerbase- YouTube channel
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| England – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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2. Johnson
3. Baines
4. Gerrard (c)
5. Cahill
6. Jagielka
7. Wilshere
8. Lampard
9. Sturridge
10. Rooney
11. Welbeck
12. Smalling
13. Foster
14. Henderson
15. Chamberlain
16. Jones
17. Milner
18. Lambert
19. Sterling
20. Lallana
21. Barkley
22. Forster
23. Shaw
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