Brooklyn Lyons-Foster

Brooklyn Lyons-Foster
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 24)
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 18 (1)
International career‡
2016 England U17 6 (1)
England U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

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.

HJK Helsinki

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.

International career

Lyons-Foster has represented England at under-17 and under-18 youth international level.

Career statistics

As of 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
Career total 18 1 0 0 1 0 12 0 14 1 45 2
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e f Includes EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League and ten appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Tottenham U21

References

  1. ^ a b Puolustaja Brooklyn Lyons-Foster HJK:hon , hjk.fi, 14 February 2024
  2. ^ HJK move for Lyons-Foster, tottenhamhotspur.com, 14 February 2024
  3. ^ Tottenham Under-21 ace Brooklyn Lyons-Foster swaps North London for Finland, tottenhamhotspurnews.com, 14 February 2024
  4. ^ HJK hankki puolustajan Tottenhamista – pelaaja teki yllättävän kysymyksen FC Lahdesta, Helsingin Sanomat, 14 February 2024
  5. ^ "Hieno ja tärkeä voitto meille" - Inter pääsi talviloman viettoon hyvin mielin, Veikkausliiga, 17 February 2024
  6. ^ Hullu sirkus Seinäjoella: SJK ja HJK mättivät kilpaa maaleja, Helsingin Sanomat, 24 April 2024