Brooklyn Lyons-Foster

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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 21 (1)
International career‡
2016 England U17 6 (1)
England U18
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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

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Tottenham Hotspur

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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

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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

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

Personal life

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His older brother Kodi is also a professional footballer.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 20 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National 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 – – – – – – – – 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
2025 Veikkausliiga 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 – 9 0
Total 21 1 0 0 7 0 12 0 0 0 40 1
Career total 21 1 0 0 7 0 12 0 13 1 53 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

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Tottenham U21

References

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  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
  7. ^ Where are they now? Former Spurs Academy player Kodi Lyons-Foster, superhotspur.com, 2 February 2021
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