nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
1 8 september 1985 southport 000 -- 2007 2006 2007 2007 -- 2010 2010 2010 -- ? 2011 2011 -- 2012 2012 2012 -- 2013 2013 -- -- 2014 2014 -- 2004 2004 -- 2005 2005 2005 000 ? -- 2004 0 5 9 6 31 34 7 18 16 5 4 101 16 24 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 200 2008 luke png foster york city v. oxford united 17-10-09 . luke foster foster playing for oxford united in 2009 luke james foster mexborough , england england c 6 2 6 0 sheffield wednesday sheffield town -lrb- loan -rrb- lincoln city → york city -lrb- wednesday loan -rrb- stalybridge celtic oxford united mansfield town stevenage rotherham → united matlock town preston north end lincoln city southport scarborough -lrb- loan -rrb- → alfreton defender luke foster

luke foster

luke james foster -lrb- born 8 september 1985 -rrb- is an english semi-professional footballer who plays for southport as a defender .
foster started his career as a trainee with sheffield wednesday , signing a professional contract with the club at the age of 18 .
he joined scarborough on work experience in september 2004 , and was also loaned out to conference north side alfreton town in february 2005 until the end of the 2004 -- 05 season .
on returning to his parent club , foster was released , and joined lincoln city in june 2005 .
after failing to cement a first-team place at lincoln , he was loaned out to york city the following season on a two-month loan , making a handful of appearances for the club .
in january 2007 , foster was released by lincoln , and he joined stalybridge celtic on a short-term contract , making six appearances for the club .
he left stalybridge a month later , in order to join oxford united on an initial six-month deal .
foster went on to play over 100 times for oxford in just under three years at the club , winning two end of season awards in the process .
however , he joined mansfield town in january 2010 for an undisclosed fee after he was told that his contract would not be extended at oxford .
he was made club captain at mansfield and played regularly until the end of the 2009 -- 10 season .
despite this , he left the club at the end of the season and joined stevenage on a two-year contract in may 2010 , helping the club earn promotion to league one in their first ever season in the football league .
after just one season at stevenage , foster joined rotherham united in june 2011 , spending an injury-hit season with the club before being released .
he briefly spent time at matlock town , before joining preston north end in december 2012 for a six-month period .
