Maalique
Foster

Forward | #99

Has scored 20 goals and added 14 assists in five seasons in the USL Championship. Scored his first goal for the Boys in Blue vs. El Paso on September 14, earning USLC “Team of the Week” recognition. Registered his first assist for Indy Eleven vs. Louisville City. Made his debut for the team as Las Vegas on Aug. 24, one day after being acquired from Colorado Springs.

In 2024, Foster recorded five goals and five assists with 43 shots (20 on goal), ranking among league leaders in those categories along with chances created (49), and duels won (128). He played in all 12 matches after joining Indy, starting 10 of them. He started 28 of 32 matches on the campaign, logging 2,322 minutes. Tied for team lead with 49 key passes in 2024. Leads returning players with 135 duels won.

Indy Eleven acquired Foster from Colorado Springs on August 23, 2024. At the time of the acquisition, Foster led Colorado Springs in assists (4) and chances created (34), he was second on the team in goals (4) and shots (33), and third in shots on target (14).  The 27-year-old Foster played in 20 matches in 2024, starting 18.  Against the Indy Eleven on April 20 in Colorado Springs, Foster started and had two shots (one on target), two chances created, and six completed passes in the final third in a 1-1 draw.

Foster joined the Switchbacks in 2023, leading the team with 49 key passes in 34 games played. His speed on the wing helped him record four goals and four assists.

Current Indy Eleven defender James Musa was Foster’s teammate in Colorado Springs in 2023 and 2024 prior to being acquired by Indy on June 28.

In 2021, Foster joined the Sacramento Republic FC, and despite sustaining an early-season injury made a difference in 15 appearances during the second half of the season. In 2022 he had a bigger impact with eight goals and one assist, completing 16 key passes and holding a passing accuracy rate of 79.8%. Foster’s season highlight came in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal when his Panenka penalty kick against Sporting Kansas City helped Republic FC advance to the final after a penalty shootout.

The Portmore, Jamaica native (also the hometown of Indy Eleven’s Romario Williams) joined Sacramento from the Israeli Premier League club Ironi Kiryat Shmona, on loan from Santos de Guápiles FC of the Costa Rican Primera División. With Santos de Guápiles FC he recorded five goals in 12 appearances.

Foster’s previous experience in the USL Championship includes a stint with Rio Grande Valley FC in 2019, where he netted three goals and four assists in 11 matches. He earned Championship Team of the Week honors for Weeks 7 and 11 while with RGVFC.

International play for Foster consists of multiple call ups to the Jamaican National Team (the Reggae Boyz), including one in November 2023, where he has recorded three goals in eight appearances. In his international debut with the team, he scored the game-tying goal in a 2-2 draw against South Korea. He was also part of the 2019 Gold Cup squad that advanced to the tournament semifinals and he has competed for his country in Concacaf Nations League.