Position: Forward
Birthdate: 11/5/1996
Hometown: Portmore, Jamaica
Previous Club: Indy Eleven
Height: 5-7
Maalique Foster enters his first season with the Battery after joining the club January 2026.
Foster, 29, has played in over 270 matches across North America, Central America, the Caribbean and the Middle East since making his professional debut in 2015 at 18 years old.
Foster most recently played for Indy Eleven from 2024 to 2025, tallying four goals and four assists in 41 matches across all competitions. The Jamaican joined Indy as a midseason addition in 2024 from Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.
With Colorado Springs, Foster accumulated eight goals and eight assists in 54 games across all competitions from 2023 to 2024, including a team-high four assists and 49 chances created in 2023.
Foster’s most prolific season in the Championship came in 2022 with Sacramento Republic FC, when he co-led the team with eight goals in 26 appearances during the regular season and playoffs. Foster also played an instrumental role in Sacramento’s run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final in 2022, converting during the semi-final penalty shootout to advance.
On the international stage, Foster has earned nine caps for Jamaica, scoring three goals. Foster scored on his debut for the Raggae Boys on January 30, 2018, tallying the match-tying goal in a 2-2 draw against South Korea.
Foster’s professional career began with Portmore United in the Jamaican Premier League. He scored 18 goals from 2015 to 2018 and capped his tenure with the club by winning the 2017-18 league title.
After Portmore, Foster took his talents to Costa Rican Primera División side LD Alajuelense from 2018 to 2020. His tenure included loan spells at Championship club RGV FC Toros, Costa Rican team AD Santos and Israeli club Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC.
Foster also reunites with former Indy and Sacramento teammate Douglas Martínez in the Lowcountry.
