Ben Foster (footballer)

Benjamin Anthony "Ben" Foster (born 3 April 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Birmingham City, and <!--

Foster has made himself unavailable for an indefinite period

that ***doesn't*** mean forever, and doesn't mean he's retired

so please don't remove him playing for England

thanks

-->internationally for the England national team.

Club career

Stoke City

Born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Foster started his football career at Racing Club Warwick in 2000. He spent a season there before he joined Stoke City on 25 April 2001. During his time at Stoke, Foster had loan spells at Bristol City, Tiverton Town, Stafford Rangers, Kidderminster Harriers and Wrexham. Foster sustained a cruciate ligament injury in June 2003 while playing tennis with his brother,

Manchester United

While playing for Wrexham on loan from Stoke, Foster was spotted by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who was watching his son, Darren, in the 2005 Football League Trophy Final. United had been struggling for several years to replace former goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, and Ferguson decided to move for the young Foster, making a bid of £1&nbsp;million for...
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