Craig Foster | |
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 Foster in February 2022 | |
| Born | Craig Andrew Foster 15 April 1969 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | Kadina High School Johan Cruyff Institute Central Queensland University |
| Occupation(s) | Former soccer player, human rights advocate, sports presenter |
| Known for | Australian national soccer team player and captain, human rights advocacy |
| Notable work | Fighting for Hakeem (2019) |
| Television | SBS (2002 – June 2020) Stan (August 2020 – present) |
| Board member of | Australian Republic Movement (Chair), Australian Multicultural Council, John Moriarty Football |
| Awards | Logie Awards (3) Member of the Order of Australia |
| Website | craigfoster |
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| Full name | Craig Andrew Foster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | AIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Sydney United | 39 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Sunshine Georgies | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Avala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Avala | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Ernest Borel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Adelaide City | 50 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Marconi Stallions | 26 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Portsmouth | 19 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Crystal Palace | 52 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Northern Spirit | 43 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Australia U-17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Australia | 29 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Craig Andrew Foster AM (born 1969), nicknamed Fozzy or Fozz, is an Australian retired soccer player, human rights activist and sports analyst for the Stan streaming service in Australia. Foster played soccer professionally from 1988 to 2003, including for the national team, the Socceroos, from 1996 to 2000, and was chief soccer analyst for SBS from around 2002 until June 2020. He was the 419th Socceroo, and the 40th captain of the national team.
Foster is also known for his human rights advocacies, and is a vocal critic of the Australian Government's treatment of asylum seekers. He played a high-profile role in the campaign to free Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi from detention in Thailand in from late 2018 to early 2019, later co-writing a book about it, Fighting for Hakeem, which became the working title of a 2023 documentary film (renamed The Defenders).
Foster was elected chair of the Australian Republic Movement in November 2022.