What kind of kick is awarded when a defender commits a foul that results in the ball going out of bounds?

A goal kick is awarded when the last touch on the ball before it goes out of bounds was by an attacking player. However, if a defender commits a foul leading to the ball going out of bounds, a different scenario is at play.

In this case, if the ball goes out of bounds due to a defender's foul, the game typically resumes with an indirect free kick for the opposing team, depending on the nature of the foul. For example, if the defender committed a foul within their own penalty area that led to the ball going out, the correct restart would not be a goal kick but an indirect free kick awarded to the attacking team, placed at the point of the foul or wherever the ball went out.

Additionally, a corner kick would apply only if the last touch was from a defender, and the ball went out of bounds over the goal line but not into the goal. A throw-in is given when the ball crosses the sideline, also not directly related to a foul by a defender leading to the ball going out. Thus, the most appropriate answer to consider in similar real-game scenarios would not affirm a goal kick as the correct restart method following a defender's foul causing the ball to go out of bounds.