Marc Albrighton

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Marc Albrighton

Albrighton playing for Aston Villa in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMarc Kevin Albrighton
Date of birth (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989
Place of birthTamworth, England[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current clubAston Villa
Number12
Youth career
1998–2009Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–Aston Villa72(7)
2013→ Wigan Athletic (loan)4(0)
National team‡
2009England U202(0)
2010–2011England U218(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:08, 26 Dec 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:52, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Marc Kevin Albrighton (born 18 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa, as a winger. Albrighton has spent his entire career to date with Villa along with a loan spell at Wigan Athletic; he has also represented the England U21 and U20 sides.

Club career

Aston Villa

Early career

Albrighton started his career at hometown club Mile Oak Monarchs,[2] before he was offered a trial at Villa's local rivals West Bromwich Albion. He was rejected by Albion, then subsequently signed for Villa at the age of eight.[3]

After impressing in the under-18 squad and playing in the reserves,[4] Albrighton's first taste of senior action came on 10 July 2008, playing 17 minutes as a substitute in the 6–0 pre-season friendly victory over Wil.[5] He made his competitive debut in the UEFA Cup game away at CSKA Moscow on 26 February 2009.[3][6]

2009–10 season

During the 2009–10 pre-season, Albrighton was included in the squad which played in the pre-season friendly tournament, the 2009 Peace Cup, in which he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Atlante.[7] He played in the Peace Cup final in which Villa beat Italians Juventus 4–3 in a penalty shootout.[8]

Albrighton made his Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2009–10 season against Wigan Athletic at Villa Park, coming on as a second half substitute.[9] On 24 September 2009, Albrighton extended his contract with Villa, his boyhood club, by three years.[10] On 29 December 2009, he made his second top flight appearance for the Villa first team, coming on as a second half substitute against Liverpool. Shortly after the game, former Villa boss Martin O'Neill admitted that Albrighton along with fellow youngsters Nathan Delfouneso and Ciaran Clark were the subject of many loan offers from clubs throughout the season. However, he went on to state his belief that the trio were good enough to learn their trade in the fringes of the Aston Villa side.[11]

2010–11 season

After a good pre-season, Albrighton made his first Premier League start in the first game of the 2010–11 season against West Ham United on 14 August 2010. In this game he assisted two goals in Villa's 3–0 win. Albrighton also made a run which led to the assist of the goal by Barry Bannan in Villa's 1–1 draw against Rapid Vienna in the 1st leg of their UEFA Europa League qualification tie on 19 August. He scored his first Premier League goal for Villa against Tottenham Hotspur on 2 October 2010. He was sent off against Burnley in the League Cup on 27 October 2010 therefore missing a chance to play in the following game against local rivals Birmingham City. On 5 November 2010 Albrighton signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2014. On 6 November Albrighton scored his second goal of the season in a 1–1 draw away at Fulham. On 13 November 2010, Albrighton scored his third club goal for Aston Villa against Manchester United. He started the game alongside fellow academy products Barry Bannan, Jonathan Hogg and Gabriel Agbonlahor. After putting Aston Villa 2–0 up, the game ended 2–2. On 23 November, Albrighton was ruled out of action for three to four weeks after having his appendix removed, but made his return ahead of schedule in a 3–0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on 6 December, playing 65 minutes before being replaced by Robert Pires.[12] Albrighton then set up both goals for the home side in the 2–1 defeat of local rivals West Bromwich Albion in December 2010.

2011–12 season

Albrighton scored his first goal of the season on 10 December 2011 away at Bolton Wanderers.[13] On 21 December 2011, he scored the Premier League's 20,000th goal at home against Arsenal, winning a £20,000 cheque from league sponsors Barclays, donated to his chosen charity, Acorns Children's Hospice.[14] He then scored the opening goal in a 3–1 win against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Ground in the FA Cup.[15] During the 3–2 victory away at Wolves on 21 January 2012 Albrighton was one of the best players on the pitch, setting up numerous Villa chances.

2012–13 season

He made his first appearance of the season on 25 September, coming on as a substitute for Andreas Weimann during a 4–2 win away to Manchester City in the third round of the League Cup.[16]

2013–14 season

A throat operation restricted Albrighton to a single outing, in the League Cup, up to October 2013. He joined Wigan Athletic on a 28-day loan on 30 October 2013.[17] He made four appearances for Wigan before returning to his parent club on 27 November 2013.[18]

International career

On 2 April 2009, Albrighton made his debut for the England under 20s.[19] He made his debut for U21 team in September 2010 during their Euro 2011 qualifying play-offs and scored just fifteen minutes after coming on as a substitute.[20]

Personal life

Marc confirmed to the Birmingham Mail that his dreams have come true in playing for Aston Villa, the team he has supported since a young age.[21] He has named former Villa players David Ginola, Benito Carbone and Robert Pirès as some of his footballing role models,[22] along with England legend David Beckham who he has been compared to due to crossing ability and technique.[23]

Albrighton became a father for the first time on 19 February 2012 when his partner Chloe Fulford gave birth to a baby daughter, Matilda Beau, in Sutton Coldfield.[24]

Honours

Aston Villa
Personal

Career statistics

As of match played 23 November 2013.[25]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2008–09 0000001010
2009–10 3010101060
2010–11 295211010336
2011–12 262112000293
2012–13 90101000110
2013–14 5000100050
Total 727526030869
Wigan Athletic 2013–14 4000000040
Career total 757526030909

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 422. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8. 
  2. ↑ "From Mile Oak to Moscow for Aston Villa star Marc". thisistamworth.co.uk. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Player Profiles". Aston Villa F.C. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009. 
  4. ↑ "Marc Albrighton Bio". ESPN. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009. 
  5. ↑ "FC Wil 1900 0–6 VILLA". Aston Villa. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2009. 
  6. ↑ "Albrighton grateful to MacDonald". BBC Sport. 8 September 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Aston Villa See Off Atlante To Progress In Peace Cup". Goal. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009. 
  8. ↑ "Aston Villa win Peace Cup after beating Juventus". The Guardian (London). 3 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009. 
  9. ↑ "Aston Villa 0–2 Wigan: Match Facts". Sky Sports. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009. 
  10. ↑ "Albrighton signs new Villa deal". Sky Sports. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009. 
  11. ↑ http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/FootballNewsDetail/0,,10265~1926771,00.html
  12. ↑ "Match report: Liverpool 3–0 Villa | Aston Villa". Avfc.co.uk. 
  13. ↑ "Bolton 1–2 Aston Villa" BBC Sport. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Football premier-league: Albrighton: To get 20,000th Premier League goal is special | Radio talkSPORT". Talksport.co.uk. 
  15. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 1–3 Aston Villa" BBC Sport. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Manchester City 2–4 Aston Villa" BBC Sport. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Marc Albrighton: Aston Villa winger joins Wigan Athletic on loan". BBC Sport. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Aston Villa recall Marc Albrighton from loan spell at Wigan Athletic". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 27 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Villa winger Albrighton stars in England victory over Italy". tribalfootball.com. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2013. 
  20. ↑ "England U21 3–0 Lithuania U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2010. 
  21. ↑ http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2011/01/14/boyhood-villa-fan-marc-albrighton-dreams-of-being-second-city-survival-derby-hero-973
  22. ↑ "Albrighton determined to keep thrilling the claret and blue faithful". avfc.co.uk. 
  23. ↑ "Role model Beckham an inspiration for wing wonder Albrighton | Aston Villa". Avfc.co.uk. 
  24. ↑ http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/aston-villa-star-marc-albrighton-179704
  25. ↑ Marc Albrighton career stats at Soccerbase

External links

Aston Villa F.C. – current squad
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