Aston Villa Football Club Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park, ...

is an English professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

club based in Aston,

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

, who currently play in the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at its current home ground,

Villa Park Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682. It has been the home of Premier League side Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway station ...

, since 1897. Aston Villa was one of the founding members of

The Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...

in 1888 and the

in 1992. Aston Villa is one of the most successful clubs in English football history, having won 25 honours in its history. This is a list of Aston Villa's notable players, generally this means players that have played 100 or more competitive matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; players from the club's pre- Football League days, when they played fewer matches in a season than the present day, club captains, record-holders, and players that became coaches or managers at the club are also included. Players who hold records have footnotes describing the record. Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only including those as a substitute; wartime matches are excluded as competitions were regarded as invitational or friendly.

Notable players

*Statistics correct as of 28 November 2022.

(n/a) = Information ''not available''
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, Goalkeeper

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award.Won the

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1988–1991
1993–1994, , –, , , , , , style="background:#98FB98; color:black", † , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1976–1985, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Goalkeeper, , 1977–1983, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1977–1989, , 1984–1989, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1977–1983, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Goalkeeper, , 1977–1996, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 1977–1979, , –, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1978–1986, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 1978–1988, , –, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1978–1983, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1978–1991, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1979–1984, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1979–1983, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 1980–1985, , –, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1981–1987, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1983–1987, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1985–1994, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1987–1992, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1987–1991, , 1989–1992, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1988–1991, , –, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1988–1992, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1989–1996, , –, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 1989–1998, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 1991–1995, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1991–2000, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1991–1995, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1991–1995, , 1992–1995, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1991–1998
2000–2003, , 2002–2003, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1991–1995, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 1992–1995, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1992–1995, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Goalkeeper, , 1992–1999, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1992–1995, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1993–1997, , 1995–1997, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1993–2007, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1994–2003, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", /
, Forward, , 1995–1998, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1995–2000, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1995–2001, , 1997–2001, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1995–2003, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Striker, , 1996–2001, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 1997–2005, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender
Midfielder, , 1998–2009, , 2006–2008, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender
Forward, , 1998–2004, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1998–2002, , 2001–2002, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1999–2002, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1999–2007, , –, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 1999–2002, , –, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 1999–2007, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2001–2005, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 2001–2007, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2001–2008, , 2003–2006, , , , , , style="background:#98FB98; color:black", † , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2003–2007, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Goalkeeper, , 2003–2008, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2004–2009, , 2008–2009, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2004–2007, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , style="background:#e3d9ff; font-color:black", 2005–2018*, , 2015–2016, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2005–2006
2008–2010, , –, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2006–2013, , 2009–2012, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender
Winger, , 2007–2011
2021–, , 2022–, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 2007–2011, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2007–2011, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Goalkeeper, , 2008–2011, , –, , , , , , style="background:#98FB98;color:black", † , - , align="left", , align="left", , Goalkeeper, , 2008–2016, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2008–2012, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 2008–2012, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2009–2015, , 2015, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2009–2016, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2009–2014, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2009–2012, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2009–2013, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2009–2012, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 2010–2015, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2011–2019, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2012–2017, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2012–2015, , 2012–2015, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 2012–2015, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2013–2017, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2014–2021, , 2019–2021, , , , , , style="background:#98FB98; color:black", † , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2015–2019, , 2015–2016, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2016–2019, , 2016, , 46, , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2016–2019, , , , 80, , 2, , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2016–2020, , 2016–2017
2018–2019, , 121, , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 2016–2020, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 2016–2019, , , , 103, , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2017–2018, , 2017–2018, , 37, , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2017–2021, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2017–2022, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2017–2021, , –, , , , , , style="background:#98FB98; color:black", † , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2018–, , 2022–, , , , , , , - , align="left", , align="left", , Defender, , 2019–, , 2021–22, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Midfielder, , 2019–, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Forward, , 2019–2022, , –, , , , , , – , - , align="left", , align="left", , Goalkeeper, , 2020–, , –, , 91, , 0, , style="background:#98FB98; color:black", †

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List of Aston Villa international players
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Aston Villa F.C. Players

Aston Villa F.C. players Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at its current home ground, Villa Park, since 18 ...

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