Gabriel Agbonlahor

Gabriel Agbonlahor
Agbonlahor playing for Aston Villa in 2008
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Imuetinyan Agbonlahor[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-13) 13 October 1986 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2005 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2018 Aston Villa 341 (76)
2005Watford (loan) 2 (0)
2005Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 8 (0)
Total 351 (76)
International career
2006–2009 England U21 13 (4)
2008–2009 England 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Imuetinyan Agbonlahor (born 13 October 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward; he mostly played as a striker, but he was also capable of playing on the wing. He spent his entire professional career with Aston Villa, with loan spells at Watford and Sheffield Wednesday in his late teens.

He is a product of Aston Villa's Academy, and made his first-team debut in 2006 following loans to Football League clubs Watford and Sheffield Wednesday. He made 391 total appearances for Aston Villa, including 322 in the Premier League. He scored 87 goals for the club, and is their all-time leading Premier League goalscorer, with 74 across 11 consecutive league seasons. Formerly a regular with the England under-21s, Agbonlahor made his senior international debut for England in 2008 and earned three caps.

  1. ^ Macaskill, Sandy (24 November 2009). "Gabriel Agbonlahor: England striker at World Cup 2010". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Gabby Agbonlahor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. ^ "G. Agbonlahor: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 October 2018.