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Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

42

Reserve League Appearances

2

Reserve League Goals

0

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

0

FA Youth Cup Goals

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Other Appearances | Goals

Eric Lichaj

First Team
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Full Back
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RB Eric Lichaj | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | #827 |

Eric Joseph Bradley Lichaj

17 November 1988

Illinois ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.80 m

Right

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2007-08

Chicago Fire ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Free

1 July 2007

18

Martin O'Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2012-13

Nottingham Forest ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

30 June 2013

24

Paul Lambert ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs:

2003-05 IMG Academy, USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
2006-07 North Carolina Tar Heels ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Free
2007 Chicago Fire Premier ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Free

Peak Villa

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First Team

RB Eric Lichaj | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ |
Aston Villa 2009-13 | Free |
๐Ÿ•’ 42 | 30 (12) | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 4 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 34 | #827 |
๐ŸŸฉ 15 | ๐ŸŸจ 13 | ๐ŸŸฅ 14 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 11 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Career Progression

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Reserve & Youth

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2012-13 u21 PL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2011-12 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2010-11 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2009-10 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | โœ… 9 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2008-09 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | โœ… 14 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ2 |
2007-08 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ3* |

Squad Honours

Eric Lichaj

๐Ÿ† 2007-08 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿ† 2008-09 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿ† 2009-10 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿ† 2011-12 Premier Reserve League Champion

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Loans Out

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Loans Out:

2009-10 Lincoln City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
22 Oct 2009 to 2 Jan 2010
League Two, ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 6 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2010 Leyton Orient ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
25 Mar 2010 to 31 May 2010
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 9 (0) | โšฝ 1 |

2011 Leeds United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
9 Feb 2011 to 31 May 2011
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ | 16 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs:

2013-18 Nottingham Forest ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 190 | 178 (12) | โšฝ 6 |

2018-20 Hull City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 70 | 66 (4) | โšฝ 0 |

2020-21 Fatih Karagรผmrรผk ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Free
Sรผper Lig, ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | 8 (2) | โšฝ 0 |

2021 Without Club

2021 Retired aged 32

Reserve & Youth Appearances

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Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Nov 2007 Arsenal 1-0 Villa

2007-08

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Feb 2008 Derby 0-6 Villa

2007-08

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Mar 2008 Spurs 3-0 Villa

2007-08

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Apr 2008 Fulham 2-0 Villa

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 21 Apr 2008 Chelsea 1-1 Villa

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Sep 2008 Villa 1-0 Spurs

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Sep 2008 Arsenal 1-4 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Oct 2008 Chelsea 0-1 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 20 Oct 2008 Portsmouth 2-0 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Jan 2009 Villa 0-0 West Ham

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Feb 2009 Villa 0-0 Arsenal

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Mar 2009 Villa 4-3 Chelsea

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Mar 2009 Villa 6-1 Portsmouth

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Mar 2009 West Ham 0-2 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Mar 2009 Villa 1-0 Stoke

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Mar 2009 Spurs 2-1 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Apr 2009 Villa 2-1 Fulham

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Apr 2009 Villa 2-0 Albion

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 May 2009 Villa 3-1 Sunderland

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League Play-Off Final

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Aug 2009 Chelsea 0-4 Villa

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Sep 2009 Villa 2-1 West Ham

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Sep 2009 Villa 2-0 Portsmouth

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Sep 2009 Fulham 0-3 Villa

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Oct 2009 Villa 1-1 Wolves

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Oct 2009 Stoke 0-0 Villa

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Feb 2010 Villa 3-1 Chelsea

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Feb 2010 Wolves 0-3 Villa

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Mar 2010 Villa 4-0 Birmingham

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 31 Aug 2010 Manchester City 2-0 Villa

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South (North A)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Sep 2010 United 1-4 Aston Villa

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South (North A)

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Sep 2010 Villa 1-1 Sunderland

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South (North B)

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Oct 2010 Villa 3-2 Wolves

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Nov 2010 Arsenal 0-2 Villa

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Nov 2010 Villa 1-1 Albion

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Jan 2011 Villa 10-1 Arsenal

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Aug 2011 Villa 1-1 Wigan

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Jan 2012 Villa 7-1 Wolves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Feb 2012 Villa 3-0 Fulham

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Feb 2012 Villa 4-1 Albion

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Feb 2012 Swansea 0-2 Villa

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Mar 2012 Villa 4-0 Newcastle

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 2012 Villa 2-0 Norwich

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Aug 2012 Villa 3-0 Stoke

2012-13

u21 Premier League Group 2

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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