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7

Youth
Appearances

1

Youth
Goals

35

Reserve Appearances

7

Reserve
Goals

114

Senior
Appearances

12

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Aug 2000 Wednesday 1-5 Villa

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Sep 2000 Villa 0-1 United

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Oct 2000 Villa 2-4 Everton

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Oct 2000 Sunderland 1-1 Villa

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Dec 2000 Villa 0-0 Boro

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Jan 2001 Villa 2-1 Wednesday

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Jan 2001 Villa 3-4 Liverpool

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Feb 2001 Villa 1-3 Newcastle

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Feb 2001 United 4-2 Villa

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Mar 2001 Everton 1-0 Villa

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 May 2001 Manchester City 1-0 Villa

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Sep 2001 Villa 3-1 Bolton

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 2001 Blackburn 5-0 Villa

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Oct 2001 Villa 0-2 Leeds

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Oct 2001 Villa 2-2 Liverpool

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Oct 2001 United 1-0 Villa

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Dec 2001 Villa 0-3 Middlesbrough

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Jan 2002 Leeds 2-2 Villa

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Jan 2002 Villa 5-1 Everton

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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4 Feb 2002 Villa v Blackburn

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Oct 2002 Birmingham 0-2 Villa

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 2002 Villa 3-0 Liverpool

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Oct 2002 Leeds 1-1 Villa

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Oct 2002 Newcastle 3-2 Villa

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 2003 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

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Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 2003 Villa 3-1 Liverpool

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Oct 2003 Villa 1-0 Birmingham

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Oct 2003 Boro 0-1 Villa

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Nov 2004 Villa 3-2 Manchester City

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Jan 2005 Villa 4-4 United

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2005 Wolves 1-3 Villa

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Jan 2005 Villa 3-3 Forest

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Jan 2005 Villa 4-0 Liverpool

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Nov 2025, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield IG2.jpg

Personal Profile

Thomas Hitzlsperger

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Midfielder

Midfield

5 April 1982

Munich ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

(5ย ft 9ย in) 1.75 m

Left

Thomas Hitzlsperger

Career Progression

Thomas Hitzlsperger

2000-01 Aston Villa u19s
2000-05 Aston Villa First Team
2000-05 Aston Villa Reserves

Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

7

Youth
Appearances

Thomas Hitzlsperger

1

Youth
Goals

2000-01 u19PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Reserve Career

35

Reserve Appearances

Thomas Hitzlsperger

7

Reserve
Goals

2004-05 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2003-04 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2002-03 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2000-01 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 1 |

First Team Career

Thomas Hitzlsperger

114

Senior
Appearances

12

Senior
Goals

M Thomas Hitzlsperger | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช |
Aston Villa 2000-05 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 114 | 82 (32) | โšฝ 12 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 17 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 17 | #751 |
๐ŸŸฉ 44 | ๐ŸŸจ 28 | ๐ŸŸฅ 42 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 10 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Thomas Hitzlsperger

๐Ÿ† 2003-04 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿฅˆ2004-05 FA Premier Reserve League Runner-Up

Previous Clubs

Thomas Hitzlsperger

1988-89 VfB Forstinning Youth ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost

1989-00 FC Bayern Munich Youth ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Bundesliga

2000 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer In

Thomas Hitzlsperger

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2000-01

FC Bayern Munich ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Youth

1 July 2000

18

John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Thomas Hitzlsperger

2001 Chesterfield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
26 Oct 2001 to 10 Dec 2001
Football League Second Division, ๐Ÿ•’ | 6 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Thomas Hitzlsperger

2005-10 VfB Stuttgart ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Free
Bundesliga, ๐Ÿ•’ 135 | 121 (14) | โšฝ 20 |

2010 SS Lazio ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยฃ0.49m
Serie A, ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 2 (4) | โšฝ 1 |

2010-11 West Ham United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | 13 (0) | โšฝ 3 |

2011-12 VfL Wolfsburg ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Free
Bundesliga, ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 2 (4) | โšฝ 0 |

2012 Without Club

2012-13 Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 4 (5) | โšฝ 0 |

2013 Retired aged 32

Transfer Out

Thomas Hitzlsperger

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2004-05

VfB Stuttgart ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Free

30 June 2005

23

Martin Oโ€™Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Career Notes

Thomas Hitzlsperger

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PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 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 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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