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114

Senior
Appearances

12

Senior
Goals

32

Reserve League Appearances

3

Reserve League Goals

0

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

0

FA Youth Cup Goals

-

Other Appearances | Goals

Thomas Hitzlsperger

First Team
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Midfielder
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M Thomas Hitzlsperger | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | #751 |

Thomas Hitzlsperger

5 April 1982

Munich ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

(5ย ft 9ย in) 1.75 m

Left

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2000-01

FC Bayern Munich ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Youth

1 July 2000

18

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

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2004-05

VfB Stuttgart ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Free

30 June 2005

23

Martin Oโ€™Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Previous Clubs

Thomas Hitzlsperger

Previous Clubs:

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

Peak Villa

Thomas Hitzlsperger

First Team

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 |

Career Progression

Thomas Hitzlsperger

2000-02 Aston u18s
2000-05 Aston Villa First Team
2000-05 Aston Villa Reserves

Reserve & Youth

Thomas Hitzlsperger

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Midfield

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•’ 9 | โœ… 9 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers not recorded
2000-01 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 2* |

Squad Honours

Thomas Hitzlsperger

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

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Loans Out

Thomas Hitzlsperger

Loans Out:

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

Subsequent Clubs:

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

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Thomas Hitzlsperger

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

๐ŸŸฉ 24 Aug 2000 Wednesday 1-5 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Sep 2000 Villa 0-1 United

2000-01

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Oct 2000 Villa 2-4 Everton

2000-01

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Oct 2000 Sunderland 1-1 Villa

2000-01

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Dec 2000 Villa 0-0 Boro

2000-01

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Jan 2001 Villa 2-1 Wednesday

2000-01

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Jan 2001 Villa 3-4 Liverpool

2000-01

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Feb 2001 Villa 1-3 Newcastle

2000-01

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Feb 2001 United 4-2 Villa

2000-01

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Mar 2001 Everton 1-0 Villa

2000-01

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 May 2001 Manchester City 1-0 Villa

2000-01

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Sep 2001 Villa 3-1 Bolton

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 2001 Blackburn 5-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Oct 2001 Villa 0-2 Leeds

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Oct 2001 Villa 2-2 Liverpool

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Oct 2001 United 1-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Dec 2001 Villa 0-3 Middlesbrough

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Jan 2002 Leeds 2-2 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Jan 2002 Villa 5-1 Everton

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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4 Feb 2002 Villa v Blackburn

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Oct 2002 Birmingham 0-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 2002 Villa 3-0 Liverpool

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Oct 2002 Leeds 1-1 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Oct 2002 Newcastle 3-2 Villa

2002-03

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 2003 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 2003 Villa 3-1 Liverpool

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Oct 2003 Villa 1-0 Birmingham

2003-04

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Oct 2003 Boro 0-1 Villa

2003-04

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Nov 2004 Villa 3-2 Manchester City

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Jan 2005 Villa 4-4 United

2004-05

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2005 Wolves 1-3 Villa

2004-05

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Jan 2005 Villa 3-3 Forest

2004-05

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Jan 2005 Villa 4-0 Liverpool

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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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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