2012–13 Aston Villa F.C. season
First team squad
¹ Guzan was originally signed in 2008 but then released in May 2012, before being re-signed in July 2012 on a new three-year contract.

2012–13 Aston Villa F.C. season

Section Title: First team squad
Table Section Text: ¹ Guzan was originally signed in 2008 but then released in May 2012, before being re-signed in July 2012 on a new three-year contract.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals	Notes

Goalkeepers

1	Shay Given	Republic of Ireland	GK	20 April 1976 (age 42)	Manchester City	2011	2016	43	0

22	Brad Guzan	United States	GK	9 September 1984 (age 34)	Chivas USA	2012	2015	56	0	Re-signed this season.1

33	Andy Marshall	England	GK	14 April 1975 (age 44)	Coventry City	2010	2013	0	0

39	Benjamin Siegrist	Switzerland	GK	31 January 1992 (age 27)	Aston Villa Academy	2012	2014	0	0

Defenders

2	Alan Hutton	Scotland	DF	30 November 1984 (age 34)	Tottenham Hotspur	2011	2015	34	0	On loan at RCD Mallorca

4	Ron Vlaar	Netherlands	DF	16 February 1985 (age 34)	Feyenoord	2012	2015	30	2

5	Richard Dunne	Republic of Ireland	DF	21 September 1979 (age 39)	Manchester City	2009	2013	111	4	Team captain.2

6	Ciaran Clark	Republic of Ireland	DF	26 September 1989 (age 29)	Aston Villa Academy	2009	2014	79	5

27	Joe Bennett	England	DF	28 March 1990 (age 29)	Middlesbrough	2012	2016	30	0

29	Enda Stevens	Republic of Ireland	DF	9 July 1990 (age 28)	Shamrock Rovers	2012 (Winter)	2015	9	0

30	Eric Lichaj	United States	DF	17 November 1988 (age 30)	Aston Villa Academy	2008	2013	41	2

32	Nathan Baker	England	DF	23 April 1991 (age 27)	Aston Villa Academy	2009	2014	43	0

34	Matthew Lowton	England	DF	9 June 1989 (age 29)	Sheffield United	2012	2016	44	2

37	Derrick Williams	Republic of Ireland	DF	17 January 1993 (age 26)	Aston Villa Academy	2012	undisclosed	1	0

Midfielders

7	Stephen Ireland	Republic of Ireland	MF	22 August 1986 (age 32)	Manchester City	2010	2014	49	1

8	Karim El Ahmadi	Morocco	MF	27 January 1985 (age 34)	Feyenoord	2012	2015	23	1

10	Charles N'Zogbia	France	MF	28 May 1986 (age 32)	Wigan Athletic	2011	2016	58	5

12	Marc Albrighton	England	MF	18 November 1989 (age 29)	Aston Villa Academy	2009	2014	80	9

14	Brett Holman	Australia	MF	27 March 1984 (age 35)	AZ	2012	undisclosed	29	2

15	Ashley Westwood	England	MF	1 April 1990 (age 29)	Crewe Alexandra	2012	2016	31	0

16	Fabian Delph	England	MF	21 November 1989 (age 29)	Leeds United	2009	2015	69	0

17	Jean Makoun	Cameroon	MF	29 May 1983 (age 35)	Lyon	2011 (Winter)	2014	11	0	On loan to Stade Rennais.

18	Yacouba Sylla	Mali	MF	29 November 1990 (age 28)	Clermont Foot	2013 (Winter)	2016	11	0

19	Stiliyan Petrov	Bulgaria	MF	5 July 1979 (age 39)	Celtic	2006	2013	218	12	Petrov was club captain but retired on 9 May 2013.2

25	Barry Bannan	Scotland	MF	1 December 1989 (age 29)	Aston Villa Academy	2008	2014	82	2

31	Chris Herd	Australia	MF	4 April 1989 (age 30)	Aston Villa Academy	2008	2015	40	2

38	Gary Gardner	England	MF	29 June 1992 (age 26)	Aston Villa Academy	2011	2014	18	0

40	Samir Carruthers	Republic of Ireland	MF	4 April 1993 (age 26)	Aston Villa Academy	2012	undisclosed	3	0

Forwards

9	Darren Bent	England	FW	6 February 1984 (age 35)	Sunderland	2011 (Winter)	2015	64	25

11	Gabriel Agbonlahor	England	FW	13 October 1986 (age 32)	Aston Villa Academy	2005	2015	285	72

20	Christian Benteke	Belgium	FW	3 December 1990 (age 28)	Racing Genk	2012	2016	39	23

21	Jordan Bowery	England	FW	2 July 1991 (age 27)	Chesterfield	2012	2015	12	0

23	Nathan Delfouneso	England	FW	2 February 1991 (age 28)	Aston Villa Academy	2008	2014	44	9	On loan to Blackpool.

24	Simon Dawkins	England	FW	1 December 1987 (age 31)	Tottenham Hotspur	2013 (Winter)	2013	4	0	On from Tottenham Hotspur

26	Andreas Weimann	Austria	FW	5 August 1991 (age 27)	Aston Villa Academy	2010	2014	49	13

36	Graham Burke	Republic of Ireland	FW	21 December 1993 (age 25)	Aston Villa Academy	2012	undisclosed	2	0

Sentence(s)

Aston Villa signed England's Joe Bennett away from Middlesbrough on a four-year deal.

final_sentence: Aston Villa signed England's Joe Bennett away from Middlesbrough on a four-year deal.