Former Aston Villa and England forward Gabby Agbonlahor has announced he has retired, aged 32.
Agbonlahor has been a free agent since leaving Aston Villa last summer. He scored 86 times in 391 appearances for the Birmingham club and is Villa’s record Premier League scorer with 75 goals.
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Agbonlahor has called time on his career
In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Agbonlahor said: “If I would have been told at school I would play nearly 400 league games be the record premiership goal scorer for Aston Villa, captain the great club and represent England at senior level I would of laughed!!!
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If I would have been told at school I would play nearly 400 league games be the record premiership goal scorer for Aston Villa, captain the great club and represent England at senior level I would of laughed!!! The time has come to officially retire and watch Aston Villa as a fan!!! I wanna say thank you to all the supporters the staff I have worked with at a great club and my ex team mates. The thought of playing for another team or playing against Aston Villa was something I just couldn’t do. I look forward to whatever the future holds utv 👌ðŸ¾ðŸ’œðŸ˜˜
“The time has come to officially retire and watch Aston Villa as a fan!!!
“I wanna say thank you to all the supporters the staff I have worked with at a great club and my ex-teammates.
“The thought of playing for another team or playing against Aston Villa was something I just couldn’t do.
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“I look forward to whatever the future holds.”
Villa academy graduate Agbonlahor made his debut for the club – after loan spells with Watford and Sheffield Wednesday – in March 2006, scoring in a 4-1 loss at Everton.
He played three times for England, with those appearances coming in 2008 and 2009.
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