Former Aston Villa and West Brom star retires at 34

The 34-year-old who left Leicester City in the summer has decided to call it a day and has brought to an end his senior playing career which began in 2009. He bows out of the game having won the Championship title with the Foxes last season.

Since the start of the season, Albrighton has been doing some punditry work for BBC Radio West Midlands, and was asked by Sky Sports why he was retiring now. In his response he said: "I think for a number of reasons really.

"I think with the way last season finished at Leicester, and just other things as well that I've got to the summer now, and I thought I'd give it a few months to see how much I was missing the game, If I had that eagerness to get back in and find a new club.

“I think I've got so far in, and I've probably realised it, more or less straight away that this was it.

"I didn't really miss it too much and I was enjoying the other side of things, whether that is the media side or just spending a bit more time with the family. The ages my children are at now it felt like the right time to walk away and reflect on my career and be grateful for it.”

Albrighton, a life long Aston Villa fan scored the Premier League's goal 20,000th goal when he scored against Arsenal on December 21, 2011. He began his career at Villa Park and made 101 appearances for the Villains over a six-year period.

He had a brief loan spell at Wigan Athletic during the 2013/14 season, before joining Leicester City on a free transfer. Albrighton would end up winning a Premier League medal, being ever present in the Foxes’ 2015/16 title win under Claudio Ranieri.

Albrighton would go on to make 313 appearances in total for Leicester City, and in his penultimate season in the East Midlands, he was loaned out to West Brom, where he played 17 times during the 2022/23 campaign.