Marc Albrighton
Biography
Marc Kevin Albrighton (born 18 November 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger or wing-back.
Albrighton joined Aston Villa at the age of eight, and made his professional debut for them in 2009. He totalled nine goals in 101 professional appearances for Villa, also spending a loan spell at Wigan Athletic in 2013.
After being released in 2014, he signed for Leicester City, going on to make over 300 appearance...
Marc Kevin Albrighton (born 18 November 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger or wing-back.
Albrighton joined Aston Villa at the age of eight, and made his professional debut for them in 2009. He totalled nine goals in 101 professional appearances for Villa, also spending a loan spell at Wigan Athletic in 2013.
After being released in 2014, he signed for Leicester City, going on to make over 300 appearances for the club. He was a regular during the club's most successful ever era, winning the Premier League in 2016 whilst playing in every league match of the season, as well as the FA Cup in 2021, and scored key goals against both Club Brugge and Sevilla in the club's run to the quarter-finals of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. He departed Leicester in June 2024, retiring from football two months later.
Albrighton also represented the England U21 and U20 sides.
