First Team Squad – 2015/16
This was Aston Villa’s first team squad for 2015/16, you may be looking for the current squad.
| # | Player | Position | Nationality | DOB | U21? | HG? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan | GK | United States | 09/09/84 | No | No |
| 2 | Tiago Ilori (Liverpool) | DF | Portugal | 26/02/93 | No | No |
| 3 | Joe Bennett | DF | England | 28/03/90 | No | Yes |
| 4 | Micah Richards | DF | England | 24/06/88 | No | Yes |
| 5 | Jores Okore | DF | Denmark | 11/08/92 | No | No |
| 6 | Ciaran Clark | DF | Republic of Ireland | 26/09/89 | No | Yes |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna | MF | Netherlands | 21/08/91 | No | No |
| 8 | Idrissa Gueye | MF | Senegal | 26/09/89 | No | No |
| 9 | Scott Sinclair | MF | England | 25/03/89 | No | Yes |
| 11 | Gabby Agbonlahor | FW | England | 13/10/86 | No | Yes |
| 13 | Jed Steer | GK | England | 23/09/92 | No | Yes |
| 14 | Phillipe Senderos | DF | Switerland | 14/02/85 | No | No |
| 15 | Ashley Westwood | MF | England | 01/04/90 | No | Yes |
| 16 | Joleon Lescott | DF | England | 16/08/82 | No | Yes |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout | MF | France | 01/03/93 | No | No |
| 18 | Kieran Richardson | DF | England | 21/10/84 | No | Yes |
| 19 | Jordan Ayew | FW | Ghana | 11/09/91 | No | No |
| 20 | Adama Traoré | MF | Spain | 25/01/96 | Yes | No |
| 21 | Alan Hutton | DF | Scotland | 30/11/84 | No | No |
| 22 | Gary Gardner | MF | England | 29/06/92 | No | Yes |
| 23 | Jordan Amavi | DF | France | 09/03/94 | Yes | No |
| 24 | Carlos Sánchez | MF | Colombia | 06/02/86 | No | No |
| 25 | Carles Gil | MF | Spain | 22/11/92 | No | No |
| 26 | Lewis Kinsella | DF | England | 02/09/94 | Yes | Yes |
| 27 | Libor Kozák | FW | Czech Republic | 30/05/89 | No | No |
| 28 | Charles N’Zogbia | MF | France | 28/05/86 | No | Yes |
| 29 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | FW | England | 19/09/98 | Yes | Yes |
| 30 | Andre Green | FW | England | 02/05/98 | Yes | Yes |
| 31 | Mark Bunn | GK | England | 16/11/84 | No | Yes |
| 32 | Janoi Donacien | DF | Saint Lucia | 03/11/93 | No | Yes |
| 33 | José Ángel Crespo | DF | Spain | 09/01/87 | No | No |
| 34 | Easah Suliman | DF | England | 26/01/98 | Yes | Yes |
| 35 | Corey Taylor | FW | England | 23/09/97 | Yes | Yes |
| 36 | Jerrell Sellars | FW | England | 28/04/95 | Yes | Yes |
| 37 | Callum Robinson | FW | England | 02/02/95 | Yes | Yes |
| 38 | Jordan Lyden | MF | Australia | 30/01/96 | Yes | Yes |
| 39 | Rudy Gestede | FW | Benin | 10/10/88 | No | No |
| 40 | Jack Grealish | MF | Republic of Ireland | 10/09/95 | Yes | Yes |
| 41 | Brad Watkins | GK | England | 11/09/94 | Yes | Yes |
| 46 | Kevin Toner | DF | Republic of Ireland | 18/07/96 | Yes | Yes |
| Nathan Baker | DF | England | 23/04/91 | No | Yes | |
| Benjamin Siegrist | GK | Switzerland | 31/01/92 | No | Yes | |
| Riccardo Calder | MF | England | 01/07/96 | Yes | Yes |
January Exits/Arrivals
- Tiago Ilori’s loan was cancelled and he was recalled by parent club Liverpool.
- 7th Jan – Joe Cole’s loan to Coventry was made permanent.
- 27th Jan – Philippe Senderos, who was not listed in September’s Premier League 25-man squad, agreed to a contract termination.
Loan Details
- Callum Robinson joined Bristol City on a season long loan, but was back at Villa by Christmas. In January he joined Preston for the remainder of the season.
- Janoi Donacien went to Wycombe for a month before joining Newport County until the end of the year, later extended until the end of the season.
- Nathan Baker joined Bristol City in the Championship for all of the 2015/16 season. He had initially kept his squad number 2, but that was later re-issued to Tiago Ilori who joined on loan from Liverpool before being recalled in January having seen almost no playing time at Villa.
- Jed Steer joined Huddersfield for a month, extended a month, then extended through to the end of the season.
- Joe Bennett went to Bournemouth until the end of the year, then Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season.
- Kevin Toner spent a month at Kidderminster.
- José Ángel Crespo went to Rayo Vallecano for the second half of the season.
- Lewis Kinsella went to Kidderminster during February for a month, later extending until the end of the season.
- Jerrell Sellars went to Wycombe during March until the end of the season.