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18 MATT TA R G E T T
Defender
Age: 24
Nationality: English
Left-back who joined in July having
played PL football with Southampton
in the previous five seasons.
24 FREDERIC GUILBERT
Defender
Age: 25
Nationality: French
Right-back who was another summer
arrival. Previously played in France with
Caen, Bordeaux and AS Cherbourg.
27 AHMED ELMOHAMADY
Defender
Age: 32
Nationality: Egyptian
Mo Salah’s Egypt captain and full-back
who scored a vital late equaliser at
Newcastle in Villa’s last away game.
30 KORTNEY HAUSE
Defender
Age: 24
Nationality: English
Centre-back in his second season with
the club after making the move from
local rivals Wolves.
40 TYRONE MINGS
Defender
Age: 27
Nationality: English
The centre-back has been one of
Villa’s standout performers this
season and was rewarded with an
England debut in October.
25 ORJAN NYLAND
Goalkeeper
Age: 29
Nationality: Norwegian
The former FC Ingolstadt man has
been first-choice between the sticks
since the PL’s Project Restart.
29 PEPE REINA
Goalkeeper
Age: 37
Nationality: Spanish
The ex-Reds favourite was loaned from
AC Milan in January and has figured in
six Premier League games since.
12 JED STEER
Goalkeeper
Age: 27
Nationality: English
Has been with Villa since 2013 and
has provided back-up in the
goalkeeping ranks.
3 NEIL TAY L O R
Defender
Age: 31
Nationality: Welsh
The ex-Swansea City full-back is
now just four games away from 100
appearances for Villa.
15 EZRI KONSA
Defender
Age: 22
Nationality: English
Centre-back who signed in July,
linking up again with manager Dean
Smith having previously played for
him briefly at Brentford.
The squad
for 2019/20