African Players at Aston Villa F.C.
United Kingdom · Premier League · founded 1874 · Villa Park
37African players
6Nations (3+)
8Current
Aston Villa F.C. have fielded 37 African players from 17 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is Senegal with 5 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Gordon Hodgson (1936).
8 African players currently on the books: Nicolas Jackson, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Bertrand Traoré, Zion Suzuki, Ibrahim Mbaye and Mbwana Samatta.
Jackie Sewell scored the most goals for the club among them (36).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Ayew |  Ghana | 2015–2017 | 51 | 9 |
| Idrissa Gueye |  Senegal | 2015–2016 | 35 | 0 |
| Nicolas Jackson now | Senegal | 2026–now | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka now |  DR Congo | 2026–now | 0 | 0 |
| Trézéguet |  Egypt | 2019–2022 | 58 | 8 |
| Bertrand Traoré now |  Burkina Faso | 2020–now | – | – |
| Jean Makoun |  Cameroon | 2011–2013 | 9 | 0 |
| Ahmed Elmohamady | Egypt | 2017– | – | – |
| Mustapha Hadji |  Morocco | 2001–2004 | 35 | 2 |
| Axel Tuanzebe | DR Congo | ?– | – | – |
| Zion Suzuki now | Ghana | 2026–now | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Mbaye now | Senegal | 2026–now | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Davies |  Sierra Leone | 2007–2011 | 49 | 3 |
| Karim El Ahmadi | Morocco | 2012–2014 | 51 | 3 |
| Yannick Bolasie | DR Congo | 2018–2019 | – | – |
| Aly Cissokho | Senegal | 2014–2015 | 25 | 0 |
| Jores Okore |  Ivory Coast | 2013– | – | – |
| Moustapha Salifou |  Togo | 2007–2011 | 4 | 0 |
| Habib Beye | Senegal | 2009–2012 | 9 | 0 |
| Éric Djemba-Djemba | Cameroon | 2005–2007 | 11 | 0 |
| Christopher Samba |  Congo | ?– | – | – |
| Albert Adomah | Ghana | 2016–2019 | – | – |
| Mbwana Samatta now |  Tanzania | 2020–now | 2 | 1 |
| Evann Guessand now | Ivory Coast | 2025–now | – | – |
| Marvelous Nakamba now |  Zimbabwe | 2019–now | – | – |
| Jordan Amavi | Togo | 2015–2017 | 44 | 0 |
| Aaron Tshibola | DR Congo | ?– | – | – |
| Rudy Gestede |  Benin | 2015– | – | – |
| Yacouba Sylla |  Mali | 2013–2015 | 22 | 0 |
| Jonathan Kodjia | Ivory Coast | 2016–2020 | 96 | 29 |
| Nii Lamptey | Ghana | 1994–1995 | 10 | 0 |
| Gordon Hodgson |  South Africa | 1936–1937 | 28 | 11 |
| Hassan Kachloul | Morocco | 2001–2003 | 22 | 2 |
| Jackie Sewell |  Zambia | 1955–1959 | 123 | 36 |
| Ken Fish | South Africa | ?– | – | – |
| Emment Kapengwe | Zambia | 1969–1970 | 3 | 0 |
| Freddie Mwila | Zambia | 1969–1970 | 1 | 0 |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).