Which Nation does Aston Villa Goalkeeper Brad Guzan represent?
"Aston Villa after a loan spell. English midfielder Steve Sidwell joined from Chelsea on 10 July 2008. On 26 July 2008, former USA shot-stopper Brad Friedel signed from Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £2million. On 7 August 2008 Aston Villa completed the signing of Nicky Shorey on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Also on 7 August 2008, Aston Villa completed the signing of Luke Young in a deal that could reach £6 million, on a three-year contract. On 12 August 2008, Aston Villa signed Carlos Cuéllar in a deal worth £7.8 million on a"
"Villa. On December 3, 2011, Guzan made his second Premier League appearance for Aston Villa, coming on for the injured Shay Given against Manchester United. Given had been ruled out for a month with a torn hamstring so Guzan retained his place in the first team, giving him an extended run in Aston Villa's first team. Guzan was released by Villa at the end of his contract in June 2012. However, he was linked with a return to the club over the summer in a situation similar to that of fellow Aston Villa goalkeeper Andy Marshall in 2010. On July"
"and Juventus. He then helped Aston Villa overcome the Italians in the final, most notably in the penalty shootout during which he saved the attempts of Vincenzo Iaquinta and Alessandro Del Piero. The only game that Aston Villa did not win (in the group stages against Málaga) was the one in which Guzan did not feature. Despite having a successful pre-season period, Guzan was dropped from the first team in favor of Friedel for Aston Villa's opening game of the 2009–10 season against Wigan Athletic. On October 27, 2009, Guzan saved four penalties in one match, one in normal time"
"distribution technique for goal kicks. During the 2014–15 season, Guzan was dropped by new Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood after a high-profile error against Manchester City gifted Sergio Agüero the opening goal in a 3–2 defeat on April 25, 2015, with Shay Given taking his place for the final games of the Premier League season. Guzan also missed out on Aston Villa's run to the 2015 FA Cup Final, with Given playing in every round. On July 29, 2016, Guzan signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted Premier League club Middlesbrough, joining on a free transfer, after Aston Villa were relegated"
"at Villa last season. Fellow new recruits Brett Holman and Matthew Lowton have been handed the number 14 and 34 shirts respectively. The former occupier of number 14, Nathan Delfouneso, now takes the number 23 shirt as a result of Holman's arrival. Brad Guzan retains the number 22 after being re-signed by Paul Lambert, having previously been released in May 2012. Deadline day signings Ashley Westwood and Christian Benteke will wear number 15 and 20 respectively, whilst Joe Bennett acquires the number 27. Young goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist has been promoted to the first team for this season and has been"
"Boaz Myhill Glyn Oliver ""Boaz"" Myhill (born 9 November 1982) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion. He formerly represented the Wales national team from 2008 to 2013. Born in the United States to an American father and Welsh mother, Myhill grew up near the England–Wales border in Oswestry, England from the age of one. He came through the youth ranks of the English club Aston Villa, and made two appearances for the England under-20 team in 2002. In 2003, he moved to Hull City, where he established himself as first-choice goalkeeper and made"
"true"" and that he was looking forward to ""dictating games"" for Villa. Four days later (6 July), Lambert made his second summer signing when young defender Matthew Lowton joined for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3 million from Sheffield United Following his move to Villa, Lowton stated that he hoped to emulate former Sheffield United player Phil Jagielka in reaching the England squad. The new manager announced on 16 July that the club would be re-signing Brad Guzan on a three-year deal, after he was previously released in May. Lambert later stated that he had re-signed Guzan so that"
"final UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches, against Kazakhstan on 10 October 2015 and the Czech Republic on 13 October. He was named to the ""Oranje""'s starting line-up for both matches as the Dutch defeated Kazakhstan 2–1 but lost to the Czechs 3–2. The Netherlands failed to qualify for the tournament proper after finishing fourth in their qualifying group. Anwar El Ghazi Anwar El Ghazi ( ; born 3 May 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Championship club Aston Villa and the Netherlands national team as a winger. El Ghazi began his football career in the youth ranks"
"matches in New Zealand, helping his country reach the quarter-finals. Moreira's first and only cap for the under-21s occurred on 11 October 2016, in a 7–1 friendly rout of Liechtenstein. André Moreira André Campos Moreira (born 2 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Aston Villa on loan from Atlético Madrid. Born in Ribeirão, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Moreira was a G.D. Ribeirão youth graduate. He made his senior debut for the club on 29 December 2013, coming on as a substitute for injured Paulo Cunha in a 2–3 home loss against"
"Anwar El Ghazi Anwar El Ghazi ( ; born 3 May 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Championship club Aston Villa and the Netherlands national team as a winger. El Ghazi began his football career in the youth ranks of his local club BVV Barendrecht, joining the youth academy of Feyenoord for two seasons. He then joined the ranks of Spartaan '20 before being recruited to Sparta Rotterdam, where he progressed through the academy. In 2013, he joined the Ajax Youth Academy, playing for the A1 selection (under-19), competing in the UEFA Youth League. El Ghazi was"
"Premier League season, he was voted the Aston Villa Player of the Year thanks to his large contribution to Villa's bid to avoid relegation. On July 6, 2013, Guzan was rewarded for his play and signed a four-year contract extension with the Midlands club. On July 18, 2013, Guzan stated that he hoped to give Aston Villa the best years of his career and said that signing a new contract was a ""no-brainer."" On September 28, 2013, Guzan remarkably earned an assist on an Andreas Weimann goal in a 3–2 win over Manchester City in which Paul Lambert praised Guzan's"
"Glenn Whelan Glenn David Whelan (born 13 January 1984) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team. Whelan started his career at Manchester City but only made one appearance which came in the UEFA Cup and after a loan spell at Bury he moved on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he won promotion to the Championship in May 2005. In January 2008 Whelan joined Stoke City for a fee of £500,000 with whom he helped gain promotion to the Premier League. He took a while"
"Bunn saved a penalty taken by Leicester's Riyad Mahrez. He is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland through his father and grandmother. Mark Bunn (English footballer) Mark John Bunn (born 16 November 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a goalkeeper. Born in London, Bunn began his career with the Tottenham Hotspur youth team, before signing for Northampton Town. He made his league debut for Northampton and went on to make 90 appearances for the club, before a succession of permanent and loan spells with various clubs before being signed by Norwich from"
"April 2014, Holman announced his retirement from international football. International goals Brett Holman Brett Trevor Holman (born 27 March 1984) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Brisbane Roar in the A-League as an attacking midfielder. Born in Sydney, Holman played youth football for Northern Spirit before making his senior debut for Parramatta Power. He then moved to the Netherlands, where he played for a number of years before moving to Aston Villa in 2012 to play in the English Premier League. Holman moved to the UAE one year later, before returning to Australia to play for Brisbane Roar"
"Brazil where he played in one game for Ghana. Aston Villa Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Albert Adomah Albert Danquah Adomah (born 13 December 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger and attacking midfielder for Aston Villa and the Ghana national team. He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a British passport. His previous clubs are Harrow Borough, Barnet, Bristol City and Middlesbrough, the latter of whom he played for in the Premier League. After a spell at Chiswick-based amateur side Old Meadonians as a teenager, Adomah began his career playing semi-professional football with Isthmian League Premier Division club"
"Jonathan Kodjia Jonathan Adjo Kodjia (born 22 October 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Aston Villa and the Ivory Coast national team. Born in the suburbs of Paris, France, Kodjia started his career at Reims and gained experience in the Championnat National (French third division) and Ligue 2 with Cherbourg, Caen and Amiens. Kodjia moved to Angers in 2014, ultimately winning Ligue 2 Player of the Year 2015 and being named in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season. Born in the suburbs of Paris, France, Kodjia started his career with Reims before"
"David de Gea David de Gea Quintana (; born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Manchester United and the Spain national team. Born in Madrid, De Gea began his career aged 13 with Atlético Madrid and rose through the academy system at the club before making his senior debut in 2009. After being made Atlético's first-choice goalkeeper, he helped the team win both the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010. His performances attracted the attention of Manchester United, which he joined in June 2011 for £18.9 million,"
"away two sloppy goals pretty much sums up our season I think"". Whelan joined Aston Villa on 20 July 2017 on a two-year contract for a fee of £1 million. He scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 4–2 win at Sheffield Wednesday on 24 February 2018. In October 2000, Whelan played for the Republic of Ireland under-16 national team in a qualifying tournament in Riga for the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship where he came up against Andrés Iniesta. He represented the Republic of Ireland Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and has been"
"Mark Bunn (English footballer) Mark John Bunn (born 16 November 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a goalkeeper. Born in London, Bunn began his career with the Tottenham Hotspur youth team, before signing for Northampton Town. He made his league debut for Northampton and went on to make 90 appearances for the club, before a succession of permanent and loan spells with various clubs before being signed by Norwich from Blackburn Rovers as cover for John Ruddy, in time for the 2012–13 season. When Ruddy sustained a leg injury, Bunn took his place in"
"Mark Bosnich Mark Bosnich (born 13 January 1972) is an Australian former goalkeeper and sports pundit. He played in England for Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea. He also played in Australia for Sydney United, Central Coast Mariners and Sydney Olympic, as well as representing Australia 17 times during his career, scoring 1 goal for his nation. He currently co-hosts ""Bill & Boz"" on Fox Sports News Bosnich was born and raised in Liverpool, New South Wales in a Croatian family and attended Casula Primary School and later Liverpool Boys High School. Bosnich played for Sydney Croatia"
"spent a short period on trial at Queens Park Rangers following his release from Coventry City and the club offered him a one-year contract on 3 August. However, on 12 August 2009, he signed with Aston Villa on a one-year deal to provide cover for goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Brad Guzan. He did not feature during the first half of the 2009–10 season, after picking up an ankle injury that kept him out for six months. However, in March 2010, he returned to action. He was a member of Aston Villa's reserve side that won the 2009–10 Premier Reserve League"
"sheet for the club against Barnsley in a 2–0 win for Hull. On January 25, Guzan extended his loan until the end of February. He made a total of 11 league appearances for Hull before returning to Aston Villa on February 28. On March 8, however, Hull re-signed Guzan on an emergency loan deal due to an injury to goalkeeper Vito Mannone. Guzan's first appearance back at the club was in a home match against Burnley. Guzan's last game for Hull City came in a 1–2 win away at Watford on April 9, 2011, after which he returned to Aston"
"defeat to Turkey. Hogan's brother Liam is also a professional footballer and the pair played together at F.C. Halifax Town. Having both studied at Salford College, the brothers returned to take part in the presentations at the 2014 Salford City College Sports Awards. Individual Scott Hogan Scott Andrew Hogan (born 13 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Aston Villa. He came through the youth system at Rochdale and had two spells with the club, before rising to prominence with Brentford in 2016. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland internationally. Hogan was"
"his favourite ""St Pat's"" player. Whelan is married to Karren, with whom he has a daughter, Abbie and a son Jack. Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Individual Glenn Whelan Glenn David Whelan (born 13 January 1984) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team. Whelan started his career at Manchester City but only made one appearance which came in the UEFA Cup and after a loan spell at Bury he moved on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he won promotion to the Championship in May 2005."
"Ahmed Elmohamady Ahmed Eissa Elmohamady Abdel Fattah (; born 9 September 1987) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Aston Villa and the Egypt national team. Elmohamady moved to Premier League club Sunderland in 2010, initially on loan from Egyptian side ENPPI. He went on to make over 200 league appearances for both Sunderland and Hull City before joining Aston Villa during the Summer 2017 transfer window. Elmohamady was part of the Egyptian squads that won the 2008 and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. Born in Basyoun, El Gharbia, Egypt, Elmohamady started his youth"
"made his debut in a friendly 0–0 tie with Hungary in May 2016. He scored his first international goal against Gabon on 4 June 2016, volleying home to score the first goal of the game. Ivory Coast would go on to win 2–1. ""[a] – EFL Championship play-offs"" Angers Jonathan Kodjia Jonathan Adjo Kodjia (born 22 October 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Aston Villa and the Ivory Coast national team. Born in the suburbs of Paris, France, Kodjia started his career at Reims and gained experience in the Championnat National (French third"
"Ørjan Nyland Ørjan Håskjold Nyland (born 10 September 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa. He has previously played for Hødd and was the man of the match in the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final. Nyland made his debut for Norway in 2013, and has previously represented Norway at youth level. He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the under-21 team at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Nyland joined the defending Tippeligaen champions Molde ahead of the 2013–14 season. He signed for Aston Villa in August 2018. Nyland was born in Volda"
"and I'm looking forward to being part of this young, hungry team we have at Villa."" Villa's fourth signing was confirmed five days later, as Nicklas Helenius signed a three-year deal and they then completed their fifth signing with left-back Antonio Luna sealing a move on20 June. On 26 June, the club announced they had agreed a deal with Norwich City to sign goalkeeper Jed Steer to serve as back-up to Brad Guzan. The 20-year-old will join on a free transfer on 1 July. It was announced that Jean Makoun would be the first player to leave Villa in the"
"Jordan Lyden Jordan David Lyden (born 30 January 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Oldham Athletic on loan from Aston Villa. Born in Perth, Lyden played youth football for ECU Joondalup before moving to England to play for Aston Villa in 2012, making his professional debut for the side in 2016. He has represented Australia at under-20 level. Born in Perth, Australia, Lyden moved to England at the age of 16 and joined the academy of Aston Villa. In December 2015, Lyden got called up to the senior side, who were struggling in"
"David Bevan (footballer) David Bevan (born 24 June 1989) is an Irish footballer who most recently played for AFC Rushden & Diamonds as a goalkeeper. He began his career with Aston Villa in the Premier League, but left for League One side Walsall without making a first-team appearance at Villa Park. After a single season at Walsall, he dropped to non-league football. Bevan has also represented the Republic of Ireland at various youth levels. Born in Cork, Ireland, Bevan joined English football at the start of the 2004–2005 season when he joined Aston Villa's academy from College Corinthians. He joined"
"him Boaz, a Hebrew name which they encountered and liked while travelling in Israel, but were dissuaded from doing so by relatives. Nevertheless, Myhill has been called Boaz, rather than by his official name Glyn, throughout his life. Myhill joined Aston Villa at the age of 12, working at Villa Park with Mark Bosnich, David James, Peter Schmeichel and Peter Enckelman. He signed his first professional contract with Villa in November 2000. In January 2002, a 19-year-old Myhill was signed on a one-month loan by Stoke City, to provide backup to their then first-choice keeper, Neil Cutler. Myhill was recalled"
"debut in the category on 14 November 2006, in a 3–0 friendly win against Serbia. Ricardo Batista Ricardo Jorge Cecília Batista (born 19 November 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Romanian club CS Gaz Metan Mediaș. Born in Setúbal, Batista started his career with hometown's Vitória FC. In late 2004, aged only 18, he was signed by English club Fulham. His only official appearance for the Premier League side was in September of that year against Lincoln City for the season's League Cup: the Cottagers won the game 5–4 but the player's performance was"
"""red team"" of contestants while they competed against the ""blue team"" in a game of football. Mark Rudan, Yorke's Sydney FC teammate, was the manager of the ""blue team"". For his contribution to the national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Yorke was made a Sports Ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago. Yorke released his autobiography, """"Born To Score"""", in 2009. On 16 February 2017, Yorke was denied entry to the United States because of an Iranian stamp in his passport. Aston Villa Manchester United Sydney FC Sunderland Trinidad and Tobago Individual Dwight Yorke Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3"