FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FA Cup - Fourth Round - Leicester City v Birmingham City - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - January 27, 2024 Leicester City's Marc Albrighton in action with Birmingham City's Siriki Dembele Action Images/Andrew Couldridge/Filep photo
(Reuters) - Former Leicester City midfielder Marc Albrighton announced his retirement from professional soccer at the age of 34, having won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Championship with the club.
The Englishman, who also played for Aston Villa, departs with 310 appearances in the Premier League. Albrighton, the scorer of Leicester's first Champions League goal, left the club in June after a decade.
"Now that this day has arrived, I find myself filled with gratitude and peace," Albrighton wrote on Instagram. "From the moment I kicked my first ball as a young boy, my dream was always to play for Aston Villa. To have achieved that once would have been more than enough.
"What followed was a decade (with Leicester City) of extraordinary moments that I could have never imagined in my wildest dreams... I want to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported me along the journey. Without you, none of this would have been possible."
(Reporting by Shifa Jahan and Suramya Kaushik in Bengaluru; Editing by Ros Russell)
