Former Aston Villa and England striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has confirmed he has retired from football.
Agbonlahor bows out of the game aged 32 after failing to secure a move to another club following his release from Villa last summer.
The forward spent 18 years playing for Villa and is the club's all-time top Premier League goalscorer, but he was shown the door at the end of last season after the club opted against renewing his deal.
Agbonlahor, who earned three caps for England between 2008-09, had been working hard to improve his fitness in an attempt to find another club but has now decided to call time on his career.
Speaking to Free Radio at the Pride of Birmingham Awards he said: 'I haven't made a big deal about it, by posting anything on social media about retiring, but no that's me done.'
The academy graduate played nearly 400 times for Villa scoring 86 goals and made his final appearance for the club against Sheffield United back in December 2017.
Agbonlahor also had brief loan stints at Watford and Sheffield Wednesday during his career.
A number of Agbonlahor's former team-mates took to social media to congratulate him on his career with the likes of Jack Grealish, Fabian Delph, Stephen Warnock and Alan Hutton all posting tributes.
Delph posted a particularity touching message, writing: 'It was a honour to have shared so many amazing moments with you brother.
'One of the best players I've played with. A true legend on and off the pitch. Happy retirement brother.'
Boyhood Villa fan Agbonlahor also went on to add that he believes the current crop are capable of winning promotion to the Premier League this season with Dean Smith's men occupying the last play-off place at the moment.
He added: 'The way they are playing at the moment, you know they are flying. I think if you ask every Villa fan they're buzzing at the moment about the team and their chances of promotion.
'The whole team's playing with confidence and everything's exciting. The Villa fans have been good with the team, the players have been playing really well at the moment.
'I think personally, we've got the squad that's capable of coming up.'
