respective 2–0 and 3–0 friendly victories against the United States and Trinidad & Tobago in May–June 2008. On 15 November 2008, he was called up to Capello's squad for the upcoming match away to Germany, joining three other Aston Villa players in the squad: Ashley Young, Curtis Davies and Gareth Barry. On 19 November 2008, he was named to start against Germany. He played for 76 minutes, had a goal disallowed and received high praise from John Terry, the latter describing him as "a nightmare to play against". On 11 February 2009, he was in the starting line up against Spain, where he played for 75 minutes before being substituted for debutant Carlton Cole. He made his first appearance in a competitive international on 14 October 2009, playing 66 minutes in the 3–0 win over Belarus in the last match of qualification for the 2010 World Cup. He was last called up to the squad in November 2011. Personal life Agbonlahor was born in Birmingham, West Midlands. His parents separated while he was still young and he lived with his father, without any contact with his mother, for around 20 years. In 2009, ahead of the striker's 23rd birthday, his mother made a public appeal to him via the city's Sunday Mercury newspaper in order to become part of his life once more. Agbonlahor later contacted his mother and the pair reconciled. Following retirement, he has worked as a pundit for both Sky Sports and Talksport and written columns for online magazines such as Football Insider. Career statistics Club International Honours Aston Villa FA Cup runner-up: 2014–15 Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10 England U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2009 Individual Premier League Player of the Month: November 2007 References External links 1986 births Living people People from Erdington Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English footballers England under-21 international footballers England international footballers Association football forwards Aston Villa F.C. players Watford F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Black British sportsmen English people of Nigerian descent English people of Scottish descent FA Cup Final players English association football commentators