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Eric Lichaj

Eric Lichaj

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipUnited States Poland
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornNovember 17, 1988
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Nottingham Forest
top club · 190 apps

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2013
top transfer fee
3
best season · 11/12
16 / 1
int'l caps / goals
369Appearances
10Goals
19Assists
56Yellow cards
2Red cards
110Full matches (90′)
Full nameEric Lichaj
Name in home countryEric Joseph Bradley Lichaj
Date of birth1988-11-17 (37 yrs)
Place of birthDowners Grove, Illinois, United States
CitizenshipUnited States Poland
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires
AgentUnique Sports Group
Jul 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2021
Transfer: Karagümrük → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2020
Transfer: Hull City → Karagümrük
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Fatih Karagümrük
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Hull City
30 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Hull City
40 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Forest → Hull City
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Nottingham Forest
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Nottingham Forest
45 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Nottingham Forest
46 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Nottingham Forest
45 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Nottingham Forest
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Aston Villa → Forest
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Aston Villa, Aston Villa U21
24 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Aston Villa, Aston Villa Reserves
18 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
May 2011
Transfer: Leeds → Aston Villa
10/11 · Return from loan
Feb 2011
Transfer: Aston Villa → Leeds
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Leeds United, Aston Villa, Aston Villa Reserves
31 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
May 2010
Transfer: Leyton Orient → Aston Villa
09/10 · Return from loan
Mar 2010
Transfer: Aston Villa → Leyton Orient
09/10 · Loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: Lincoln City → Aston Villa
09/10 · Return from loan
Oct 2009
Transfer: Aston Villa → Lincoln City
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Aston Villa Reserves
24 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Aston Villa
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: Tar Heels → Aston Villa
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 2006
Transfer: IMG Bradenton → Tar Heels
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,900 min
Minutes played by club
Fatih Karagümrük 0.0%
Hull City 0.0%
Nottingham Forest 76.7%
Aston Villa 9.2%
Aston Villa U21 0.0%
Aston Villa Reserves 5.9%
Leeds United 0.0%
Leyton Orient 8.2%
Lincoln City 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Fatih Karagümrük 1 20/21 20/21 12 0 0 0
Hull City 2 18/19 19/20 70 0 3 0
Nottingham Forest 5 13/14 17/18 190 6 7 7,593
Aston Villa 4 08/09 12/13 42 2 4 912
Aston Villa U21 1 12/13 12/13 1 0 0 0
Aston Villa Reserves 3 09/10 11/12 23 1 1 585
Leeds United 1 10/11 10/11 16 0 2 0
Leyton Orient 1 09/10 09/10 9 1 0 810
Lincoln City 1 09/10 09/10 6 0 2 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€500K3€1M4€1.5M5€2M09/10 — 1 goals (Leyton Orient)09/10 — 2 assists309/1010/11 — 3 assists310/1111/12 — 3 goals (Aston Villa)11/12 — 1 assists411/1212/13 — 3 assists312/1313/14 — 1 assists113/1414/15 — 1 assists114/1515/16 — 1 goals (Nottingham Forest)15/16 — 2 assists315/1616/17 — 2 goals (Nottingham Forest)16/17 — 3 assists516/1717/18 — 3 goals (Nottingham Forest)317/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/20 — 2 assists219/2020/2110/11 — €50K11/12 — €1M12/13 — €1.5M13/14 — €2M14/15 — €1.5M15/16 — €1.5M16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €1.8M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €1.5M20/21 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/21

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 Süper Lig Fatih Karagümrük 10 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Türkiye Kupasi Fatih Karagümrük 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Championship Hull City 29 0 2 3 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Championship Hull City 39 0 1 5 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Nottingham Forest 23 1 0 3 1 1,885
17/18 EFL Cup Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Nottingham Forest 2 2 0 0 0 90
16/17 Championship Nottingham Forest 41 2 3 8 0 1,761
16/17 EFL Cup Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Nottingham Forest 43 1 2 8 0 3,857
15/16 FA Cup Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 League Cup Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Nottingham Forest 42 0 1 5 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Championship Nottingham Forest 24 0 1 5 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Aston Villa 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Aston Villa 4 0 2 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Aston Villa 17 0 1 6 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Aston Villa U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Aston Villa 1 1 0 1 0 90
11/12 Premier League Aston Villa 10 1 1 3 0 822
11/12 Reserve League Aston Villa Reserves 7 1 0 0 0 585
10/11 Championship Leeds United 16 0 2 2 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Aston Villa 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Aston Villa 5 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Reserve League Aston Villa Reserves 7 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 League One Leyton Orient 9 1 0 2 0 810
09/10 League Two Lincoln City 6 0 2 1 1 0
09/10 Reserve League South Aston Villa Reserves 9 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2006-01-01 IMG Bradenton Tar Heels Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 Tar Heels Aston Villa Transfer 0
09/10 2009-10-22 Aston Villa Lincoln City Loan 0
09/10 2010-01-02 Lincoln City Aston Villa Return from loan 0
09/10 2010-03-25 Aston Villa Leyton Orient Loan 0
09/10 2010-05-31 Leyton Orient Aston Villa Return from loan 25000
10/11 2011-02-09 Aston Villa Leeds Loan 1000000
10/11 2011-05-31 Leeds Aston Villa Return from loan 1000000
13/14 2013-07-01 Aston Villa Forest Transfer 2000000
18/19 2018-07-01 Forest Hull City Transfer 1750000
20/21 2020-09-08 Hull City Karagümrük Transfer 1200000
20/21 2021-01-05 Karagümrük Without Club Transfer 1300000
21/22 2021-07-01 Without Club Retired Transfer 900000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
20/21 unknown injury 2020-12-01 2021-01-05 36 5
Current€900k
Peak€2.00m
Low
Δ since start+€900k
€500k€1.00m€1.50m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #25514 0 0 former national player
Team #3505 #15 16 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Ben Osborn 1 0 0
Karl Darlow 2 0 0
Danny Fox 1 0 0
Jarrod Bowen 1 0 0
Jackson Irvine 1 0 0
Kamil Grosicki 1 0 0
Reece Burke 1 0 0
Jamie Ward 1 1 0
Jordy de Wijs 2 0 0
Barry Bannan 2 0 0
Michail Antonio 1 1 0
Robert Tesche 1 0 0
Joe Worrall 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
16/17 Championship Nottingham Forest 2 41
17/18 FA Cup Nottingham Forest 2 2
11/12 Premier League Aston Villa 1 10

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
16/17 Championship Nottingham Forest 3 41
09/10 League Two Lincoln City 2 6
10/11 Championship Leeds United 2 16

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2011-05-31 Leeds Aston Villa Return from loan €1.00m
10/11 2011-02-09 Aston Villa Leeds Loan €1.00m
09/10 2010-05-31 Leyton Orient Aston Villa Return from loan €25k
09/10 2010-03-25 Aston Villa Leyton Orient Loan
09/10 2010-01-02 Lincoln City Aston Villa Return from loan
09/10 2009-10-22 Aston Villa Lincoln City Loan

Teams faced most often by Eric Lichaj's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Queens Park Rangers 14 7 5 2 26 14 +12 50%
Cardiff City 14 2 3 9 9 18 -9 14%
Brentford FC 14 3 2 9 13 26 -13 21%
Sheffield Wednesday 14 3 1 10 13 23 -10 21%
Reading FC 14 6 2 6 19 19 0 43%
Bristol City 14 3 5 6 15 15 0 21%
Birmingham City 14 8 4 2 16 9 +7 57%
Leeds United 14 4 5 5 16 19 -3 29%
Preston North End 14 5 5 4 18 16 +2 36%
Fulham FC 14 7 2 5 19 16 +3 50%
Norwich City 14 6 1 7 17 24 -7 43%
Derby County 14 3 4 7 9 17 -8 21%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
20/21 12 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 30 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 40 0 5 0 0 0
17/18 28 1,975 3 0 1 0.18
16/17 45 1,761 8 1 0 0.46
15/16 46 3,857 9 1 0 0.23
14/15 45 0 5 0 0 0
13/14 26 0 5 0 0 0
12/13 24 0 6 0 0 0
11/12 18 1,497 4 0 0 0.24
10/11 31 0 3 0 0 0
09/10 24 810 3 0 1 0.44

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
257 apps
4 G
12 A
FA Cup
12 apps
2 G
0 A
League Cup
16 apps
1 G
2 A
Premier League
32 apps
1 G
2 A
Reserve League
14 apps
1 G
1 A
League One
9 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
6 apps
0 G
2 A
Süper Lig
10 apps
0 G
0 A
Reserve League South
9 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Eric Lichaj

Who is Eric Lichaj?

Eric Lichaj is an United professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Eric Lichaj?

Eric Lichaj is 37 years old. He was born on November 17, 1988 in Downers Grove, Illinois.

What position does Eric Lichaj play?

Eric Lichaj plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Eric Lichaj play for?

Eric Lichaj currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Eric Lichaj scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Eric Lichaj has scored 10 goals in 369 appearances.