Correction / Clarification: John Aldridge is a retired professional soccer player who was born in England (Liverpool) and is best known for playing for the Republic of Ireland national team, not Albania. He is not an Albanian player.

Brief profile — John Aldridge

• Full name: John Aldridge
• Date of birth: 18 September 1958
• Place of birth: Liverpool, England
• Position: Striker
• Senior clubs (not exhaustive): Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers
• Republic of Ireland: Although born in England, Aldridge qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland through ancestry and earned 69 caps, scoring 19 goals. He represented Ireland at UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
• Club highlights: Prolific goalscorer for Liverpool in the late 1980s (including finishing as top scorer in the 1987–88 season) and a long-serving striker and later player-manager at Tranmere Rovers.

Notable facts:

• Aldridge formed a successful strike partnership with Ian Rush at Liverpool after joining the club in 1987.
• He was a key part of the Republic of Ireland’s memorable run to the quarter-finals of Euro 1988 and their first-ever World Cup campaign in 1990.
• Following his playing career, Aldridge moved into coaching and media work, including punditry.

This corrects the nationality: John Aldridge is associated with the Republic of Ireland internationally, not Albania.