The famous Belgian striker, Eden Hazard, announced on Tuesday that he was retiring, at only 32 years old. “You have to know how to listen to yourself and say stop at the right time,” he explained on Instagram. Having passed through Lille and Chelsea, he had been without a club since his departure from Real Madrid last June.
Belgian striker Eden Hazard, without a club since leaving Real Madrid in June, announced his retirement on Instagram on Tuesday at the age of 32. “You have to know how to listen to yourself and say stop at the right time. After 16 years of career and more than 700 matches played, I have decided to put an end to my career as a professional footballer,” wrote the player, who also went through Lille and Chelsea and 3rd in the World Cup in 2018 with Belgium.
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“I was able to realize my dream, play and have fun on the pitches across Europe and the world,” he added. Trained in Lille, the native of La Louvière was revealed in the North, achieving the Championship-Cup double in 2011 in France with Losc. He then spent seven seasons at Chelsea (2012-2019) where he became one of the best players on the planet, swelling his record with notably two Premier League titles (2015, 2017) and two Europa League (2013, 2019). ).
Arriving at Real Madrid in June 2019 for 115 million euros, the attacking midfielder subsequently suffered injuries and physical problems. He only scored seven league goals for Real in 54 appearances in La Liga before terminating his contract last June which expired in 2024. Hazard ended his international career last December after the 2022 World Cup. He wore the Red Devils jersey 126 times (33 goals), reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia with Belgium’s “golden generation”, beaten by future world champions France (1 -0).