10 names retiring in 2025

Marcelo has been Real Madrid's left-back throughout the club's golden age. After nearly 15 years of loyalty to Real Madrid, Marcelo joined Fluminense in 2023 and stayed until the end of his career. Before that, the former left-back played for Olympiacos for 1 year. He is one of the few players to win 5 Champions League titles with the same team. In February 2025, Marcelo retired at the age of 36 .

Pepe Reina will retire in May 2025. Reina is one of the best goalkeepers of his generation. He started his career at Barcelona before joining Villarreal and then Liverpool in 2005, starting an eight-year spell at Anfield. The 42-year- old also played for Napoli, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Lazio, Aston Villa, Villarreal and finally Como. Reina made a total of 954 club appearances in a 25-year career.

Mats Hummels will retire after the 2024/25 season. The 36-year-old centre-back played a key role in Germany's 2014 World Cup triumph. He came through the Bayern Munich youth ranks before making his senior debut in 2007. Hummels is known for his strong defence, accurate tackling and aerial prowess. Hummels made 508 appearances for Dortmund and 118 for Bayern Munich.

Adam Lallana retired at the age of 37. Lallana grew up at Southampton before moving to Liverpool in 2014, where he won both the Premier League and the Champions League. "I am proud of my career and have no regrets," Lallana said goodbye in June 2025, playing for his boyhood club Southampton.

Jonny Evans is retiring from football when his contract with United expires in May 2025. The 37-year-old centre-back is one of Northern Ireland's greatest ever players. Evans made 240 appearances for United in two spells, winning three Premier League titles, one Champions League and two FA Cups. He also had spells at West Brom and Leicester City.

Felipe Melo had a successful career and decided to hang up his boots at the age of 41 , after winning 20 major trophies at 5 clubs. Roberto Mancini once called him a "warrior" in the midfield during his time at Inter Milan. Melo had an uncompromising style of play, always ready to receive a yellow card for the good of the team. He ended his career with 800 club appearances, receiving 258 yellow cards, scoring 62 goals for Inter Milan, Juventus, Galatasaray, Palmeiras and Fluminense.

Toby Alderweireld will retire from football after the 2024/25 season with Royal Antwerp at the age of 36. The former Tottenham and Atletico Madrid defender had a glorious but also regretful career, finishing second in the 2019 Champions League with Spurs and finishing third with Belgium at the 2018 World Cup.

Jan Vertonghen also announced his retirement from playing at the end of the 2024/25 season. The 38-year- old spent 8 years at Tottenham, making 315 appearances. Vertonghen explained that a series of injuries in the final years of his career were the reason for his retirement. Vertonghen's last club was Anderlecht.

Simon Kjaer ends his playing career at the age of 35 , after spells at Sevilla, Lille, Fenerbahce, AC Milan, Atalanta, Roma, Wolfsburg and Palermo. His only Serie A trophy came in 2021 with AC Milan. He is also one of Denmark's most capped players, with 132 appearances at four World Cups and two European Championships.

Carlos Vela played for top European clubs such as Arsenal and Real Sociedad before joining Los Angeles FC in 2018. After 6 years playing in the US, the 36-year-old striker decided to retire in 2025. Vela has 72 caps for Mexico and scored 19 goals.

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