Soccer Players Who Retired In 2022
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Announced retirement on November 4, 2022
Career Achievements:
World Cup: 2010
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
European Champion: 2012
Champions League Winner: 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15
English Champion: 2008
Spanish Champion: 2008-09, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 202-21
UEFA Supercup Winner: 2009-10, 201-12, 2015-16
Spanish Super Cup Winner: 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2016-17, 2018-19
English League Cup Winner: 2006
European Under-19 Champion: 2006
English Super Cup Winner: 2007Career Awards
La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2009
La Liga Best Defender: 2010
La Liga Team of the Season: 2015, 2016
UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2015
UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2017
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2012
UEFA Team of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
FIFA FIFPro World11: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
FIFA FIFPro World11 2nd team: 2013, 2015, 2017
FIFA FIFPro World11 3rd team: 2014, 2018
ESM Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16[
Footballer of the Year in Catalonia: 2019
Globe Soccer Awards – Player Career Award: 2020More Gerard Piqué
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Announced retirement on October 3, 2022
Career Achievements:
Serie A top scorer: 2016
Serie A Team of the Year: 2014, 2016, 2017
UEFA Europa League Squad of the season: 2014, 2015
ESM Team of the Year: 2016
Forward of the "Ideal Team of America": 2006
FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2016
Juventus MVP of the Year: 2017, 2018
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014
Copa América runner-up: 2015, 2016
UEFA Europa League champion: 2019
Serie A champion: 2017, 2018, 2020
Coppa Italia champion: 2014, 2017, 2018
Supercoppa Italiana: 2014
La Liga champion: 2007, 2008, 2012
Copa del Rey champion: 2011
Supercopa de España champion: 2008, 2012More Gonzalo Higuaín- #30 of 150 onThe Best Soccer Players From Argentina
- #223 of 283 onThe Best Soccer Players Of All Time
- #69 of 90 onThe Greatest South American Footballers of All Time
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Announced retirement on June 4, 2022
Career Achievements:
Premier League titles: 2008, 2009, 2012
Football League Cup: 2009
FA Community Shield: 2008, 2012
FA Cup: 2011
UEFA Champions League title: 2008
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
Serie A titles: 2014, 2015
Coppa Italia: 2015
Supercoppa Italiana: 2013
Chinese FA Cup: 2017
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title: 2005
Primera División: 2003 Apertura, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
Copa Argentina: 2015
Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020
Supercopa Argentina: 2018
Copa Libertadores: 2003
Copa Sudamericana: 2004
Intercontinental Cup: 2003
Career Awards:
South American Footballer of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005
South American Team of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005
Copa Libertadores MVP Award: 2003
Player of the Year of Argentina: 2003, 2004
Argentine Sportsperson of the Year: 2004
Summer Olympics Golden Boot: 2004
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2005
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2005
Bola de Ouro: 2005
Bola de Prata: 2005
West Ham United Hammer of the Year: 2007
Manchester City Official Supporter's Player of the Year: 2010
Manchester City Player's Player of the Year: 2010
Premier League Golden Boot: 2011
PFA Team of the Year: 2011
Premier League Player of the Month: December 2009
PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month: March 2010
Guerin d'Oro: 2014, 2015
Juventus Player of the Season: 2014 2015
Serie A Team of the Year: 2014, 2015
UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2014
Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2015 - Photo: Paulblank / / CC-BY-SA 3.04
Jermain Defoe
Announced retirement on March 24, 2022
Career Achievements:
Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 2004
Premier League Player of the Month: August 2009
Sunderland Supporters' Player of the Year: 2016
Sunderland Player of the Year: 2016
Football League Cup: 2008
Scottish Premiership: 2021
Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2020
20 Goals For England in 57 CapsCareer Records:
Most Career Premier League Goals Scored As A Substitute (22)
9th All Time In Premier League Goals Scored
20th Premier League Player All Time To Score 100 League Goals
8th Premier League Player All Time To Score 150 League Goals
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Announced retirement on May 22, 2022
Career Achievements:
PFA Team of the Year: 2012 Championship
West Ham United Hammer of the Year: 2012, 2014
West Ham United Young Hammer of the Year: 2005
West Ham United Hammer of the Decade (2010s): 2010–19 - Photo: Tottenham Hotspur6
Mousa Dembélé
Announced retirement on February 8, 2022
Career Achievements:
Eredivisie champion (2009)
Johan Cruyff Shield (2009)
FIFA World Cup third place (2018)
Football League Cup runner-up (2015) - Photo: user uploaded image
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14
FA Cup: 2010–11; runner-up: 2012–13
Football League Cup: 2013–14, 2015–16
FA Community Shield: 2012
Serie A: 2020–21
Coppa Italia: 2008-09, 2021–22
Supercoppa Italiana: 2009, 2021
UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2007
Serbian Player of the Year: 2011
Serie A Team of the Year: 2018–19
A.S. Roma Team of the Decade: 2010–2020 - Photo: Ludovic Péron / CC-BY-SA 3.08
Maxi Rodríguez
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Copa del Rey top scorer: 2009–10
Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 2013
Argentine Primera División top scorer: 2014
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014
FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2005
Football League Cup: 2011–12
FA Cup runner-up: 2011-12
Argentine Primera División: 2013 Final
Uruguayan Primera División: 2017, 2018
Supercopa Uruguaya: 2018 - Photo: Granada / CC-BY-SA 4.09
Martin Hinteregger
Announced Retirement on June 23, 2022
Career Achievements:
UEFA Europa League champion (2022)
UEFA Europa League Team of the Season (2022)
Austrian Bundesliga champion (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Austrian Cup (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
67 caps for Austria - Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов / CC BY-SA 3.0
Announced retirement on January 31, 2022
Career Achievements:
Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2009
UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2019
FA Cup Champion: 2014, 2015, 2017
FA Community Shield Champion: 2014, 2015
Football League Cup/EFL Cup runner-up: 2011, 2018
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019More Laurent Koscielny- #246 of 367 onThe Best Soccer Defenders of All Time
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Announced retirement on March 8, 2022
Career Achievements:
MLS Golden Boot: 2014, 2016
MLS Best XI: 2014, 2016
MLS All-Star: 2014, 2018
Castrol Index Top MLS Player: 2014
New York Red Bulls MVP: 2014, 2017, 2018
MLS Player of the Month: May 2016
CONCACAF Best XI: 2018
MLS Comeback Player of the Year: 2020
PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11 League One
Campeones Cup: 2021
Supporters' Shield: 2013, 2015, 2018
Football League One: 2011–12 Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12
DFB-Pokal: 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21
DFL-Supercup: 2013, 2014, 2019
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2012–13
UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009- Photo: user uploaded image
Announced retirement on July 8, 2022
Career Achievements:
BBC Goal of the Season: 2013–14, 2014–15
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2010–11
PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11 Premier League
Arsenal Player of the Season Award: 2010–11
AFC Bournemouth Player of the Month: November 2016, December 2016
FA Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
FA Community Shield: 2014
Football League Cup/EFL Cup runner-up: 2010–11, 2017–18More Jack Wilshere- #119 of 163 onThe Best Soccer Players From England
- #55 of 97 onThe Best Arsenal Players Of All Time
- #47 of 94 onWho Is The Most Famous Jack In The World?
- Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Announced retirement on September 27, 2022
Career Achievements:
Premier League champion: 2018, 2019
FA Cup runner-up: 2015
Football League Cup runner-up: 2010
PFA League One Team of the Year: 2009
PFA League One Player of the Month: November 2008, January 2009
League One Young Player of the Year: 2009
FourFourTwo Young Player of the Year: 2009
Leeds United Players Player of the Year: 2009
Leeds United Young Player of the Year: 2009
Leeds United Goal of the Season: 2009
Aston Villa Fan's Player of the Year: 2014
Aston Villa Player of the Year: 2014, 2015
Aston Villa Player's Player of the Year: 2014
Aston Villa Goal of the Year: 2014 - Photo: Ardfern / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
PFA Team of the Year: 2009–10 Championship, 2011–12 Premier League
Primera División: Apertura 1998, Clausura 1999
Primera División: Clausura 2001
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003
Football League Championship: 2009–10
Olympic Gold Medal: 2004 - Photo: Manchester United16
Lee Grant
Announced retirement on May 26, 2022
Career Achievements:
Derby County Young Player of the Year: 2002–03
Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year: 2009–10
Burnley Player of the Year: 2012–13
Stoke City Player of the Year: 2016–17
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2020–21 - Photo: user uploaded image
Announced retirement on January 12, 2022
Career Achievements:
CONCACAF Player of the Year (2013)
CONCACAF Champions League Golden Ball (2012)
CONCACAF Champions League Golden Boot (2012, 2015)
Pan American Games Golden Boot (2011)
Mexican Primera División Forward of the Tournament (Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012)
Mexican Primera División Golden Ball (Clausura 2012)
CONCACAF Cup champion (2015)
CONCACAF Gold Cup champion (2015)
Mexican Primera División champion (Clausura 2008, Clausura 2012)
Primera División A (Clausura 2004)
Liga MX champion (Apertura 2014, Apertura 2018)
Copa MX champion (Clausura 2019)
CONCACAF Champions League (2015, 2016) - Photo: Morgan Tencza / CC-BY-SA 4.018
Ilsinho
Announced retirement on March 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Brazilian Bola de Prata (Placar): 2006
Best XI Ukrainian Premier League: 2007–2008
Brazilian Série A Champion: 2006
UEFA Cup Champion: 2009
Ukrainian Premier League Champion: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
Ukrainian Cup Champion: 2008, 2012, 2013
Ukrainian Super Cup Champion: 2008, 2012, 2014
Supporters' Shield: 2020
Summer Olympics Bronze medal winner: 2008
- Photo: Napoli
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Ligue 1: 2020–21
Trophée des Champions: 2021
Coppa Italia: 2019–20
Super League Greece: 2009–10
Greek Cup: 2009–10 - Photo: Metaweb (FB) / CC-BY
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
South American Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
FIFA World Youth Championship Silver Ball: 2001
FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2010
South American Footballer of the Year: 2010
EFE Brazil Trophy: 2013
Summer Olympics Gold Medal: 2004
Copa Sudamericana: 2008
Campeonato Gaúcho: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Copa Libertadores: 2010
Recopa Sudamericana: 2011
Argentine Primera División: 2000 Clausura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Clausura
Recopa Sudamericana: 2016
Copa Argentina: 2015–16
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Announced retirement on January 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
PFA Team of the Year (2008)
Stoke City Player of the Year (2014)
Football League Championship Player of the Month (October 2008)
FA Cup runner-up (2011)
Championship runner-up (2008) - Photo: user uploaded image22
Ike Opara
Announced retirement on January 14, 2022
Career Achievements:
MLS Best XI (2017, 2019)
MLS Defender of the Year (2017, 2019)
MLS Cup (2013)
U.S. Open Cup (2015, 2017) - Photo: Дмитрий Голубович / CC-BY-SA 3.023
Davy Pröpper
Announced retirement on January 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Eredivisie Champion (2016)
Johan Cruyff Shield (2015, 2016, 2021)
UEFA Nations League runner-up - Netherlands (2019) Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Argentine Primera División: 2002 Clausura, 2004 Clausura
Copa Libertadores: 2018
Recopa Sudamericana: 2019
Segunda División: 2011–12
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2001
Summer Olympic Games: 2004
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2004- Photo: Honduras
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
FA Cup champion: 2012-13
Honduran Liga Nacional: 2003–04 Clausura, 2004–05 Clausura, 2005–06 Apertura, 2005–06 Clausura
U.S. Open Cup: 2016
Supporters' Shield: 2016 - Photo: Agencia de Noticias ANDES / flickr / CC-BY-SA 2.0
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Argentine Primera División: Clausura 2008, Torneo Final 2014, Superfinal 2014, Campeonato 2021
Copa Argentina: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Supercopa Argentina: 2017, 2019
Copa Libertadores: 2015, 2018
Copa Sudamericana: 2014
Recopa Sudamericana: 2015, 2016, 2019
Suruga Bank Championship: 2015
Primera B Nacional: 2011–12
Copa del Rey: 2003–04 - Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Serie A: 2010–11
Supercoppa Italiana: 2011
KNVB Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10
Johan Cruyff Shield: 2005, 2006, 2007
UEFA U-21 Championship: 2006
AFC Ajax Talent of the Year: 2006 - Photo: Major League Soccer28
Lee Nguyen
Announced retirement on February 4, 2022
Career Achievements:
MLS Best XI (2014)
Supporters' Shield (2019)
Eredivisie champion (2007, 2008)
Johan Cruijff Shield (2008) - Photo: Ray Terrill / flickr / CC-BY-SA 2.0
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
2015 MLS Cup Most Valuable Player
2017 Landon Donovan MVP Award
2013 Newcomer of the Year
MLS Best XI: 2013, 2014, 2017
MLS All-Star: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
MLS Cup: 2015
MLS is Back Tournament: 2020
Taça de Portugal: 2009–10
Primera División: 2007 Apertura - Photo: Cesare Purini / CC-BY 2.030
Francesco Magnanelli
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
All-time record appearance holder for Sassuolo
Serie C1: 2007–08
Supercoppa di Lega di Serie C1: 2008
Serie B: 2012–13
