Soccer Players Who Retired In 2022

Pat Alexander

Updated October 19, 2023 22.7K views 79 items

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Vote up the retired soccer players based on their overall careers.

All the soccer players who retire in 2022 will leave a lasting legacy that lives on. Whether they're finishing their careers as top footballing stars or calling it quits after a few up-and-down seasons, all these great footballers retiring in 2022 have given the game their all. Look to this list regularly to see the best soccer players who retired in 2022, either because it was their time or because injuries cut a promising career short.

The first big name soccer star to choose retirement in 2022 was former Dutch international Davy Pröpper, who played with three different clubs over the course of his fourteen-year career but made his biggest impact at PSV Eindhoven. Former Mexico international forward Oribe Peralta also stepped away from the game after a storied career in Liga MX. Then longtime Tottenham Hotspur and Belgium midfielder Mousa Dembélé additionally called it a career.

Take a look at the recently retired soccer players list below and vote up the soccer stars you'll miss most, or those you think contributed the most to the game.

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12 votes
Sergei Breyev
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
306 club appearances
18 career goals
Photo: Major League Soccer
62
12 votes
Aaron Schoenfeld
Announced retirement on January 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Israeli Premier League: 2018–19
Toto Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
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63
12 votes
Bruno Urribarri
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Copa Sudamericana: 2014
Photo: user uploaded image
64
12 votes
Luciano Pocrnjic
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
235 club appearances
84 career clean sheets
Photo: Вячеслав Евдокимов / CC-BY-SA 3.0
65
14 votes
Willem Janssen
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Johan Cruijff Schaal: 2011
Photo: Major League Soccer
66
22 votes
Chris Seitz
Announced retirement on January 19, 2022

Career Achievements:
MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award (2012)
MLS Cup (2009)
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2016, 2018)
Supporters' Shield (2016)
Photo: Дмитрий Садовников / CC-BY-SA 3.0
67
22 votes
Artyom Rebrov
Announced retirement on January 1, 2022

Career Achievements:
Russian Premier League champion (2017)
Russian Super Cup (2017)
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68
25 votes
Sam McQueen
Announced retirement on January 1, 2022

Career Achievements:
EFL Cup runner-up (2017)
U21 Premier League Cup (2015)
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69
13 votes
Nicolás Sánchez
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2017, Apertura 2019
CONCACAF Champions League Golden Ball: 2019
CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2019
Liga MX: Apertura 2019
Copa MX: Apertura 2017, 2019–20
CONCACAF Champions League: 2019, 2021
Argentine Primera División: 2014 Primera
Argentine Primera División: 2008 Clausura
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70
13 votes
Nicolás Navarro
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Olympic Gold Medal: 2008
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005

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71
13 votes
Leandro Grimi
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Argentine Primera División: 2014
Taça de Portugal: 2007–08
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2008
Photo: Football.ua / CC-BY-SA 3.0
72
13 votes
Marco Ruben
Announced retirement on May 7, 2022
Career Achievements:
Copa do Brasil: 2019
J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship: 2019
Copa Argentina: 2017–18
3rd All Time Scorer In Rosario Central
Photo: user uploaded image
73
30 votes
Andrey Yeshchenko
Announced retirement on January 13, 2022

Career Achievements:
Russian Premier League champion (2017)
Russian Super Cup (2017)
Ukrainian Cup (2006)
Ukrainian Super Cup (2006)
Photo: user uploaded image
74
22 votes
Jeff Attinella
Announced retirement on January 21, 2022

Career Achievements:
MLS is Back Tournament champion (2020)
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75
23 votes
Andy Rose
Announced retirement on January 14, 2022

Career Achievements:
22 career goals
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76
10 votes
Anton Postupalenko
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
214 club appearances
20 career goals
Photo: Светлана Бекетова / CC-BY-SA 3.0
77
10 votes
Adessoye Oyewole
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
385 club appearances
18 career goals
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78
11 votes
Ruslan Fomin
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
Ukrainian Premier League champion: (4) 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2017–18
Ukrainian Cup: 2017–18
Ukrainian First League: 2016–17
Photo: user uploaded image
79
11 votes
Patricio Toranzo
Announced retirement on July 1, 2022
Career Achievements:
305 club appearances
19 career goals