Eden Hazard officially ends his football career.
Azar said on his SNS on the 10th, "I thought about myself, and I felt I had to stop (the career) at the right time. "After 16 years and more than 700 games, I decided to leave my professional soccer career now," he announced his retirement.
Hazard grew up showing off his potential at LOSC Reel in Ligue 1, France in 2007. Since the 2008-2009 season, he has established himself as the mainstay of the team. In the 2011-2012 season, he showed his best performance, scoring 20 goals and 18 assists in 38 league games. In Lille alone, he scored 50 goals and 53 assists in 194 official games.
He then headed to Chelsea in the Premier League in 2012 and made his name known as a world-class player. Hazard began to show off his talents, including fast speed, reckless breakthrough, calm finish, and playmaking, and became the best striker in the league. He has scored 110 goals and 92 assists in 352 games in six seasons, and has won six championships, including two league championships.
And Real Madrid, which was looking for a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2019, began recruiting Hazard and headed to Spain with a transfer fee of more than 100 million euros (about 142.8 billion won).
However, he was shaken from the first season. Hazard has been under fire for failing to manage himself even before the opening of the season, and has not played many games due to frequent injuries. He had the image of a "steel king" with few injuries during his seven years at Chelsea, but missed 26 games in the first season alone and did not play about 80 games in four seasons. 스포츠토토
The contract with Real ended after this summer. Hazard, who became a free agent (FA), was connected to the Saudi league and the U.S. MLS (major league soccer) teams, followed by local reports on his next destination.
But he chose to retire. Azar said, "I was able to achieve my dream and it was fun to play in many stadiums around the world. Now I'm going to start a new experience with my loved ones."
Regarding Hazard's retirement, European football transfer market expert Fabrício Romano said, "Azar was already thinking about retirement. "I've had love calls from Sadui and the U.S. over the past four months, but I wasn't sure about their ways," he said.
All teams cheered. Chelsea said: "It didn't take long for Hazard to establish himself in the hearts of Chelsea's fans. We will always welcome and welcome him back to Stamford Bridge."
"Azar won eight trophies with us for four seasons," Real said. Thank you and affection for his hard work," he encouraged.
Hazard, who was once the best player at the peak, left the ground with regret at the end of his active career.