Former Liverpool defender Joel Matip has retired from football at the age of 33.
Matip — who was capped 27 times for Cameroon between 2010 and 2015 — had been a free agent since his contract at Liverpool expired earlier this year.
The centre-back made 201 appearances across eight seasons at Anfield, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League in that time.
Matip joined Liverpool as a free agent in 2016 from Schalke, where he spent a total of 16 years and made 258 first-team appearances.
Joel Matip has confirmed his retirement from football ⚽️
The defender departed the Reds in the summer after an eight-year spell that included 201 appearances and multiple major honours with the club 🔴
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 12, 2024
The defender was part of the Schalke team that reached the semi-final stage of the Champions League in 2010-11, winning the DFB-Pokal in the same season and the DFL-Supercup at the start of the following campaign.
Matip — who was also eligible to play for Germany — represented Cameroon in both the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, but made his last appearance for the African nation in 2015 and rejected further call-ups to the national team.
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