His shaggy curly hair set him apart from the rest of the field. I am talking about the name of Marouane Fellaini of Belgium. This midfielder, who once played for Manchester United and Everton, has decided to hang up his boots. After Eden Hazard, another star of Belgium’s golden generation bid farewell to football.
36-year-old Belgian star Marouane Fellaini announced his retirement from all forms of football on Saturday (February 3). This star, who played 87 matches in Belgium’s jersey, bid farewell to the national team in 2019. This time he retired from club football.
In 2008, Fellaini joined Premier League side Everton from the Belgian Standard League. Then joined Manchester United in 2013. In 2019, he joined Chinese league team Shandong Luneng. He played the last period of his career there.
Announcing his retirement on social media, he wrote, ‘It was an incredible journey! I’m very lucky to have played the game I love the most, at its highest level.’
Fellaini also said that he feels proud to play for different clubs and he feels honored to play in the Belgium national team. Fellaini played for the Belgium national team in the 2008 Olympics, 2016 Euro and 2014 and 2018 World Cups. The golden generation of Hazard, Lukaku, De Bruyne, Fellaini finished third in the 2018 World Cup. He scored 18 goals in 87 matches for Belgium.
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Fellaini scored 25 goals and 14 assists in 141 Premier League matches for Everton at club level. He scored 22 goals in 177 matches for Manchester United in all competitions. Apart from the FA Cup in 2016, he won the Europa League and EFL Cup in 2017 for the latter club.
