I have decided to retire from professional football after 16 years and over 700 games played.
I got to live out my childhood fantasy and play on fields all over the world.
Thank you to all of my wonderful supervisors, instructors, and companions during my career; I will miss you much.
I’d also like to express my gratitude to LOSC, Chelsea, and Real Madrid, as well as the RBFA for selecting me to represent Belgium in international competition.
I wаnt tо sаy “thаnk yоu” tо everyоne whо hаs been there fоr me thrоugh the gооd аnd the terrible times.Lаst but nоt leаst, I wаnt tо express my deep grаtitude tо аll оf yоu—my devоted fаns—whо hаve suppоrted me thrоughоut my cаreer.
“I want to spend this time with my loved ones and try new things. Friends, I’ll see you when the game is over.
While with Chelsea, Hazard won the Premier League twice and was named the PFA Player of the Year. He also helped Real Madrid win two La Liga championships and the Champions League.
Unfortunately, the Belgian winger was sidelined for 95 games for both club and country due to 18 various ailments he sustained during his time in the Spanish city.
The Belgian played 352 games for Chelsea, scoring 110 goals and assisting on 92 more.
Hаzаrd wоn the Cоpа del Rey, the Spаnish Super Cup, аnd the UEFа Super Cup despite hаving а relаtively minоr influence in Mаdrid’s success.
Hazard won the Europa League twice while with Chelsea, in addition to the FA Cup and League Cup.
Hazard was honored as both the Premier League’s and PFA’s Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season.
In addition, he took home Chelsea’s top honor four times.After retiring from professional football, Eden Hazard played in a charity match in Calais, where he scored once and set up three assists.
The former Chelsea player looked like his old self as he caused havoc on the right wing for Le Varietes Club de France versus Team Calais in a star-studded contest. He wore jersey number 10.
Also participating were Didier Deschamps, Claude Puel, Yohan Cabaye, and Kylian Mbappe’s father Wilfried, as well as former Barcelona great Ludovic Giuly.Jens Lehmann was in goal, and the defense included Mathieu Debuchy, Laurent Blanc, Daniel Van Buyten, and Christian Karembeu.Yellow Pieces (Pieces Jaunes) is a charity that helps hospitalized children and teenagers, and the match raised about £12,900 for them.
Hazard, who was released from his Real Madrid contract a year early, announced his retirement last week and said he no longer enjoyed playing the sport.
According to L’Avenir (via Fabrizio Romano), he added, “I always said that I would stop playing as soon as I no longer had fun on the field.”I didn’t feel like going to a cash game. Training became a chore, and I eventually stopped playing altogether. The answer seemed obvious.
You have to pay attention to yourself and know when to call it quits, he advised last week on Instagram.