OFFICIAL: Former Liverpool defender announces retirement at 33
- Joel Matip announces retirement at 33
- He left Liverpool at the end of last season after playing for the team for 8 years.
- Recently, he has been plagued by injuries and has not been able to play regularly.

Former Liverpool defender Joel Matip has announced his retirement at the age of 33 after leaving the Reds at the end of last season, making Liverpool the last club Matip played for, having spent eight years on Merseyside.
After joining on a free transfer from Schalke 04 in 2016, the Cameroonian has made 201 appearances for the Reds and has won a host of trophies under Jurgen Klopp, including the Leaf Cup, FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and most notably the UEFA Champions League and Premier League.
As for his performance with his old club Schalke 04, where he played from 2009 to 2016, Matip was also quite successful. He was able to lead the team to win the DFB-Pokal in 2011. Which is considered the highest point of the Royal Blues club in recent times.
Unfortunately, towards the end of Matip’s career, he was plagued by injuries. Which prevented him from playing regularly and becoming a regular in the Liverpool team for a long time. The last game Matip played was a 4-3 win over Fulham in December 2023. Before he suffered a long-term injury and eventually left the ufabet https://ufabet999.app team.