2023-07-02 10:26:34
The former midfielder Manchester United, Tom Cleverley, announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 33, citing nagging injuries. The former England international recently captained the Watford and joined the Championship team on loan from United during the 2009-10 season.
Cleverley made 181 appearances, scoring 19 times and registering 15 assists during his six-and-a-half-year spell at Watford after coming on loan for a second time from Everton and making the move permanent in 2017.
His final season was plagued by injury as he missed 29 games for Watford who finished 11th in the Championship standings. Cleverley underwent surgery for an Achilles tendon injury that kept him sidelined for an extended period at the start of last season, before picking up a thigh injury in February.
“Today I announce my retirement from football as a player. The last year has been immensely difficult trying to overcome the obstacles of injuries,” the former Premier League winner said in a statement on Saturday. “Unfortunately, my body has failed me and it no longer has the ability to function.”
A United youth squad, Cleverley made 79 appearances for the Old Trafford side before joining Leicester City, Watford, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa and Everton on loan.
“A special mention must go to Manchester United… The people and the club that gave me the foundation as a player and a person and also the club that made my dreams come true…” “To everyone involved with Watford FC. I am privileged to call this club home… The love you have shown me as a young man on loan the moment I retire as a grown man I can never repay.”
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