Joel Matip
33-Year-Old
Free Agent
Announces retirement
Matip has announced he is hanging up his boots, according to his former club.
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Matip has reached the end of his playing days, with the 33-year-old stepping away from the beautiful game. He ends his career after 15 seasons, seven with Shalke and eight with Liverpool. In that time, he appeared in 500 matches, notching 45 goals and 25 assists despite serving as a defender. He also earned 27 caps and one goal with Cameroon. Most importantly, he earned some decent silverware, winning a Champions League and one Premier League title.
Matip has reached the end of his playing days, with the 33-year-old stepping away from the beautiful game. He ends his career after 15 seasons, seven with Shalke and eight with Liverpool. In that time, he appeared in 500 matches, notching 45 goals and 25 assists despite serving as a defender. He also earned 27 caps and one goal with Cameroon. Most importantly, he earned some decent silverware, winning a Champions League and one Premier League title.
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Departing Merseyside
Matip (knee) will depart Liverpool following the conclusion of his contract.
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Running in recovery
Matip has begun running in his recovery from a torn ACL, according to manager Jurgen Klopp. "Joel [is] running - he hates that! But he is able to run again, so that's good," the manager stated."
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Undergoes successful surgery
Matip (knee) underwent successful knee surgery to repair his ruptured ACL, Liverpool announced.
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Out for season
Matip ruptured his ACL and will miss the remainder of the season, James Pearce reports.
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Injury deemed serious
Matip (knee) will not be an option on Wednesday against Sheffield United, according to manager Jurgen Klopp. "No, I don't know exactly but it doesn't look good, that's something we can say. "The scan is not done yet so we don't know exactly, but it's not great. From the first second it was clear, we spoke to him and said, 'No, that's not good. But how long, I don't know."
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Could move to Juventus
Matip has been linked with a move to Juventus, according to ESPN.
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Juventus need to sign a central defender following Gleison Bremer's ACL injury, and while they've been linked with a plethora of names, it's unclear if they're going to complete a move now or if they'll wait until January. Matip has been linked with several teams in his condition of free agent, but the Cameroonian defender has yet to sign with a new club after leaving Liverpool.
Juventus need to sign a central defender following Gleison Bremer's ACL injury, and while they've been linked with a plethora of names, it's unclear if they're going to complete a move now or if they'll wait until January. Matip has been linked with several teams in his condition of free agent, but the Cameroonian defender has yet to sign with a new club after leaving Liverpool.