Jordi Alba announces his retirement from professional football | OneFootball

As Inter Miami competes in the final stretch of the MLS group stage, aiming to be well-positioned for the playoffs, a piece of news caused a stir internally, as Jordi Alba, one of the team's key players, announced his retirement.

The person responsible for delivering the news was Alba himself, who, through a video posted on his social media, announced that he will retire from professional play at the end of this year. "I made the decision to put an end to my professional career at the end of this season. I do it with absolute conviction, fullness, and happiness because I feel that I have traveled this path with all possible passion, and it is time to open a new chapter," he commented.

Thus, once the season ends with the Herons, which will conclude with the MLS playoffs, the Spanish left-back will end his professional career at the age of 36. This will be the second departure for the U.S. team following Busquets' retirement announcement.

In total, Jordi Alba had a 19-season professional career, with stints at Cornellá, Valencia B, Gimnástic, Valencia, Barcelona, and Inter Miami. Additionally, he played for the Spanish National Team, with which he won the Euro Cup and the Nations League.

Since mid-2023, Alba, who was one of Messi's best partners on the field, joined the Herons to once again share the squad with the Argentine forward, and they did so in the best way possible, as they achieved the first two titles in the club's history: Nations League 2023 and Supporter's Shield 2024.

Messi's message to Jordi Alba In the Spanish left-back's post, Lionel Messi left a nostalgic comment about his retirement. "Thank you, Jordi. I'm going to miss you a lot. After so many things together, it's going to be strange to look to the left and not see you there... What a crazy number of assists you gave me all these years... Who's going to give me those passes back now???" he wrote.

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