Former Ecuador and Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia on Wednesday announced his retirement from football.
The 35-year-old, who was playing for Queretaro in Mexico, had been suffering from a long-standing foot problem.
He wrote On his official Twitter account that He is ending his career in Queretaro, but that He doesn’t think this moment would come so soon, but his body has asked him to take this decision.
Valencia first broke his foot in 2015 in the Manchester derby.
He spent a decade at United from 2009-19 and ended his spell there as club captain after Michael Carrick retired in 2018.
Originally a dashing and explosive right winger, Valencia later played as a full-back.
He began his career at Nacional de Quito in 2003 before moving to Villarreal in Spain in 2005 after winning the Ecuadoran league.
He joined Wigan Athletic a year later where he caught the eye of former United manager Alex Ferguson.
Valencia joined United in 2009 and went on to win two Premier League titles, the FA Cup, Europa League and the League Cup twice with the Red Devils
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