{"id":41139,"date":"2025-10-07T18:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/official-jordi-alba-announces-his-retirement-from-professional-soccer_314968_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:19:13","slug":"official-jordi-alba-announces-his-retirement-from-professional-soccer_314968_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/official-jordi-alba-announces-his-retirement-from-professional-soccer_314968_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Jordi Alba follows in Sergio Busquets’ footsteps: the full-back announces his retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jordi Alba announced, through an emotional video, his retirement at the end of the 2025 season with Inter Miami. The full-back will hang up his boots at 36 years old with 22 official titles, 18 of them with Bar\u00e7a<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

Another FC Barcelona<\/strong> legend recently announced his retirement from professional football. Ten days after Sergio Busquets<\/a> announced his retirement at the end of the 2025 season with Inter Miami<\/strong>, Jordi Alba<\/strong> has followed in the footsteps of the ‘5’.<\/p>

The 36-year-old left-back confirmed his decision to retire from football this year, after lifting 22 official titles after more than 17 years of professional career<\/strong>. The former ’18’ of Barcelona published an emotional video on his social networks<\/a> to announce his retirement.<\/p>

“I feel that the time has come to say goodbye to my career as a professional footballer. It has been almost 20 years enjoying this incredible story that I always dreamed of<\/strong>,” explained the player from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.<\/p>

Jordi Alba’s message of gratitude to Barcelona and the National Team<\/h2>
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Jordi Alba before a match with Inter Miami<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

During his farewell message, Alba had words of gratitude for all his former teams and the Spanish National Team. The defender played for La Masia<\/strong> and Cornell\u00e0<\/strong> before arriving at Valencia<\/strong>. He also played a season at N\u00e0stic de Tarragona<\/strong> prior to his debut in LaLiga in the 2009\/10 season.<\/p>

Jordi returned to Bar\u00e7a in 2012<\/strong> in exchange for 14 million euros. He spent eleven years there, during which he won 18 trophies<\/strong>, including the Champions League and the Club World Cup in 2015.<\/p>

“Thanks to FC Barcelona, the club of my life, the one that saw me grow up as a child and allowed me to reach the peak of my career<\/strong>, to live more than an unforgettable decade and conquer all possible titles”, said the left-back in his video.<\/p>

“Today I close this chapter knowing that I gave it my all. Football has been, is, and always will be an essential part of my life. Thank you, football. Thank you for everything.”<\/p> <\/blockquote>