Emmanuel Adebayor retires from football aged 39, with DAT Man City goal against Arsenal front and center in bizarre announcement video, seven years after leaving the Premier League for Turkey and Togo
- Emmanuel Adebayor has put his professional football career on hold
- He announced this on Tuesday with a bizarre video on Instagram
- The video featured his infamous goal for Man City against former club Arsenal
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Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced that he will retire from football at the age of 39.
Adebayor spent more than a decade in England playing for Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, but has now put his career on hold and made the announcement with a bizarre video on Instagram.
The short video included a clip of his infamous goal for City against former club Arsenal in 2009, arguably the most memorable goal of his career, as he followed it up by running across the pitch in celebration for Arsenal fans.
Alongside the video, Adebayor posted the caption, “SEA, from the highs to the lows, my career as a professional athlete has been an incredible journey.
Thank you to my fans for being there every step of the way. I’m so thankful for everything and looking forward to what’s to come!’
Emmanuel Adebayor has confirmed his retirement with a bizarre announcement video
Adebayor recorded his infamous goal for Man City against Arsenal in his farewell video
That goal led to him taunting the Arsenal fans by kneeling in front of them
Adebayor then wrote a message on a piece of paper that read, “Thank you for the blessings!!!”
Interestingly, the only two goals Adebayor included in his retirement video came from his time at City.
However, the striker had some great moments with his other clubs, winning the 2008 African Footballer of the Year award during his time at Arsenal.
He was also named Togo’s Footballer of the Year for five consecutive years between 2005 and 2009, and the video included footage of him draped in his country’s national flag.
Adebayor spent most of his peak years in England, but also enjoyed spells in France with Metz and Monaco early in his career, and had a brief stint with Spanish giants Real Madrid in 2011.
After returning to England after his time at Madrid, Adebayor had three years at Tottenham Hotspur and six months at Palace before moving to Turkey to join Istanbul Basaksehir in early 2017.
He would go on to play for fellow Turkish outfit Kayserispor, before trying his luck in Paraguay with Olimpia.
He ended his career in his home country with Semassi and is now leaving the sport after more than two decades as a professional.
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