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Former England defender Phil Jagielka has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 41.<\/p>\n
Jagielka has decided the bring the curtain down on his career after making over 800 appearances across 23 years.<\/p>\n
Jagielka started his career with Sheffield United and spent eight season with the Blades before moving to Everton in 2007.<\/p>\n
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He would go on to spend 12 years at Goodison Park and became club captain in 2013, but returned to the Blades after being released by the Toffees in 2019.<\/p>\n
Jagielka spent two seasons back at Bramall Lane following the club\u2019s promotion to the Premier League before spending six months at Derby, while he finished his career with Stoke.<\/p>\n
Jagielka won 40 caps for England between 2008 and 2016 and featured at Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.<\/p>\n
It’s been an absolute honour to step onto the grass for every match<\/p>\n
Announcing his retirement on Instagram, Jagielka wrote: \u201cAll good things come to an end and after just over 800 appearances my playing career is done.<\/p>\n
\u201cNever in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would get to play football at the highest level for some amazing clubs as well as my country.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been an absolute honour to step onto the grass for every match and I have so many people to thank for that.\u201d<\/p>\n