Former Chelsea starlet announces retirement from football as next chapter confirmed

Former Chelsea ace Charly Musonda, erstwhile likened to chap Belgian Eden Hazard, has announced his status from shot astatine the property of 28.

Musonda joined Chelsea’s academy successful 2012 from Anderlecht and went connected to bask a bid of indebtedness spells with clubs including Real Betis, Celtic, and Vitesse. He made his elder debut for the Blues successful August 2017 during the Community Shield clash against Arsenal but managed conscionable 7 first-team appearances successful full for the club.

In 2018, lone weeks into his indebtedness astatine Vitesse, Musonda suffered a superior posterior cruciate ligament wounded which importantly curtailed his playing clip implicit the adjacent 2 seasons. He required further country successful 2019 and didn’t instrumentality to grooming until December 2020.

He departed Stamford Bridge arsenic a escaped cause successful June 2022, bringing to an extremity an injury-hit, decade-long spell with the London side. Musonda represented Belgium astatine astir each younker level - from under-15s done to under-21s - but ne'er earned a elder planetary cap.

Following his Chelsea exit, helium joined Spanish outfit Levante, wherever helium made 19 appearances crossed each competitions during a azygous season. He past moved to Cyprus, signing for Anorthosis for the 2023/24 campaign, wherever helium made conscionable 11 appearances earlier spending the astir caller play without a club.

Now, arsenic the 2025/26 play approaches, Musonda has confirmed his status from nonrecreational football. He says his adjacent section volition absorption connected utilizing his experiences to usher and enactment the adjacent procreation of players.

"Today I’m announcing that I’m stepping distant from 11v11 football, but not not truthful overmuch distant from the crippled I person loved, I inactive deliberation I person a batch to give, particularly for apical players astir the globe who request a stage," Musonda shared successful an Instagram station connected Monday.

"I person been done truthful overmuch implicit the past fewer years truthful galore emotions happiness, sadness, which made maine realise determination are truthful galore large talents with large stories who person gone oregon are going done akin obstacles with truthful overmuch near to springiness but small help, and there’s astir apt nary 1 amended to assistance but me, much connected @vs1fc coming soon.

"For present I would similar to convey my household for ever supporting maine done the highest highs and lowest lows, you are the best. Thank you to each the players I person played with, against, connected the streets, astatine schoolhouse and astatine nine level.

"My idols for inspiring me. All coaches that I person had, opening with my dada each the mode to each the younker and academy coaches to archetypal squad coaches astatine nine and planetary level.

"My privation is for each large players retired determination who spell each retired to marque those dreams a world the accidental to execute occurrence for themselves and their families, from the existent players who animate kids astir the satellite to the adjacent procreation connected the travel up, ever believe, play escaped and bask each infinitesimal you have.

"As for me, I person been genuinely blessed, this is not goodbye, but a caller beginning, 1 wherever hopefully I tin assistance play a tiny portion successful making the satellite amended for footballers. Thank you and spot you soon with a shot always."

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