Javier Mascherano, who played in Estudiantes, one of the Argentine teams, said goodbye to the green fields.

The 36-year-old Argentine announced that he has ended his 17-year active football career, in a statement on his club's website.

Stating that he was trying to show the best performance throughout his football life, Mascherano said, "I thought I would feel a spark again after the epidemic, but the truth did not happen. It is time to step aside and finish this race." used the expressions.

Mascherano, who started his career in his country's River Plate team, played in the teams of Corinthians, West Ham United, Liverpool, Barcelona and Hebei China Fortune.

Having won 5 La Liga and 2 Champions League championships with Barcelona, Mascherano played 555 games and scored 4 goals in the clubs she played.