Everton Captain Seamus Coleman to End 17-Year Playing Career with Blues
The 37-year-old captain has made 433 appearances and will consider a non-playing role after deciding not to retire from football.
- On Friday, Seamus Coleman announced that this season will be his last as a player for Everton Football Club, concluding an over 17-year career with the Blues.
- Joining Everton as a 20-year-old from Sligo Rovers for just £60,000, Coleman established himself as a Premier League great and captain during his 17-year stay.
- The Republic of Ireland international holds the club record for Premier League appearances with 372 and has made 433 total appearances for Everton.
- Everton has offered Coleman a place on the coaching staff, though the 37-year-old intends to play for Ireland in summer friendlies before deciding his future.
- If Coleman appears in either of the final two games against Sunderland or Tottenham, he will move ahead of Dixie Dean and Leon Osman in the club's all-time appearances list.
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Seamus Coleman will leave Everton at the end of the season after 17 years at the club. "After more than 17 years at this great football club, I have decided that this season will be my last as a player here," the 37-year-old defender announced the news.
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