Jack Wilshere

Hear from our former midfielder after his decision to hang up his boots at the age of 30.

I have enjoyed every moment of my career and it has been the journey of a lifetime. I love you all so much and thank you for always making me smile. You've shared my highs and my lows and never wavered in your love and support for me. A special thank you must go to my best friends Duane and Benik. Through the good times and the bad you've always supported me and I've always felt that I could always rely on your honesty and support. Thank you for your help and support both on and off the pitch. I'll never forget how you always backed me and I'll forever be a Gooner. Thank you to my management team Neil Fewings, Duncan Ross, Fahri Ecvet and everyone who has helped me along the way. You've always made me feel supported and I hope I did you proud representing your club. Thank you for everything from the bottom of my heart. "It has been an unbelievable journey filled with so many incredible moments and I feel privileged to have experienced all that I did during my career. I will never forget everything you did for me to help me achieve my dreams. You've always made me feel supported and I hope I did you proud representing your club.

The former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has announced his retirement as a player at the age of 30.

Wilshere became Arsenal’s youngest league debutant aged 16 years and 256 days in 2008 and won two FA Cups with the club in 2014 and 2015. “In truth it has been difficult to accept that my career has been slipping away in recent times due to reasons outside of my control whilst feeling that I have still had so much to give. Wilshere wrote in a lengthy message on Twitter: “Today I am announcing my retirement from playing professional football: It has been an unbelievable journey filled with so many incredible moments and I feel privileged to have experienced all that I did during my career.

Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has announced his retirement from playing professional football at age 30.

Wilshere was a graduate of Arsenal's academy and made his senior debut at age 16 in September 2008, becoming their youngest ever league debutant. "Now is the right time to close this chapter but I still have so much to give to the game and I am excited about what the future holds," the former England international added. "However, having had time to reflect and talk with those closest with me I know that now is the right time and despite the difficult moments I look back on my career with great pride at what I have achieved."

Former England international Jack Wilshere has announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 30. Wilshere will best be remembered for his time at ...

Congratulations on an incredible career, @JackWilshere". "I have enjoyed every moment of my career and it has been the journey of a lifetime," Wilshere reflected. He added: "In truth it has been difficult to accept that my career has been slipping away in recent times due to reasons outside of my control whilst feeling that I have still had so much to give.

Jack Wilshere, the former Arsenal and England midfielder, has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 30.

"I have enjoyed every moment of my career and it has been the journey of a lifetime. “However, having had time to reflect and talk with those closest with me, I know that now is the right time and despite the difficult moments I look back on my career with great pride at what I have achieved. "From being the little boy kicking a ball around in the garden to captaining my beloved Arsenal and playing for my country at a World Cup. I have lived my dream."

Jack Wilshere has announced his retirement from football; former Arsenal and England midfielder grateful for unbelievable journey and incredible moments but ...

"Jack started as a winger at a young age and he brought that into his midfield and could pass people and unlock the game. "He started in 2008 when he must have been 16 years old and that is, of course, exceptional at that level and straight away he has shown the quality to be a main player. "First of all, he has a great understanding of the game, I feel a midfield position suits well the development of a coach. Wilshere's goodbye is of course tinged with sadness but he is right to feel pride at his achievements. "Well for me it is a sad moment. A move to West Ham was one Wilshere would later admit to regretting and it brought more ill fortune, injuries again restricting his playing time. Here, at last, was precisely the kind of midfielder this country had lacked for so long and the accolades soon followed. But the reality was inescapable. He stepped out at the Emirates Stadium that night as the youngest player on the pitch. That night against Barcelona was just one of many highs. "Spanish technique but an English heart," was Wenger's description. But what followed, against perhaps the greatest club side in history, was an exhibition in fearlessness and technical brilliance.