OFFICIAL: Claudio Marchisio ends his Juventus adventure after 25 years in black and white
Today marks the end of Claudio Marchisio’s Juventus career following the agreed termination of his contract.
Marchisio is now 32 years old and suffered from injury problems in recent campaigns.
His previous contract with Juve runs to June 2020 and he has made it clear he won’t play for another Italian club, so any transfer would be abroad.
Twenty-five years have passed since Claudio put on the black and white shirt for the very first time. He was aged just seven with a mad desire to play for his hometown club and a head full of dreams.
After winning with the youth teams, the highly promising midfielder made his first-team debut in the most difficult year of all – that of Serie B. A season with Empoli followed before Claudio was back in Turin and meaning business. Il Principino had waited for his chance to shine and was about to seize it with both hands.
From the moment he netted his maiden goal for the club against Fiorentina – the first of 37 strikes in black and white – Claudio never looked back. He had always said he should score more, and his double-figure haul in 2011/12 proved that he was as good as his word.
Even more, Claudio wanted to win things, and he did just that. In lifting three Italian Super Cups, four Coppa Italia trophies and seven consecutive Scudetti, he helped to rewrite the club’s history books forever.
Moreover, his 389 appearances in the black and white mean he sits 18th in the club’s all-time list of highest-capped footballers.