Miralem Pjanic
35-Year-Old
Free Agent
Announces retirement
Pjanic announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday.
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Pjanic's retirement brings an end to a career defined by control of tempo, technical consistency, and elite passing output, with nearly 500 club appearances and 60 goals across spells with Metz, Lyon, Roma, Juventus, Barcelona, Besiktas, Sharjah, and CSKA Moscow. His peak years were marked by heavy involvement in chance creation and set piece responsibility, particularly during his time in Serie A, where his positional intelligence allowed him to dictate games without relying on physical dominance. At international level, his 115 caps and 18 goals for Bosnia and Herzegovina underline how central he was to both club and country, leaving behind a clear stylistic legacy as one of the era's defining deep lying playmakers.
Pjanic's retirement brings an end to a career defined by control of tempo, technical consistency, and elite passing output, with nearly 500 club appearances and 60 goals across spells with Metz, Lyon, Roma, Juventus, Barcelona, Besiktas, Sharjah, and CSKA Moscow. His peak years were marked by heavy involvement in chance creation and set piece responsibility, particularly during his time in Serie A, where his positional intelligence allowed him to dictate games without relying on physical dominance. At international level, his 115 caps and 18 goals for Bosnia and Herzegovina underline how central he was to both club and country, leaving behind a clear stylistic legacy as one of the era's defining deep lying playmakers.
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Released by Barcelona
Pjanic was cut loose by Barcelona on Wednesday by mutual consent. Pjanic has signed a two-year contract with Sharjah FC in the UAE.
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Not in UCL squad
Pjanic didn't make the UCL squad list for Wednesday's match against Viktoria Plzen.
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To stay with Barca
Pjanic will stay with Barcelona to start the season, according to manager Xavi Hernandez via Alfredo Martinez of Onda Cero.
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Creates three chances in loss
Pjanic had one off-target shot, created three chances, sent in three crosses (two accurate) and drew four fouls during Wednesday's 2-1 loss against Ajax.
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Active in league action
Pjanic started and played 46 minutes during Saturday's 2-0 loss to Alanyaspor.
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Left Barca on own terms
Pjanic revealed he was the one who decided to leave Barcelona in order to join Al-Sharjah, according to BeIN Sports.
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janic claimed that Barcelona manager Xavi wanted him to stay at the club, and that it was the 32-year-old's own decision to leave the Nou Camp for Emirati side Al-Sharjah in the summer transfer window. Pjanic should be a star in the Emirati league, and it remains to be seen if he will have another shot at a club such as Barca.
janic claimed that Barcelona manager Xavi wanted him to stay at the club, and that it was the 32-year-old's own decision to leave the Nou Camp for Emirati side Al-Sharjah in the summer transfer window. Pjanic should be a star in the Emirati league, and it remains to be seen if he will have another shot at a club such as Barca.