Former Brighton player Glenn Murray announces retirement from football

Glenn Murray

announced his retirement from professional football on Monday. The striker spent his career in various English clubs, including

and

. Murray announced his retirement on social media, posting:

“To all the clubs, players and fans that I’ve come across on this life-changing journey… thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

the English player wrote on his

account.

“It’s been a pleasure, hanging them up on 31/05/2021.”

Murray joined

in 2005 and helped them win the League Two title a season later. The striker moved to

before spending three seasons at Brighton. After his spells at Crystal Palace and

, the player returned to Brighton in 2017. Murray held the record for most goals scored in a Championship season with 30 goals in 2012-13. The record was broken last season as

’s

managed to score 31 goals in his side’s promotion-winning campaign. In the span of his 19-year career, Murray scored 217 goals in 623 professional appearances.

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