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Ashley Young announces retirement aged 40 after 23 years

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  • Ashley Young retired at age 40 after a 23-year career
  • He confirmed retirement on X, calling it 'some journey'
  • Young has a hip flexor injury and has not played since January

Young, who has been playing for Ipswich Town since 2025, has featured only 15 times in all competitions this season. He has not played since the end of January due to a hip flexor problem. Ipswich sit second in the Championship in a three-way battle for the final automatic promotion spot.

They can guarantee a return to the Premier League with victory over QPR on Saturday, which would be Young's final match if he is fit enough to play. It remains unclear whether Young's hip injury will allow him to feature, and his post-retirement plans have not been announced.

From Sefton Road to Vicarage Road to Villa Park to Wembley to Old Trafford to San Siro back to Villa Park to Goodison Park and finally to Portman Road. It’s been some journey that I only dreamt of as a boy! But with this dream there has to be an ending and Saturday might be the Last Game Of My Professional Career. 23 years and OUT!

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