Claudio Marchisio says goodbye to Juventus after 25 years

Long association with the Turin club ends by mutual consent

Claudio Marchisio with Juventus in 2016. Reuters

Marchisio and teammates celebrate after winning the league in Rome in May 2018. Reuters

Marchisio celebrates his goal with his teammates in Villar Perosa in August. Getty Images

Marchisio with the Serie A trophy in May 2015. Reuters

Marchisio sits on the turf after a game in 2014. Getty Images

Marchisio fights for the ball during the Serie A match against Livorno in 2013. Getty Images

Marchisio celebrates with the Serie A trophy in Turin in 2012. Getty Images

Marchisio scores the opening goal during the Serie A match against US Lecce in Turin on May 2, 2012. Getty Images

Marchisio in action in 2011. Getty Images

Marchisio goes for goal in 2010. Getty Images

Marchisio has spent 25 years with Juventus . Getty Images

Marchisio in action in 2009. Getty Images

Juventus veteran midfielder Claudio Marchisio has ended his contract with the Serie A champions by mutual agreement after 25 years at the club, the Italian side said on Friday.

The 32-year-old, born and raised in Turin, made his professional debut in the second-tier Serie B in 2006 after Juventus were relegated following the Calciopoli corruption scandal.

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Marchisio, capped 55 times by Italy, progressed through Juve's youth ranks and only played for one other club, spending a year on loan at Empoli in the 2007-08 season.

"Having had the opportunity to accompany him on this path, to discover a homegrown champion, day by day, was quite simply a privilege and an honour," Juve said in a statement.

Marchisio made a total of 389 appearances in all competitions, scoring 37 goals, and won seven Serie A titles as well as four Italian cups with the club.

"I love this shirt (Juventus) to the point that, after all, I am convinced that the good for the club comes first," the player said on his Instagram account.

Marchisio suffered a series of setbacks following a cruciate ligament injury in his left knee in 2016 which initially left him out of action for six months.