Emmanuel Adebayor

Adebayor spent over a decade in England playing for Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham, but has now called time on his career and made the announcement ...

Adebayor was on the Togo team bus that was attacked by terrorists in 2010 as the team made their way to Angola for the tournament. 'Thank you to my fans for being there every step of the way. [Arsenal](/sport/teampages/arsenal.html), [Manchester City](/sport/teampages/manchester-city.html), [Tottenham](/sport/teampages/tottenham-hotspur.html) and Crystal Palace but has now called time on his career and made the announcement in a bizarre video on Instagram.

Former premier league striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement time on his professional football career.

Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from football ending a 22-year career in the game. The 39-year-old former Arsenal, Manchester City and Real ...

He is also Togo’s all-time top scorer with 26 goals in 65 international appearances, and a five-time Togolese Footballer of the Year, as well as a one-time African Footballer of the Year, winning that award in 2008. [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/), [Real Madrid](https://theathletic.com/football/team/real-madrid/), [Tottenham](https://theathletic.com/football/team/tottenham-hotspur/) and [Crystal Palace](https://theathletic.com/football/team/crystal-palace/), Istanbul Basaksehir, Kayserispor, and Olimpia Asuncion before ending his career back in Togo with AC Semmasi. He then moved to AS Monaco and then to the first of the four

Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor enjoyed a 22-year professional career, turning out for Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and Crystal Palace in the ...

And it is why I have not said anything about racism the past few weeks. “My father worked in currency exchange and my mother is a businesswoman. Adebayor revealed later that he did not want to leave Arsenal – and felt the club had been swayed by the money on offer. I told him I wanted to stay. I didn’t have a voice to go against thousands of supporters." The celebration did not go down well, with Adebayor punished by the FA. “Thank you to my fans for being there every step of the way. “SEA, from the highs to the lows, my career as a professional athlete has been an incredible journey,” he wrote on “Wenger put me where I am today but he cannot stand up and say last summer I told him I wanted to leave. That record places him 35th on the list of the league’s all-time top scorers, between Tottenham forward Son Heung-min and Nigerian striker Yakubu. Adebayor enjoyed a 22-year professional career, which saw him play in France, England, Spain, Turkey, Paraguay and his native Togo. I think they need the money and need to sell someone.

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“Thank you to my fans for being there every step of the way. [Adebayor has paid an emotional](https://sportsbrief.com/football/arsenal/36745-arsenal-legend-emmanuel-adebayor-pens-touching-goodbye-message-christian-atsu/) tribute to Christian Atsu after attending the final burial of the late winger in Accra. [Arsenal](https://sportsbrief.com/football/arsenal/) from AS Monaco and instantly became a cult-hero for the Gunners, but left after three years to join Manchester City.

His phone going off on MOTD during the 2010 World Cup, being targeted in an awful bus attack on the Togo team - and THAT celebration against Arsenal! The highs, ...

He lunged in recklessly and brought his right leg up high with both feet off the ground. Maybe they were thinking like that because Adebayor was taking them out of the Champions League and ending their dream of getting to the final.' I didn't take it in a bad way at all but it was bad because people today have to realise that we are footballers. 'They have to tell the fans: "please, try to control your emotions. 'Fans have to try to control their emotions, as we do as footballers,' he added. Adebayor had only just moved to Manchester City in 2009 for a then pricey £25m. 'When I heard the songs I didn't take it seriously. The highs, lows and bizarre moments of Emmanuel Adebayor's career after striker announces his retirement In the 72nd minute of the game, the striker was seen going in for an aerial challenge, but appeared to have his eyes completely fixated on the ball and oblivious to the Justicia player that is standing in front of him. Something he would do just a few months later. Former Gunners boss Arsene Wenger knew how to pick out a talented player. His best among them?

Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed he is hanging up his boots after a 22-year career which included spells at Arsenal, Tottenham, ...

He also stamped on former Gunners teammate Robin van Persie in the same clash in which he scored against them, earning a suspension. Among his many controversial moments, Adebayor had an altercation on the pitch while at Arsenal with teammate Nicklas Bendtner in a 5-1 League Cup defeat to arch rivals Tottenham back in 2008. He went on to secure a £25m move to newly-rich Manchester City in 2009. Adebayor managed to secure a huge six-month loan move to Real Madrid in January 2011, scoring eight goals. The striker impressed for Arsene Wenger's side in his three-and-a-half season long spell. "Thank you to my fans for being there every step of the way.

Former Arsenal and Manchester City striker Emanuel Adebayor has retired from football, bringing to an end his 22-year career in the game.

He is Togo's all-time top goalscorer having netted 26 goals in 65 appearances and won the African Footballer of the Year prize in 2008. Adebayor began his career at AC Merlan Lome before moving to Europe in 1999 at just 15 years of age to ply his trade for the youth squad of French side FC Metz. In a glittering career, Adebayor scored 207 goals in 593 appearances, including 97 in the Premier League, and won the Copa del Rey with Real Madrid in 2011.

Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from football at age 39 on Instagram that his career as a professional athlete ...

“My father worked in currency exchange and my mother is a businesswoman. Nothing happened to the Arsenal fans. And it is why I have not said anything about racism in the past few weeks. Adebayor revealed later that he did not want to leave Arsenal and felt the club had been swayed by the money on offer. I told him I wanted to stay. “Thank you to my fans for being there every step of the way.

SportsBrief.com News - Former Manchester City and Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been seen in a video drinking garri with the retired player ...

The former Togo captain led his country to their one and only The 39-year-old hung up his boots after a glittering career which spanned 22 years. ''This is my father's favourite food and it is called garri.

Former Arsenal and Manchester City striker Emanuel Adebayor has retired from football, bringing to an end his 22-year career in the game.

He is Togo's all-time top goalscorer having netted 26 goals in 65 appearances and won the African Footballer of the Year prize in 2008. Adebayor began his career at AC Merlan Lome before moving to Europe in 1999 at just 15 years of age to ply his trade for the youth squad of French side FC Metz. In a glittering career, Adebayor scored 207 goals in 593 appearances, including 97 in the Premier League, and won the Copa del Rey with Real Madrid in 2011.