ANKARA
Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani has retired from international football at the age of 37, he confirmed on Thursday.
“I decided to step aside, but I will follow you with my beating heart forever in the same way that I used to do when I got to play with this beautiful shirt,” Cavani said on Instagram three weeks before the 2024 Copa America.
The 48th edition of the Copa America will start in the US on June 20.
Cavani, who is now playing for Argentine football club Boca Juniors, has been one of the main pillars of Uruguay to score 58 goals in 136 international caps.
He was a Uruguay attacker in the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. Cavani and his Uruguay teammates reached the 2010 World Cup semifinals in South Africa.
“I want to dedicate my time to this new stage of my career and give everything wherever I go,” he added.
Cavani previously played for Italy’s Palermo and Napoli, and French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), England’s Manchester United and Spanish club Valencia.
He helped Uruguay win the 2011 Copa America title.
Uruguay without Cavani will face the US, Bolivia and Panama in the 2024 Copa America group stage.
