Not retired! Official: 35-year-old former Real Madrid player Ilia Lamendi joins the Hong Kong team of China, Jizhi

China's Hong Kong team Jiezhi officially announced that 35-year-old former Real Madrid player Ilia Lamendi will join the team and will wear the No. 5 jersey.

Announcement

[Jiezhi signed in former Spanish international Ilia Lamendi]

Jiezhi announced that he will wear the No. 5 jersey with a 35-year-old Spanish midfielder Ilia Lamendi.

Ilia La Mendi has played for two La Liga clubs, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad. He has played in more than 270 games in La Liga. He has also played in the Champions League and the Europa League. He is a member of the 2014 Champions League champion and has represented the Spanish national team three times. In 2023, Ilia La Mendi left La Liga and transferred to the American League team FC Dallas until the beginning of this year.

Ilia Lamendi terminated his contract with Dallas FC in January this year. After nine months of unemployment, he finally found a new owner. This is also his first time to play football in Asia.