Denmark football player Simon Kjaer has disclosed his decision to hang up his boots in an interview on Monday, after 132 caps with the national side.

Anis Ben Slimane (L) of Tunisia vies with Simon Kjaer of Denmark during the Group D match between Denmark and Tunisia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Nov. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)

Having come through FC Midtjylland, Kjaer has played for Palermo, Roma, Sevilla, before joining AC Milan in 2020 and helping the Rossoneri win the Scudetto in 2022.

At the national side, Kjaer made his debut for the senior team in 2009 and went on to play six international competitions including three editions of World Cup and three European Championships.

The 35-year-old has been without a club since his contract with AC Milan expired last summer. The full interview will be released later this week, but the snippet revealed that the veteran had been thinking about the decision for a long time.

Despite not boasting a quite glorious career, Kjaer earned rave reviews in a European Championship fixture between Denmark and Finland in 2021, when Christian Eriksen collapsed on the ground, team captain Kjaer was the first one to check his conditions, before organizing his teammates to cover Eriksen for treatments.

Kjaer was awarded the UEFA President's Award together with the medical team.