Overview
- Real Madrid, which announced the decision Monday, will not renew the 34-year-old’s expiring contract by mutual agreement, with a farewell set against Athletic Bilbao at the Bernabéu.
- An academy product who joined in 2002, Carvajal made 450 competitive appearances for Real after a single season away at Bayer Leverkusen in 2012–13.
- He is one of only five players ever to win six European Cups or Champions League titles, and outlets list his total trophy haul as either 26 or 27.
- His role diminished after an anterior cruciate ligament tear in October 2024 and a return in summer 2025 left him mostly in a supporting spot this season.
- His next club has not been confirmed, with reports linking him to Major League Soccer, and his departure marks the sixth straight summer that Real’s season captain leaves.