Long-term captain Seamus Coleman to end Everton playing career after season

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/coleman-seamus/zq8Uz4Ed/"]Coleman[/a] has made a club record 372 Premier League appearances for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] and 433 in total, leaving the defender needing just one more to move into 10th place in the Toffees' all-time list.[/p][p]The 37-year-old right-back, signed from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sligo-rovers/fuCylRGT/"]Sligo Rovers[/a] in 2009, has been ravaged by injuries in the last three seasons and has made just 23 appearances over that period.[/p][p]Everton have offered a coaching role to Coleman, who has captained the team 140 times, but he has yet to decide his next move.[/p][embed guid="88790a27-9522-4555-a70c-6d137fedf2f3" url="https://x.com/Everton/status/2055231716449829351" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Coming over here as a 20-year-old from Sligo Rovers to a reserve team, I was just hoping to impress enough to get on the bench,"[/b] the Republic of Ireland captain told Everton's website.[/p][p][b]"To think I've gone on to make the most Premier League appearances for Everton and to become captain of this great football club - it was beyond my wildest dreams.[/b][/p][p][b]"The club have been unbelievable with me. They've offered me an opportunity to stay on at the football club.[/b][/p][p]"The manager and staff have been great, and I think with it being such an important decision over my future, I'm going to take a nice, long holiday and look back on what has been an amazing time as an Everton footballer."[/p]