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Former Sunderland and Birmingham midfielder Seb Larsson to retire next month at the age of 37

Former Sweden international Seb Larsson has announced he will retire from professional football next month.

Larsson, 37, spent the bulk of his career in English football after he was recruited into Arsenal's academy at the age of 16, making his Premier League debut at Highbury in 2006.

A subsequent loan spell with Birmingham led to a permanent move and he made more than 200 appearances for the Blues before moving to Sunderland in 2011, clocking up 203 appearances in six seasons on Wearside.

Seb Larsson has announced he will retire from professional football next month

Larsson, capped 133 times by Sweden, joined Hull in 2017 before returning to his homeland a year later with AIK, where he will finish the current Allsvenskan season - there are five games remaining - before hanging up his boots.