The 34-year-old veteran will be bidding his farewells to the Santiago Bernebeu fans after 25 years of meritorious service.
Casillas started playing football at Real’s youth system, known as La Fábrica, during the 1990–91 season and went on to make a total of 725 appearances for the side.
During that time, he won 3 European Cups, 1 Fifa Club World Cup, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 2 European Supercups, 5 Spanish League titles, 2 Copas del Rey and 4 Spanish Supercups.
He won the Golden Glove at the 2010 Fifa World Cup, as a golden generation of the Spanish national team won their first world title in South Africa. He also claimed two European Championships with La Roja.
The club said in a statement: “Thank you Iker, for everything you have done. Thank you for being a symbol of the best in our history. You are going but we will never forget that you’ll always belong to the heart of Real Madrid.”
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