MADRID — Real Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal announced on Monday that he will leave the club at the end of the 2025-26 season, ending two spells at the Santiago Bernabeu spanning 23 years. The club did not offer him a new deal, and his current contract expires at the end of June.

Real Madrid will pay tribute to Carvajal during their final La Liga match of the season against Athletic Club at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, 23 May. The club will finish the season without winning a trophy for the second year in a row.

"Dani Carvajal is a legend and a symbol of Real Madrid and its academy," club president Florentino Perez said following the announcement. "Carvajal has always exemplified the values of Real Madrid. This is and will always be his home."

Carvajal joined Real Madrid's academy in 2002 and made his first-team debut in 2013 following a season at Bayer Leverkusen. He has made 450 appearances for the club, scoring 14 goals, and has spent all but one year of his football career playing at the Santiago Bernabeu.

He has won 27 titles with Real Madrid, including the UEFA Champions League six times. He is one of only five players to win the Champions League six times and the only player to start in all six finals that he has won. His honors with the club also include four La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey trophies, six Club World Cups, five UEFA Super Cups and four Spanish Super Cups.

Carvajal was named best player of the 2024 Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, scoring the opening goal. He was included in the FIFPro 2024 World XI and won The Best FIFA Men's World XI award in 2024. He has earned 51 caps for Spain since 2014, helping the national team win the Nations League in 2023 and the 2024 European Championship.

Carvajal suffered a cruciate ligament tear in October 2024 and a serious knee injury in October 2025. Injury and the arrival of Trent Alexander-Arnold last summer, signed as his long-term replacement, have limited him to 892 minutes in La Liga this season. His lack of game time has taken him out of consideration for Spain's World Cup squad.

In February, manager Alvaro Arbeloa started David Jimenez over Carvajal against Valencia, after which Carvajal was seen expressing frustration. In March and April, Arbeloa again preferred other options in team selection. During a 1-1 draw with Real Betis, Carvajal mocked Alexander-Arnold's defending.

Carvajal held a farewell dinner on Wednesday night, with players, members of the coaching staff and club employees familiar to him invited. Arbeloa was not invited.