"Dear football friends, I have decided to stop my active football career," the 37-year-old wrote in a Twitter post.
"Saaxiibbada qaaliga ah ee kubadda-cagta, waxaan go'aansaday inaan joojiyo xirfadeyda kubadda-cagta,"weeraryahankii hore ee Holland ayaa soo dhigay bartiisa Twitter-ka.