Entire Roma squad attend Daniele de Rossi's farewell press conference wearing his shirt and give midfielder standing ovation after announcement that he will leave club Daniele De Rossi will pull on a Roma shirt for the last time ever against Parma De Rossi has made a remarkable 615 appearances and scored 63 goals for Roma The Italian is the club's second-highest all-time leading appearance-maker The 35-year-old has won two Coppa Italia titles during his journey at RomaBy Spencer Morgan For Mailonline Published: 16:37 BST, 14 May 2019 | Updated: 18:18 BST, 14 May 2019 2 Viewcomments The entire Roma squad showed their respect for Daniele de Rossi as their captain addressed the news that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season. Roma have opted not to renew the 35-year-old's contract, instead offering him a role behind the scenes. However, Rossi, speaking during a press conference on Tuesday, said he is not ready to hang up his boots and would thus be moving on to a new team. Scroll down for video The Roma squad applauds Daniele de Rossi following his press conference on Tuesday De Rossi shared a hug with every member of the team after discussing his Roma departure DE ROSSI AT ROMA 2000-2019 Appearances: 615 Goals: 63 Assists: 54 Coppa Italia: 2007 & 2008 Supercoppa: 2007 And his address ended in an emotional manner as his team-mates, all wearing his shirt, gave him a standing ovation. A grateful De Rossi proceeded to embrace each player individually before making his way out of the room. The Italian will pull on a Roma shirt for the last time ever against Parma on the final day of the Serie A season at the end of the month. He has made an incredible 615 appearances during 18 years at Roma, putting him second on the club's list of all-time leading appearance-makers. 'For 18 years, Daniele has been the beating heart of AS Roma's team,' club president James Pallotta told the official website on Tuesday morning. The midfielder will say goodbye to Roma after spending 19 years at the Serie A club 'From his debut in 2001 to taking on the responsibility of the captain's armband, he always represented the Roma fans on the pitch with pride as he established himself as one of the best midfielders in Europe. 'We will all shed tears when he pulls on the Giallorossi shirt for the last time against Parma but we respect his desire to prolong his playing career - even if, at almost 36, it will be away from Rome. 'On behalf of everyone at Roma, I'd like to thank Daniele for his incredible dedication to this club and ensure him that our doors will remain open for him to return to the club in a new role whenever he wants.' The 35-year-old is second on the club's list of all-time leading appearance-makers De Rossi joined boyhood club Roma as a teenager back in 2000, going on to make his first-team debut a year later before becoming one of the most dominant midfielders in the world. In 2017, the former Italy international then inherited the captaincy from fellow club legend Francesco Totti, who is the only player above him in Roma's all-time appearance list. During his remarkable 18-year career at Stadio Olimpico, De Rossi has scored 63 goals, as well as winning two Coppa Italia titles and a Supercoppa. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility