What triggers a testimonial match?

In Football Manager 2016, it's possible to play a friendly match in honor of a player. What triggers this occurence?


A testimonial match is avaiable as a Friendly Match option if:

  • The player has been in a club for 10 years (accumulative)
  • The player has announced a retirement date

Note that the player doesn't need to be a favorite member, icon or legend. It just requires him to be for 10 years in total at a club. He doesn't need to be Club/Nation grown.