Dimitri Payet announces retirement from football | OneFootball

The French midfielder Dimitri Payet, who played for Vasco between 2023 and 2025, announced his retirement from football this Sunday (22), in an interview with Ligue 1+ during the halftime of the match between Olympique de Marseille and Lille, for the 27th round of the French Championship.

“Today, on the eve of my 39th birthday, I am retiring as a professional football player. It is today. It’s raining, and for a good reason,” declared the now former player, who played 38 games for the French national team, with which he reached the final of Euro 2016.

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