Sporting say goodbye to striker with 93 goals, wish him luck | OneFootball

It's official! Bas Dost has retired at the age of 36. The former Sporting player had been away from the pitch since October 2023, when he suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for NEC. The Alvalade Club has already bid farewell to the Dutch forward.

"Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na️ Bas Dost: One Portuguese Cup, two League Cups; 127 games and 93 goals. Congratulations on a great career and good luck in this new stage, Lion", wrote the green and whites, on social media, with some records of the forward wearing the Sporting jersey.

"You're shocked when you find out you've had a cardiac arrest. This is not how you want to leave football. You want to leave on your own terms. And it's a shame that I couldn't do it", said the former Sporting forward, in statements to Algemeen Dagblad.

The now ex-footballer also revealed that he planned to return to play in the last season, after a break in his career, but the inflammation stubbornly refused to improve. When everything seemed aligned for Bas Dost to return, the Dutchman received bad news and decided to put an end to his journey on the pitch.

Bas Dost was synonymous with goals at Alvalade. The Dutch striker arrived at Sporting in 2016/17, coming from Wolfsburg, and proved to be a natural goalscorer. Between 2016 and 2019, the former 'number 28' scored 93 goals in 127 matches.

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