🚨 World Cup winner retires at 31, ex-Barça star calls time on his career | OneFootball

He’s calling it quits at 31! Samuel Umtiti is hanging up his football boots. The French World Cup winner of 2018 just announced it on ‘Instagram’.

In his post, he wrote: “After an intense career with highs and lows, it’s time to say goodbye… I gave EVERYTHING with passion and I regret NOTHING.” The central defender also added that he wanted to “thank all the clubs, presidents, coaches, and players I had the chance to meet.” He also shared this video.

He was still under contract with OSC Lille until July, after which he was without a club. His career began at Olympique Lyon before he transferred to FC Barcelona in 2016 for a fee of 25 million euros.

There, he was a regular starter and key player, until, after his triumph at the 2018 World Cup with France’s national team, recurring health problems began to trouble him. Injuries to his knee in particular repeatedly sidelined him.

Now, he has decided to end his career at the age of 31.

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