2024-08-27
Wojciech Szczesny has made the most difficult decision of his career after being left without a team. The Pole confirmed on Tuesday that he is retiring from professional football at the age of 34 and explained the reasons.
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Through his official Instagram account, the now ex-goalkeeper surprised his thousands of followers by saying that although “my body still feels ready for challenges, my heart is no longer there.”
“I feel like now is the time to give all my attention to my family: my amazing wife Marina and our two beautiful children Liam and Noelia,” he added. Szczesnywho hung up his gloves after representing the Polish national team 84 times.
After passing through Arsenal, Brentford and Romethe former goalkeeper landed in the Juventus in 2017. In the seven years he played for the ‘Vecchia Signora’, he played 252 matches in total and won eight titles: three Serie A, three Italian Cups and one Italian Super Cup. Titles to which must be added the two FA Cups and the Community Shield won with the ‘Gunners’.
Szczesny He has words of thanks for the fans: “The most beautiful and romantic part of football: without you, none of this would make sense. If these 18 years dedicated to football have taught me anything, it is that nothing is impossible.”
Among his personal achievements are the Premier League ‘Golden Glove’ he won with the Arsenal and was considered the best goalkeeper in Serie A in 2020.
SZCZESNY’S LETTER TO SAY GOODBYE TO FOOTBALL
“I left Warsaw, my hometown, in June 2006 to join Arsenal with a dream: to make a living out of football. I didn’t know that it would be the start of my life’s journey. I didn’t know that I would go on to play for the biggest clubs in the world and represent my country 84 times. I didn’t know that I wouldn’t just make a living out of the game, but that the game would become my whole life. I didn’t just fulfil my dreams, I went where my imagination wouldn’t even dare to take me. I played at the highest level with the greatest players in history without ever feeling inferior. I made lifelong friends, created unforgettable memories and met people who had an incredible impact on my life. Everything I have and everything I am I owe to the beautiful game of football…
But I also gave the game everything I had. I gave the game 18 years of my life, every day, with no excuses. Today, while my body still feels up to the challenges, my heart is no longer in it. I feel like now is the time to give my full attention to my family: my amazing wife Marina and our two beautiful children Liam and Noelia.
That’s why I have decided to retire from professional football.
The end of a journey is a time of reflection and gratitude. There are many people I should thank here, but I will try to thank each one of them personally. But to you, the fans, I owe a special thank you for being on this journey with me. For the support and the criticism, for the love and the hate, for being the most beautiful and romantic part of football. Without you, none of this would make sense! Thank you!
Now, every story has an end, but in life every ending is a new beginning. What this new path will bring for me only time will tell. But if the last 18 years have taught me anything, it is that nothing is impossible and believe me, I am going to dream big!
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