Dries Mertens Has Ended His Football Career. The 38-Year-Old Belgian Announced This Duration His Own Marktrock Festival in Leuven. The 109-time international was without a club after his contract with galatasaray expired this summer.
“I have stopped playing football! I am retired,” Mertens shouted out on a full fish market in Leuven on Saturday Evening. The Former PSV Player Addressed the Audience from the Stage. “It’s time for a new challenge.”
Mertens then Stepped Into A Rubber Boat and was Carried Across The Vismarkt by the Audience. After this, the Former Red Devil had a great party with the audience.
Mertens’ Football Retirement does not come out of nowhere. The Attacker had Already Hinted Earlier This Summer That would stop Playing Football. His contract with Galatasaray expired, after which he did not eagly search for a new club.
Before His Period in Turkey, the Played for Napoli for Nine Years, Where He Became a Club Icon as the All-Time Top Scorer. Napoli toky over Mertens from PSV in 2013, where he was Active Between 2010 and 2023. Earlier in his career he Played for Gent, Eendracht Aalst, AGOVV and FC Utrecht.
With the Eindhoven Team, Mertens won the KNVB Cup and the Johan Cruijff Shield Once. On Behalf of Belgium, Mertens was active at the European Championships of 2016 and 2021 and the World Cups of 2014 and 2018. In 109 International Matches HE Scored 21 Times and Provided 33 Assists.