Former Liverpool and Belgium striker Divock Origi don announce im retirement from football at di age of 31. Di Belgian forward, wey score 41 goals for 175 appearances for Liverpool, don call time on im playing career. Origi confirm di decision for social media on Monday, saying im purpose for di game as a player don fulfilled.
For im statement for Instagram, Origi write: “To my fans across the world wey help me shine: every iconic moment, every goal, every piece of history wey we make together go forever be ours. I live out my childhood dreams to play for di biggest stages and win di biggest trophies. I dey grateful to God for all of am.”
Di forward also share some of im future plans for a story wey im author for The Players Tribune, saying im wish to move into di world of fashion. “I get new purpose and other things for life wey I want to pursue with di same passion wey I don pursue football all these years,” im write. “For one, I dey really dedicated to pursuing fashion as a craft. I dey already pour myself into just gaining more knowledge about di history and di industry. I aspire to study am at di highest level and hopefully get di opportunity to learn from some of di best designers for di world.”
Among di standout moments for Origi for club level na di brace wey im score for Liverpool as dem turn around a three-goal aggregate deficit to beat Barcelona for di 2019 Champions League semifinal. Im then add di second for di final itself to seal di trophy. Origi also win Premier League title, FA Cup and Champions League with Liverpool.
Di striker don get stints for Lille, Wolfsburg, AC Milan and Nottingham Forest. For international level, im earn 32 caps for Belgium, scoring three goals, including one for di 2014 World Cup. Origi retire at di age of 31, wey be young, but im say im don fulfill im purpose for football.
