Star player leaves Galatasaray and retires from football!

38-year-old Belgian star Dries Mertens is bidding farewell to football following a successful career at Galatasaray. Mertens, who will play his jubilee match on July 3 during Marek Hamsik's farewell game, recorded 25 goals and 44 assists in 136 matches in the yellow-red jersey.

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Star player leaves Galatasaray and retires from football!

38-year-old star player Dries Mertens, who completed his final season at Süper Lig giant Galatasaray, has decided to end his active football career.

FAREWELL MATCH ON JULY 3

The Belgian footballer announced that he will officially declare his retirement decision during the jubilee match to be held for his former teammate Marek Hamsik. This special match, which will be played on July 3, will be Mertens' final game in professional football.

PLAYED 136 MATCHES WITH GALATASARAY

Transferring to Galatasaray in the summer of 2022, Mertens appeared in a total of 136 official matches in the yellow-red jersey. In these matches, he found the back of the net 25 times and provided 44 assists to his teammates. He celebrated 3 championships during his time with Galatasaray.

MERTENS' CAREER

Throughout his professional career, Mertens played for various prominent European clubs. The experienced footballer, who played for teams such as AGOVV, Utrecht, PSV Eindhoven, and Napoli, made a name for himself especially with his long years at Napoli. His career in Turkey was crowned with Galatasaray.

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