The Panther will no longer roar.
After a final stint in Japan with the Kawasaki Frontale, Bafétimbi Gomis formalized his sporting retirement this Sunday. Present at Groupama Stadium for the derby between Olympique Lyonnais and AS Saint-Étienne, two of his former clubsthe 39-year-old striker announced the news on DAZN. “It’s a symbolic day, these two clubs saw me grow and gave me everything. I bow out. It was not an easy decision but the heart is in it. […] I'm leaving room for a new chapter in my life, but I will stay in football for other projects. »
In an interview with So Foot in 2021, he confided that clubs were ready to offer him a place in their organization at the end of his career. Gomis has marked the last two decades by registering 122 goals in Ligue 1 under the jerseys of ASSE, OL and Marseille. He also passed through Troyes, Swansea, Galatasaray, with whom he was Turkish championand Al-Hilal, with whom he won everything, including the Asian Champions League twice. He also has door 12 times the French team jersey (three goals). He distinguished himself from his first cap by scoring a double against Ecuador, which allowed him to be selected for Euro 2008.
Great gentleman.
Notes from the OL-ASSE derby
