Former soccer player Jérôme Boateng ends his career. The 2014 world champion announced this on social media. “Football gave me a lot,” said the 37-year-old in a video that shows pictures and excerpts from his career. “I learned, won and lost.” Now it is time to move on. He was grateful for everything, said the former defender.
The winning of the World Cup title with the German national team in Brazil eleven years ago was the greatest success in the career of the Berlin-born. Boateng gave his Bundesliga debut for Hertha BSC in January 2007. With FC Bayern Munich, for which he played for a total of ten years, the defensive man won nine German championship titles, twice the Champions League and five times the DFB Cup.
After leaving the Munich in 2021, it was increasingly calmer about Boateng. He still played for Olympique Lyon in France, US Salernitana in Italy and most recently the Linz ASK in Austria.
In August, Boateng had dissolved his contract that was originally running in Linz until 2026 – after just 14 competitive games for the club. “It was an enriching experience to work again in a new environment. Now the right time has come for me to open a new chapter,” said the 76-time international at the time.
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