Dries Mertens, Former Red Devil, Confirms the End of His Career: "I'm at Boarding School, I've Stopped Football"

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Former PSV player Dries Mertens announced his retirement in a special way during a festival in Leuven.

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Former Red Devil Dries Mertens confirmed the end of his professional football career on Saturday, August 23, 2025, during the Marktrock, in his city of Leuven. ...

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Former Galatasaray player Dries Mertens retired from football at the age of 38.

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Dries Mertens's career as a player is officially over. He announced it himself: he's actually hanging up.

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Is this the official end for Dries Mertens as a footballer? Rumors had been circulating for months, and he hinted at it in a leaked video, but today at Marktrock, the 38-year-old striker loudly announced his retirement. "I've stopped playing football! I'm retired!" he shouted to a packed Vismarkt. Watch the clip below.