Abou Diaby: Former Arsenal midfielder retires from football, aged 32

Abou Diaby: Former Arsenal midfielder retires from football, aged 32
Abou Diaby, the former Arsenal and France midfielder, has retired from football, aged 32.Diaby made the announcement live on French television channel RMC’s ‘Footissime’ show after several years suffering with injuries, having most recently played for Marseille in 2017.1

Diaby’s injury-hit career has come to an end

“I am bringing an end to my professional career” Diaby said. “It is the right time.“For a number of years it has been difficult for me to return, with a lot of physical problems.“It is a difficult decision but I have thought a lot about my decision and I am at ease with it. After Marseille, I gave myself a year to come back but it was harder than I thought, and I have decided to stop.” Diaby, who was on Paris Saint-Germain’s books as a youngster, joined Arsenal from Auxerre in 2006 and spent almost a decade in north London, though injuries limited him to 16 league appearances in his last four seasons and also prematurely ended his comeback attempt with OM.He made a total 180 appearances for the Gunners, 40 of which came in 2009/10 – his best season playing under Arsene Wenger.He won 16 caps for his country, scoring once against Finland in 2012. A post on Les Bleus’ Twitter account, featuring a video of that goal, read: “We wish the first goalscorer of the (Didier) Deschamps era a lot of happiness and success in the new life that awaits him.”

A 32 ans, @AbouVDIABY met un terme une carrire freine par les blessures. Nous souhaitons au premier buteur de lre Deschamps en quipe de France, beaucoup de bonheur et de russite dans la nouvelle vie qui souvre lui. #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/vzePOaU8nj— Equipe de France (@equipedefrance) February 25, 2019

Diaby’s career ends with just one honour to his name, having won the Under-29 European Championship in 2005.

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