Origi retires from professional football at 31

Divock Origi has called time on his playing career.

The ex-Liverpool striker, now 31, won the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League at Anfield, having represented the Reds between 2015 and 2022.

He gained cult-hero status for a series of critical goals during title pursuits and in the 2019 Champions League final, when he eased Liverpool’s nerves with a pin-point finish to seal a 2-0 win over Tottenham late on.

“My purpose in the game is fulfilled,” he wrote on social media.

“I lived out my childhood dreams, played on the biggest stages, won the biggest trophies. Grateful to God for all of it.”

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Origi, who also played for Lille, Wolfsburg, AC Milan and Nottingham Forest, added: “To all my fans, the clubs, my teammates and my family: this will forever be ours. Thank you.

“The mission is complete. Now I step into my next calling.

“More of the journey to come.

“Love, Divock Origi”.

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