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Former France Midfielder Payet Retires From Football

  • Dimitri Payet announced his retirement from professional football after a 21-year career at age 38 during a halftime interview at a Ligue 1 match at Stade Velodrome.
  • He had his most successful years over two spells at Marseille and was known as a top set-piece specialist for Marseille and West Ham United.
  • Payet started his career at FC Nantes in 2005 and earned 38 caps for France.
  • He was part of the team that finished as runners-up in the 2016 European Championship.
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Dimitri Payet announced his retirement on 22 March after more than six months without a club. Réunionnais will have scored the OM during his career.

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Without a club since the end of his contract with Vasco de Gama in July 2025, the former leader of the Bleus put an end on Sunday to his career as a professional footballer, which began in 2005.

·Paris, France
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maxifoot.fr broke the news in on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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