
Italy's Euro 2020 winner Immobile retires after 17-year career
Former Italy and Lazio striker Ciro Immobile has announced his retirement from professional football after a 17-year career. His club, Paris FC, stated on Friday that Immobile wishes to dedicate more time to his family. The 36-year-old joined Paris FC from Bologna in February, making 12 Ligue 1 appearances and scoring twice. Throughout his career, he scored 306 goals in 599 club matches and 17 goals in 57 appearances for Italy. Immobile was a member of Italy's Euro 2020-winning squad, scoring two goals in the tournament which concluded with a victory over England in July 2021. His most successful period was during his eight seasons at Lazio, where he became the club's all-time leading scorer with 207 goals in 340 appearances. With Lazio, he won the Coppa Italia and two Italian Super Cups. In 2020, he secured the European Golden Shoe, matching Gonzalo Higuain's record of 36 Serie A goals in a single season, and was Serie A's leading scorer four times. He also played for Juventus, Pescara, Genoa, Torino, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla, and Besiktas.


