JOE HART has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the season.
The former England and Manchester City goalkeeper will see out the remainder of the campaign with Celtic before hanging up his boots.
Speaking in a video shared by Celtic, Hart explained: “As of June, I’m going to stop playing professional football.
“This is something that I’ve thought about for a while. There’s no right or wrong time but the way this club works that I’m playing at at the moment there’s so much on it.
“There’s so much heart and soul poured into what we’re doing as a football club, with the grand scheme of the club, the support base and the conversations that go on around it.
“There’s obviously a conversation around the goalkeeping position for next season so I just thought it was important with the blessing of the club.
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“I’ve had conversations with the club, with Brendan (Rodgers), with Stevie Woods. That if we get the message out it leaves one less thing that people need to speculate over.”
The 36-year-old, who joined Celtic in 2021, has made 34 appearances this season, keeping 13 clean sheets.
Hart has won two league titles in Scotland, as well as the Scottish Cup and two Scottish League Cups.
The former England international won 75 caps for the Three Lions, appearing at the 2014 World Cup and two Euros.
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Joe Hart’s career
Shrewsbury, 2002-06, Appearances: 58
Manchester City, 2006-18, Appearances: 348
Tranmere (Loan), 2006, Appearances: 6
Blackpool (Loan), 2007, Appearances: 5
Birmingham (Loan), 2009-10, Appearances: 41
Torino (Loan), 2016-17, Appearances: 37
West Ham (Loan), 2017-18, Appearances: 23
Burnley, 2018-20, Appearances: 24
Tottenham, 2020-21, Appearances: 10
Celtic, 2021-Present, Appearances: 138
England, 2008-17, Appearances: 75
Trophies:
- 2 Premier League titles (2011/12, 2013/14)
- FA Cup (2011)
- 2 Carabao Cups (2014, 2016)
- 2 Scottish Premiership titles (2021/22, 2022/23)
- Scottish Cup (2023)
- 2 Scottish League Cups (2022, 2023)
Beginning his career at Shrewsbury, Hart went on to win two Premier League titles during 12 years at Manchester City.
He made 348 appearances for City before spells with Burnley and Tottenham prior to signing for Celtic three years ago.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
