Former Slovakia captain Marek Hamšík is retiring from soccer on the finish of the season.

“Wonderful 19 years of professional career,” Hamšík wrote on Facebook on Thursday. “More than seven hundred competitive matches in clubs, almost 140 duels for the Slovakia national team. Many – many goals scored.”

The 35-year-old playmaker made a report 136 worldwide appearances for his nation and scored a report 26 objectives.

“Soccer was my love, my passion and my job to which I gave everything,” he wrote.

Hamšík captained Slovakia to its solely World Cup look on the 2010 event in South Africa, the place the Slovaks eradicated defending champion Italy and reached the spherical of 16.

With Hamšík, Slovakia additionally certified for the 2016 and 2020 European Championships. He retired from worldwide soccer a 12 months in the past.

At membership stage, he made the largest mark at Italian membership Napoli, the place he spent his finest years from 2007-19.

He scored 121 objectives for Napoli, greater than Diego Maradona, and performed a report 520 video games for the Serie A membership, successful the Italian Cup twice.

He additionally performed for Slovan Bratislava in his native Slovakia, Italian membership Brescia, Chinese group Dalian Pro and Swedish membership Gothenburg. He’s presently with Trabzonspor in Turkey, the place he received the league final season.

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