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Ex-Liverpool and Belgium goalie Simon Mignolet retiring at season’s end

Ex-Liverpool and Belgium goalie Simon Mignolet retiring at season's end | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - From left, Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, Brugge's Simon Deli and Brugge's goalkeeper Simon Mignolet go for the ball during the Champions League group A soccer match between Real Madrid and Club Brugge, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Oct.1, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Former Liverpool and Belgium goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will retire at the end of the season.

Mignolet’s current team, Club Brugge, said his final game will be on May 24 at home against KAA Gent on the final day of the Belgian league playoffs.

“The end result is not completely in my control, but my commitment, willpower and determination will be there every day until my very last moment at Club Brugge,” the 38-year-old veteran said. “There are still 10 important games ahead of us with one clear goal, to become champions.”

Mignolet retired from international soccer in 2023. He played 35 times for Belgium, featuring at three World Cups and two European Championships.

Mignolet joined Brugge in 2019 after a six-year spell with Liverpool that included more than 200 appearances for the Reds and a Champions League title as a backup to Alisson Becker. He also played for St. Truiden in Belgium and Sunderland.

Local media reported Mignolet will start a new career in September in a management role at the Belgian Football Association.

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Ex-Liverpool and Belgium goalie Simon Mignolet retiring at season's end | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Liverpool’s goalkeeper Simon Mignolet catches the ball during their English Premier League soccer match against Newcastle United at St James’ Park, Newcastle, England, Nov. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)
Ex-Liverpool and Belgium goalie Simon Mignolet retiring at season's end | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Brugge’s goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, right, celebrates after Brugge’s won the Champions League Group B soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid at the Jan Breydel stadium in Bruges, Belgium, Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)
Ex-Liverpool and Belgium goalie Simon Mignolet retiring at season's end | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Christian Benteke of Crystal Palace FC, top, jumps as he is blocked by Simon Mignolet, goalkeeper of Liverpool FC, bottom, during a day one match at the Premier League Asia Trophy soccer tournament in Hong Kong, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

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