Shocking! Former Chelsea GK, 24, took off his football boots and wore military boots...Goal? I'm defending France
Apr 25, 2025
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French media outlet `West France' reported on the 25th (local time) that former Chelsea youth goalkeeper Nicola Thier joined the French military after retiring.
Reportedly joining the paratroopers, he confessed in an interview with the media that he `lost interest in football.'
Tie, who was born in 2001 with Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), was born in France and joined the Chelsea Academy at the age of 13, raising expectations.
He played for Chelsea Under-18 and Under-23 teams and signed a professional contract with Chelsea at the age of 17. He won the youth league in the 2017-2018 season and was also included in the first team's European Champions League list.
Thier, who eventually failed to cross the high wall of the first team, joined Portuguese club Vitoria Guimarães in 2022, but was notified of his release in September 2023, a year later.
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He said "I'm a sportsman. I can't imagine myself in a white-collar job." I always liked my job as a soldier. So why don't you join the military?I used to think ' I used to watch my stepfather serve in the barracks. That inspired me."
Wouldn't it be a pity that you didn't succeed as a soccer player? "It's true that I had difficulties ahead of my retirement, but I was lucky to stay at the same club at the same time as the likes of N'Golo Kante, Antonio Rudiger and Olivier Giroud," Thier said.
The fact that it is his mission to protect France in his birthplace of Lille, France "I am not interested in politics. It is committed to addressing the root causes of the problem. Once OPEX (Operation Outside France) begins in Ukraine, it will begin its activities immediately. I have no fear. I'm not afraid."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
