37 year old, Michel Vorm announced his retirement from professional football yesterday after 14 years in the game.
Vorm signed his first professional contract at Dutch side, FC Utrecht in 2006. He stated on Instagram that this achievement was more than he could ever have dreamed of as a kid.
He would go on to make over 150 appearances for FC Utrecht over the course of 5 years at the club.
In 2011 the Dutch international was signed by Brendan Rodgers for Swansea City after a fee of £1.5m was agreed with Utrecht.
Michel was not phased by his move to English football and soon consolidated his position as Swansea’s number 1. He also wrote his name into Swansea history as he helped the team to their first Premier League point.
During his time at Swansea he was part of the squad that won the League Cup in the 2012/13 season and made 5 appearances in the clubs first outing in European football.
After 3 memorable seasons with the Welsh side, he moved to North London to play for Tottenham Hotspur in 2014. Spurs gaffer at the time, Mauricio Pochettino payed over £5m to secure the Dutchman’s services.
Michel Vorm made 48 appearances for Tottenham and played a part in Spurs’ famous road to the Champions League final in 2019.
He also made a considerable impact on the international stage with the Netherlands. Vorm was handed his debut for the national team in 2008 and went on to receive 15 caps. In this time he appeared at 2 World Cups (earning a runners up medal in 2010) and 1 EURO competition in 2012.
Michel Vorm finishes his career with over 300 appearances whilst performing on some of the top stages in world football.
He declared his gratitude on social media for the opportunities that he had received saying “I am thankful to play for all these clubs and honoured that I was able to represent my country on international tournaments. Being part of such great history of my country is something I am truly grateful for as well”.
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