It’s the end of a long journey. Guillaume Hoarau, former PSG striker between 2008 and 2013, has decided to end his professional career at 38. He announced it in a message posted on Instagram, he who had made the second part of his career in Switzerland, first at Young Boys Bern (from 2014 to 2020) then at FC Sion (from 2020 to 2022).
“That’s it, here we are. I’m leaving the pro world (for the moment) Saying goodbye in a few words is not easy! And obviously not devoid of emotion for me, ”he says in the preamble. He thanked all the clubs he went through, including obviously PSG, for which he scored 56 goals in 161 games and won a Coupe de France in 2010. He is also considered French champion 2012-2013, even if he only played 6 games that season before leaving Paris for China during the winter transfer window. He also had five selections for the France team.
In his farewell message, Hoarau claims to have found a new base: the amateur club of the Jeunesse Sportive Saint-Pierroise, in his island of Reunion. “I’m going to close the loop where it all started,” he explains. I loved my job which motivated me until the last moment. I leave being in agreement with myself. »
Guillaume Hoarau is also known to be a great music lover. If for a long time he was content to have fun with his pretty tone of voice and his ease on the guitar or the piano by taking up musical standards, confinement gave him the opportunity “to [se] bare” and to write “Paname”, a love song to the glory of the capital’s club.
“Paris is the cornerstone of my life, he explained to us at the time. Paris gave me a name, allowed me to write my story, to become the man I am today. I am proud to have been part of this boat. »