14.08.2026 21:40
Ciro Immobile, who once wore the Beşiktaş jersey, retired from football at the age of 36 to spend more time with his family and because he struggled to reflect the physical level he desired on the pitch; the Italian striker ended his career with over 650 matches and more than 320 goals.
Italian striker Ciro Immobile, who once wore the Besiktas jersey, ended his football career at the age of 36. Immobile, who last played for Paris FC, decided to retire from football, stating that he wants to spend more time with his family and that he finds it difficult to reflect the level expected of him physically on the pitch.
BID FAREWELL TO FOOTBALL AT 36
Immobile, 36, who last wore the jersey of French Ligue 1 team Paris FC, decided to retire from football, stating that he wants to spend more time with his family and that he now finds it difficult to reflect the level expected of him physically on the pitch.
Paris FC also announced the decision of the experienced striker, highlighting Immobile's career, which he completed with over 650 matches and more than 320 goals.
A GOAL JOURNEY FROM ITALY TO EUROPE
Born on February 20, 1990, in Torre Annunziata, Immobile received his football education in the youth academies of Sorrento and Juventus. He made his career breakthrough in the 2011-12 season at Pescara. The Italian striker, who drew attention with his performance in a squad that also included Lorenzo Insigne and Marco Verratti, became the top scorer in Serie B and played a leading role in his team's promotion to Serie A.
The 2013-14 season with Torino was Immobile's first major Serie A explosion in his career. Immobile, who became the Serie A top scorer with 22 goals, was transferred to Borussia Dortmund after this performance. During his career, the Italian star wore the jerseys of Juventus, Siena, Grosseto, Pescara, Genoa, Torino, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla, Lazio, Besiktas, Bologna, and Paris FC.
WROTE CLUB HISTORY AT LAZIO
The first team that comes to mind when Ciro Immobile is mentioned is Lazio. Joining the Rome-based club in 2016, the striker became one of the most important figures in the club's history during his eight-year Lazio adventure. Immobile scored 207 goals in 340 official matches with the Lazio jersey, becoming the club's all-time leading scorer.
The Italian star became the Serie A top scorer four times during his career. One of these achievements came with Torino, and three with Lazio. However, the peak point was the 2019-20 season. Immobile scored 36 goals in Serie A, leaving behind all his rivals in Europe's major leagues and winning the European Golden Shoe Award. He also reached 36 goals in a single Serie A season, recording one of the highest seasonal goal tallies in the league's history.
Immobile, who won one Italian Cup and two Italian Super Cups with Lazio, completed his Roma period filled with individual awards as a striker who went down in club history.
BESIKTAS CAREER BEGAN WITH A TROPHY
One of the notable stops in Immobile's career was Turkey. The experienced striker left Lazio in the summer of 2024 and transferred to Besiktas. Immobile, who was greeted with great expectations by the black-and-white fans, made an unforgettable start to his adventure in Turkey. Immobile, who scored two goals in the match where Besiktas defeated Galatasaray 5-0 to win the Super Cup, became one of the main architects of the trophy in his very first official match. In the first part of the season, he established himself at the center of Besiktas's attack, especially with his goal streak in the league. The Italian forward, who changed the score in matches against Antalyaspor, Sivasspor, Eyupspor, Kayserispor, Gaziantep FK, and Konyaspor, reached double-digit goal numbers in a short time.
However, the injuries he suffered and fluctuations in his performance in the following period caused his playing time and impact to decrease in the second part of the season.
Despite this, Immobile scored 15 goals in 30 matches in the Super League and finished the season as Besiktas's top scorer in the league. 8 of these 15 goals came from penalties.
Considering all competitions, Immobile played 41 official matches with the black-and-white jersey, contributing 19 goals and 4 assists. In addition to his 15 goals in the Super League, he scored two goals in the Super Cup final against Galatasaray and two goals in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers. The most important memory of his one-year partnership with Besiktas was the 2024 Super Cup championship. The contract between the black-and-white club and Immobile was terminated by mutual agreement on July 4, 2025. Besiktas announced that a severance payment of 2 million 625 thousand euros would be made to the player for the separation.
ITALY AND FRANCE AFTER BESIKTAS
After his Turkey adventure, Immobile returned to his country and wore the Bologna jersey. The experienced forward later joined Paris FC in January 2026, moving to the last stop of his career. The Italian footballer, who produced 2 goals and 2 assists in 12 Ligue 1 matches for the Paris representative, shared his decision to retire with his teammates while preparations for the new season were ongoing.
Immobile stated that his family played an important role in his decision and expressed that he wants to devote more time to his loved ones who have followed him for many years. He also mentioned that physical pains increased and that continuing became difficult when he could not show his best form in training.
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ITALY
One of the biggest team successes in Ciro Immobile's career came with the national team. Immobile, who played 57 times and scored 17 goals for the Italian National Team, was included in the EURO 2020 squad under the management of Roberto Mancini. The experienced striker, who scored against Turkey and Switzerland in the tournament, was one of the important parts of the squad where Italy became European champions by overcoming England at Wembley.
FAREWELL WITH GOALS, TROPHIES, AND RECORDS
Ciro Immobile closed his professional career of approximately 17 years as one of the important strikers of European football. Four Serie A top scorer titles, the European Golden Shoe award, the EURO 2020 championship, the Italian Cup, the Italian and Turkish Super Cups, and the achievement of being the top scorer in Lazio's history were the highlights of the career Immobile left behind.
His story in Turkey lasted only one season, but scoring two goals and winning a trophy in his first official match with the Besiktas jersey became one of the memorable moments of the Italian striker's black-and-white career.