Erik Lamela has announced his retirement from football, due to ongoing hip issues that made him make this choice. The Argentine winger has been having hip pain since 2017 which made him get surgeries on both hips. Even though he tried really hard to get better the pain just wouldn’t go away so he had to quit playing.
- Lamela’s been dealing with hip pain since 2017 and had to get lots of surgeries.
- He said thanks to clubs like River Plate AS Roma Tottenham Sevilla and AEK Athens.
- Lamela is gonna help coach at Sevilla to teach young players.
Lamela’s Football Journey
Erik Lamela started his career at River Plate where he got really good really quick before going to Europe. He first went to AS Roma in Europe, where he showed how good he was and became really important for the team. When he moved to Tottenham Hotspur it was like super big deal cause they paid so much money for him.
🚨Erik Lamela oficializó su retiro y confesó que luchó contra los dolores de cadera desde 2017: “Nada fue fácil. Tener dolor, jugar y entrenar con molestias pasó a ser algo normal en mi día a día”. Aquí, el texto completo. ⬇️
“Para los que no saben tengo problemas en las caderas, hace 11 años comenzaron y en el 2017 fui operado de ambas siendo la izquierda la más afectada. Fue un año difícil, tenía mucho miedo… pensé que podía ser el final de mi carrera y tenía 25 años.
Luego de que salieran bien las operaciones me dieron 4 años de carrera. Me dijeron que con el tiempo iba a volver a empeorar y eso es lo que estoy viviendo ahora.
Nada fue fácil. Tener dolor, jugar y entrenar con molestias pasó a ser algo normal en mi día a día.
Hace 5 años tomo pastillas cada partido para poder competir en mejores condiciones, empezando con la menor dosis y este último tiempo tomando el máximo ya dos días antes del partido para poder estar.
Hoy decido ponerle fin a todo esto, hoy se termina todo este esfuerzo.
Quiero agradecer a River que fue el que me formó dándome desde la comida hasta una escuela, no me olvido de nada, tengo memoria de quienes me ayudaron. Gracias River Plate, A.S Roma, Tottenham, Sevilla y A.E.K, tendrán por siempre un lugar en mi corazón”
— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo)
August 15, 2025
Career Highlights and Challenges
While he was at Tottenham Lamela played more than 250 games and scored 37 goals plus gave 46 assists. Everyone in the Premier League loved him cause of how he played different and did amazing stuff on the field. Even though the doctors fixed him up good the pain just wouldn’t stop and it might get worse so he decided to stop playing.
Future Plans and Legacy
When Lamela said he was retiring he made sure to thank all the teams that helped him get better at football. He said thanks to River Plate AS Roma Tottenham Sevilla and AEK Athens for helping him grow as a player. Even though he’s not gonna play anymore, Lamela isn’t leaving football completely. He’s gonna be a coach at Sevilla and help teach young players everything he knows about football.
People will remember Lamela not just cause he was good at football but cause he never gave up when things got hard. Now he’s gonna be a coach at Sevilla which shows how much he still loves football and wants to help young players get better.
