Is 36 years too much for playing in Ligue 1? Not for a Ljubljančan! Denis Petrić has a new club, introduced as a hero of a video game (VIDEO)
Photo: Racing Club de Lens
Although he is already 36 years old and was left without a contract at Nantes after the end of the previous season, this goalkeeper from Ljubljana has not retired from football. Furthermore, the Slovenian footballer Denis Petrić has secured at least one more season in the elite French Ligue 1 after signing a one-year deal with Lens.
“If he has fewer opportunities to express himself on the field, Denis Petrić speaks out off it. This natural leader with an impeccable state of mind knows how to speak up and motivate his teammates,” wrote the club from the Bollaert–Delelis stadium on the official website, where they even dedicated a very attractive video to the “child” of Svoboda that presents Denis Petrić as a kind of hero from a video game.
However, even though Denis Petrić will wear the number 1 jersey at Lens, he is not arriving as the first-choice goalkeeper. Coach Will Still, who last managed Reims, added him to his squad as the third goalkeeper. “The role Denis Petrić will have in the team’s life in the dressing room will be very important. He is an excellent goalkeeper who is not only known for his football skills but also for his exceptional human qualities. He has taken on a role he has performed many times in his career. Additionally, he has 200 professional matches in a 17-year career, and he will gladly pass on his experience to his teammates and fellow goalkeepers,” said Pierre Dreossi, the general director of Lens.
Denis Petrić bid farewell to Nantes after five years and had previously played for Auxerre, Cassis Carnoux, Istres, Troyes, Angers, and Guingamp. In Ligue 1, he has played 22 matches in his career, and in Ligue 2, a substantial 148 matches.
Officiel ✅ : Lens Recrute Denis Petric en sous marin 😨 ! #RCLens #rclens pic.twitter.com/2lLxFCdJfW
— Info Racing Club De Lens ❤️💛 (@inforclens2024) August 6, 2024
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