The Spanish Joan GonzalezLecce and Canterano player of the Barcelona, He announced his withdrawal at age 23 due to a heart problem that was detected in 2024. The young midfielder, who arrived in Italy in 2021 from Barcelona to join the U19 team of the LECCE, settled in the first series in series A during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons, in which he played 66 games, in which he added 2 goals and gave 4 assists.
However, he could not play last campaign for a cardiac anomaly that was diagnosed in the pre -season medical controls, in the summer of 2024. A year after receiving the diagnosis, Joan Gonzalez He announced on his social networks that hangs his boots for the aforementioned problem.
«It is one of the most difficult daysbut also one of the most significant in my life, both personal and professional. After months of reflection and moments of uncertainty, the time has come to communicate that I put an end to my stage as a footballer, ”he said in his message.
«I remember the game days as if they were yesterday: The touch of the wet lawn, the cries of the stands, the dry sound of the ball when hitting the boot, the nerves before the initial beep … Moments that, now, I feel very inside because I know they will not come back»He said. «Everything that one day I saw as usual, today I know it was special. And that's why I want to thank, ”he added.
