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Ex-Sunderland striker retires from football at the age of 38
Shields Gazette
|October 01, 2025
Former Scotland international and Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher has announced his retirement at the age of 38.
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Fletcher started his career at Hibernian before representing Burnley, Wolves, Sunderland, Marseille, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke, Dundee United and most recently Wrexham.
Following his departure from the Welsh club at the end of his contract in the summer, the striker had been linked with a return to Easter Road.
This story is from the October 01, 2025 edition of Shields Gazette.
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