Former Scotland forward Fletcher retires at 38

At the age of 38, Steven Fletcher made the announcement that he would stop playing football.

The forward made 33 appearances for Scotland and most recently helped Wrexham to two successive championship promotions.

Fletcher was linked with a return to Easter Road this summer after beginning his career at Hibernian.

Before making his way back to Scotland with Dundee United in 2022 and joining Wrexham, he moved south to Burnley in 2009 and played for Wolves, Sunderland, Marseille, Sheffield Wednesday, and Stoke City.

He scored 189 goals in 749 club appearances. He found the net ten times at the senior level on a global level.

Although this game has been my life since I was a boy, he explained on Instagram that it was the right time to wrap up this chapter.

“When I look back, I only feel pride and gratitude.” Thank you to all of my supporters who helped me along the way. Your support and enthusiasm was wonderful.

One of my greatest achievements was also putting on the Scotland shirt.