Liam pays Hibs an emotional ‘thanks’ as he retires at 38
Liam Fontaine has paid an emotional thank you to Hibs after calling time on his career, writes Ben Banks.
The centre-back was last with Edinburgh City and hangs up his boots at the age of 38. Fontaine started his career at Fulham before establishing himself as a Bristol City regular between 2006-2014. He left the Robins for Hibs after just shy of 300 appearances and had a four-year stay before leaving in 2018.
During that time, he formed part of the Scottish Cup-winning side in 2016, starting the 3-2 win over Rangers at Hampden. He scored a goal against Ross County in the 2016 League Cup final and also helped the club win the Championship and get back to the Premiership.
Taking to social media, the Englishman has thanked everyone for their support, with a particular mention for Hibs. He said: “To all my managers, teammates, coaches, medical staff, owners, supporters and fans and indeed to every single person on my journey I want to thank you all. Those who have supported me, believed in me, encouraged and helped me, prepared me and repaired me in order to achieve all I did – thank you.
“It was an honour to put a shirt on for every single club I played for – I always gave 100 per cent every time. A special and obvious mention has to go to the team and staff at Hibernian FC that I was part of, that brought the Scottish Cup to Easter Road – an unbreakable bond. Thank you.
“I used to say I was lucky, but I’ve changed my view on that… I see it as hard work and dedication and I am forever grateful for every single minute I got crossing that white line.”