Kieran trippier the 33-year-old Newcastle Defender has announced his retirement from International Football after earning 54 caps for England his decision comes just before interim manager Lee carsley was set to name his first Squad since the European Championship trippier who debuted in 2017 played in two World Cups and two European championships scoring a memorable free kick goal in the 2018 World Cup semi-final against Croatia he expressed GR attitude for the opportunity to represent his country and thanked former manager Gareth Southgate and the fans for their support I never thought as a young lad from Barry that I would play for my country let alone achieve 5504 caps it's been one of the biggest honors of my life to represent my country at for major tournaments trippier said on Instagram trippier's retirement leaves a void in England's defense particularly at left back where Luke Shaw is injured and Ben chilwell is unavailable it remains to be seen how interim manager Lee carsley will address these gaps in the upcoming Squad despite the loss trippier's International career was marked by key moments including reaching to Euro finals and a World Cup semi-final his former teammates including Jordan Henderson and Harry MaGuire praised his contributions and wished him well in his future endeavors