2024-01-18 09:40:23
Sébastien Haller is not the type to complain. “With him, whatever happens, it’s always okay!” », slips his sister Armelle, impressed by her brother’s will. However, the Ivorian striker had every reason to lament in recent months. A year after recovering from his testicular cancer, the 29-year-old center forward, relegated to the bench at his club Borussia Dortmund since September, missed the first match of the African Cup on Saturday January 13. football nations (CAN) and the entry into contention of the Elephants, due to an ankle injury after a tackle received in the German championship in mid-December. But on Thursday, against Nigeria, he could finally be back. He has the whole of Côte d’Ivoire behind him, who are pinning their hopes on him to win a third trophy, after those of 1992 and 2015.
Met at the end of December in Abidjan, while he was wearing a gray ankle brace which did not call for optimism, the player born in Essonne, in the Paris region, wanted to be reassuring about his health and his morale. “It doesn’t matter, as long as it gives me more strength. Feeling sorry for yourself is never the right solution. Everyone has their share of obstacles, everyone has their trials and overcomes them as best they can.he philosophized with the perspective of those who know where they are coming from.
In July 2022, just twelve days after signing for Borussia Dortmund, one of the most prestigious German clubs, Sébastien Haller felt a lump in his stomach. He requested an ultrasound and then met with specialist doctors, who detected a tumor in one of his testicles, forcing him to leave his teammates for several months to undergo surgery and follow his treatment. Here again, the Franco-Ivorian is not complaining. “It is what it is, I will get through this, make the most of it and I will come back stronger”he then assures Sebastian Kehl, his sporting director at Dortmund, in the documentary Haller’s Fight, released in March 2023 on Canal+.
Ablation and chemotherapy
From September 2022, less than two months after being informed of his condition, Sébastien Haller let director Pierre Desmarest film his daily life. In front of the camera or on social networks, he plays down his situation and jokes. He wants to give an example and hope to people suffering from the same illness. During these six months, he even continues to do sports, which is recommended to fight the disease. “I have never seen a patient as strong as him”declares in this documentary Jan Gröticke, the urologist who followed him.
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