Football fortune

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–18NAQNorth East London0 matches · 0 goals
2. Age 18–20LEQLos Angeles White Gold115 matches · 3 goals
3. Age 20–21MTQMiami Pink46 matches · 4 goals
4. Age 21–36LBQLondon Blue526 matches · 88 goals

Key moments

1. Age 12

   An academy scholarship earned on the pitch · North East London

2. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: North East London · $2,188,917/year

3. Age 18

   You have reached the world top 1000

4. Age 21

   You join London Blue

5. Age 21

   Honours: Young Player of the Year

6. Age 27

   With six months left on your contract, London Blue presses for an extension, but your agent advises waiting for free agency.

7. Age 28

   Quest complete: your agent will approach North London next window if you still qualify

8. Age 28

   Pre-season under London Blue's regime features brutal hill sprints with weighted vests. Several players collapse exhausted by the pitch boundary.

Injuries

Total injuries: 17 · Career weeks out: 39

Most serious injury
Age 24 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

18 professional years; $0 sent home; enough to live on for life.

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