The GOAT

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–18BRQBlack Forest Red0 matches · 0 goals
2. Age 18–20PDQPathum Blue43 matches · 6 goals
3. Age 20–21BEQBruges Blue Black29 matches · 11 goals
4. Age 21–22FBQFrankfurt Red Black34 matches · 5 goals
5. Age 22–24MHQMilano Red Black76 matches · 18 goals
6. Age 24–29MDQMadrid Red White185 matches · 26 goals
7. Age 29–36MWQMadrid White243 matches · 61 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Black Forest Red · $729,639/year

2. Age 19

   Your agent rings late at night. A foreign club is dangling huge wages, but you would have to kick up a fuss and force Pathum Blue to sell.

3. Age 23

   A gripping cup tie heads into a sudden-death penalty shootout. Skipper Niklas Krüger asks for a volunteer for the 5th kick.

4. Age 25

   You are world number one

5. Age 26

   Spain National Cup (2052): Your attacking move comes off; your team finishes runner-up

6. Age 28

   Ahead of a cup semi-final, the tactical boss drills you on offside traps and positional rotations down to the centimeter.

7. Age 30

   Spain National Cup (2056): Your attacking move comes off; your team finishes runner-up

8. Age 30

   European Club Cup (2056): Your attacking move comes off; your team lifts the cup

Injuries

Total injuries: 13 · Career weeks out: 44

Most serious injury
Age 32 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

18 professional years; $16,961,081 sent home; enough to live on for life.

Football coach

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