Football fortune

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–18BTQBuriram Thunder0 matches · 0 goals
2. Age 18–19KHFKhlong Phaithara FC46 matches · 1 goals
3. Age 19–21JBQJeddah Yellow Black47 matches · 0 goals
4. Age 21–22RJQRiyadh Blue50 matches · 0 goals
5. Age 22–32MAQMan Red378 matches · 14 goals
6. Age 32–34FCVellora United (Semi-professional)22 matches · 1 goals
7. Age 34–37FCKelden United (Semi-professional)60 matches · 5 goals

Key moments

1. Age 17

   Coach Phakhin Saengkaew orders brutal afternoon hill sprints. Teammates are dropping to their knees. He glares at you: 'Done, or do you have more?'

2. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Buriram Thunder · $30,398/year

3. Age 18

   You have reached the world top 1000

4. Age 19

   A national call-up · 2 caps

5. Age 20

   Honours: Young Player of the Year

6. Age 21

   Asian Club Cup (2047): You see it out; your team finishes runner-up

7. Age 21

   The decisive final league match (2047): You see it out; score 0–1

8. Age 22

   You join Man Red

Injuries

Total injuries: 22 · Career weeks out: 49

Most serious injury
Age 22 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

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

Football coach

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