Football fortune

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–20MPQMonterrey Blue White63 matches · 13 goals
2. Age 20–21CYQCastellon Yellow27 matches · 4 goals
3. Age 21–32MAQMan Red368 matches · 47 goals

Key moments

1. Age 17

   A shady middleman invites you to a café, sliding an expensive watch and cash across: 'Just give away a soft corner or take a cheap yellow.'

2. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Monterrey Blue White · $1,745,945/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

   You join Man Red

7. Age 21

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

8. Age 22

   England National Cup (2048): Your attacking move comes off; your team finishes runner-up

Injuries

Total injuries: 33 · Career weeks out: 76

Most serious injury
Age 20 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

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

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