Football fortune

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–34LBQLondon Blue545 matches · 89 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: London Blue · $3,220,861/year

2. Age 18

   You have reached the world top 1000

3. Age 19

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

4. Age 20

   Honours: Young Player of the Year

5. Age 21

   Honours: Young Player of the Year

6. Age 22

   A national call-up · 2 caps

7. Age 26

   You represent your country at a major international tournament

8. Age 29

   On the verge of penning a deal with Wrenfallowe United, their fiercest local rivals swoop in with a contract doubling the wages.

Injuries

Total injuries: 32 · Career weeks out: 74

Most serious injury
Age 22 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

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

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