Football fortune

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–18RGQRio Red Black0 matches · 0 goals
2. Age 18–19LCQLisbon Green White51 matches · 0 goals
3. Age 19–21MRQMerseyside Red53 matches · 2 goals
4. Age 21–23LBQLondon Blue94 matches · 6 goals
5. Age 23–36MAQMan Red444 matches · 13 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Rio Red Black · $305,384/year

2. Age 18

   You have reached the world top 1000

3. Age 18

   European Club Cup (2044): your pass does not come off; your team finishes runner-up

4. Age 19

   Lisbon Green White commits to an aggressive high press. The manager demands every player sprint to hound the ball within three seconds of turnover.

5. Age 20

   A national call-up · 2 caps

6. Age 21

   The decisive final league match (2047): your pass comes off, changing the decisive score

7. Age 21

   Honours: Young Player of the Year

8. Age 23

   You join Man Red

Injuries

Total injuries: 22 · Career weeks out: 85

Most serious injury
Age 24 · ACL rupture

Epilogue

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

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