The GOAT

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–18VDUUnión Valdepájaral0 matches · 0 goals
2. Age 18–21BLQBarranquilla Red White110 matches · 20 goals
3. Age 21–22WCQWest Midlands Claret53 matches · 6 goals
4. Age 22–25MBQMan Blue126 matches · 24 goals
5. Age 25–34FCKelden United (Semi-professional)162 matches · 17 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Unión Valdepájaral · $16,836/year

2. Age 18

   A national call-up · 2 caps

3. Age 18

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

4. 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 Barranquilla Red White to sell.

5. Age 21

   Óscar Salazar pulls you aside: 'Don't jump to Medellin Green White yet, lad. Stay here, play games, and harden up. You aren't ready for that shark tank.'

6. Age 22

   You join Man Blue

7. Age 23

   You are world number one

8. Age 23

   The decisive final league match (2049): Your attack breaks down and the opposition counter; score 1–2

Injuries

Total injuries: 16 · Career weeks out: 50

Most serious injury
Age 22 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

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

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