Football fortune

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–20BEQBruges Blue Black86 matches · 21 goals
2. Age 20–22FCVellora United (Semi-professional)22 matches · 3 goals
3. Age 22–25FCKelden United (Semi-professional)66 matches · 5 goals
4. Age 25–25AMUUnión Almendravia17 matches · 0 goals
5. Age 25–30MAQMan Red161 matches · 40 goals
6. Age 30–35MBQMan Blue180 matches · 38 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Bruges Blue Black · $613,445/year

2. Age 18

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

3. Age 26

   Pre-season fitness tests reveal you are at your absolute athletic summit. Your lungs and recovery times are elite. How do you push the advantage?

4. Age 31

   The decisive final league match (2057): Your attack breaks down and the opposition counter; score 1–3

5. Age 31

   93rd minute, leading 1-0. Their winger is bursting clear. The coach screams from the touchline: 'Take him down!'

6. Age 32

   European Club Cup (2058): Your attack breaks down and the opposition counter; your team finishes runner-up

7. Age 32

   The decisive final league match (2058): Your attack breaks down and the opposition counter; score 1–3

8. Age 33

   European Club Cup (2059): Your attack breaks down and the opposition counter; your team finishes runner-up

Injuries

Total injuries: 24 · Career weeks out: 59

Most serious injury
Age 30 · Metatarsal fracture

Epilogue

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

Football coach

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