The Journeyman

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–18CAQColumbus Yellow Black0 matches · 0 goals
2. Age 18–20GBQGuimaraes White Black83 matches · 13 goals
3. Age 20–22LRQLisbon Red62 matches · 11 goals
4. Age 22–24NBQNaples Blue50 matches · 4 goals
5. Age 24–26MEQMunich Red98 matches · 13 goals
6. Age 26–34FCVellora United (Semi-professional)150 matches · 20 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Columbus Yellow Black · $241,933/year

2. Age 19

   The decisive final league match (2045): your pass does not come off, changing the decisive score

3. Age 21

   A national call-up · 2 caps

4. Age 21

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

5. Age 21

   Mason Bradford pulls you aside: 'Don't jump to Miami Pink yet, lad. Stay here, play games, and harden up. You aren't ready for that shark tank.'

6. Age 23

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

7. Age 24

   A new career-best world rank: #2

8. Age 24

   The decisive final league match (2050): your shot comes off, changing the decisive score

Injuries

Total injuries: 18 · Career weeks out: 56

Most serious injury
Age 15 · Metatarsal fracture

Epilogue

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

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