Football fortune

Three pillars of your career

Club journey

1. Age 18–19LCQLisbon Green White38 matches · 10 goals
2. Age 19–21MRQMerseyside Red52 matches · 19 goals
3. Age 21–23MBQMan Blue75 matches · 40 goals
4. Age 23–24MCQMerseyside Blue50 matches · 16 goals
5. Age 24–27MAQMan Red86 matches · 26 goals
6. Age 27–28MRQMerseyside Red55 matches · 29 goals
7. Age 28–34WCQWest Midlands Claret193 matches · 87 goals

Key moments

1. Age 18

   Your first professional contract: Lisbon Green White · $262,689/year

2. Age 18

   You have reached the world top 1000

3. Age 18

   A national call-up · 1 caps

4. Age 21

   European Club Cup (2047): Your attacking move comes off; your team finishes runner-up

5. Age 21

   Coach António Pacheco orders brutal afternoon hill sprints. Teammates are dropping to their knees. He glares at you: 'Done, or do you have more?'

6. Age 27

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

7. Age 28

   You join West Midlands Claret

8. Age 30

   Judgment day for António Pacheco. In the tunnel, he grabs your shoulder: 'Go out there and fight for our future.'

Injuries

Total injuries: 36 · Career weeks out: 77

Most serious injury
Age 19 · Hamstring strain

Epilogue

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

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