Age Quote by Sean Longstaff

I was in an academy from the age of eight. I couldn't play for my grassroots team then.

— Tyrone Mings

I played in the Under 18s when I was 14, then the reserves at 15, and then the first team.

— Jack Rodwell

I didn't play on an organized team until I was 13 or 14 years old. Two years later, I was invited to the Junior…

— A'ja Wilson

I think I was 8 or 9 when I did my first play. It was at a community level, but that's when I knew…

— Lavrenti Lopes

For me at 16 and 17 years old, I wasn't even playing for the academy teams. I hardly played in the starting XI for…

— Bernardo Silva

I started when I was 4, but I didn't play seriously until I was 8.

— Kathy Rinaldi

I did my first play when I was 7.

— Madeline Brewer

I was 15 when I made my debut for the national team.

— Samuel Eto'o

From the time I started playing... When I tried out for a team in sixth grade and on - I was always starting through…

— Grayson Allen

My PE teacher used to scout for Sporting and, when I was nine, he recommended me for a trial. From there, I just went…

— Eric Dier

My first club was FT Gern. I joined through my parents and friends. My father played for them and a friend from nursery school…

— Philipp Lahm

I started playing when I was about 16, and I got picked for the England youth team when I was 17 because I was…

— Fallon Sherrock