Journey to Becoming a Professional Footballer

I'm from a very small town. I played soccer every day in the

street, but

I didn't start playing for a team until I was fifteen.

And then, well, dreaming of making it to Barcelona, yes, it

is true that I could dream of it, but I never thought it could become

a reality until the trials came when I was seventeen,

and then, well, it stops being a dream and starts becoming

a, a goal. And little by little, I went

uh, getting through the stages, reaching

higher-level teams, until I reached the first team.

And, well, the truth is that not even in my wildest dreams

could I have imagined having a career like the one I had.

My dad supported me and gave me the freedom to choose whatever I wanted.

The thing is, uh, he didn't, he didn't like soccer, and

so I didn't have any extra pressure from him to

were a soccer player. I think that may have helped me too,

it helped me,

right? Because nowadays, parents often

put a lot of pressure on

boys and girls to become soccer players, to have

the careers they might have wanted for themselves.

And that pressure can sometimes hold them back and keep children from

performing at their best.