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Former Wolves academy graduate Sam Winnall has new career goals

Sam Winnall has lived his dream of becoming a professional footballer. Of scoring plenty of goals – he now has over 100. And enjoying plenty of success, he has won promotions and a cup final. Hopefully, with a few more years left before hanging up his boots, that dream will continue for a good while yet.

Winnall, front and centre, with Tettenhall Wood under-nines in 2000
Winnall, front and centre, with Tettenhall Wood under-nines in 2000

But at times, the dreams of a footballer can also become something of a nightmare. For most players, not so much a balance of ups and downs but mainly downs with the odd up. And the former striker and Wolves Academy graduate has, like so many who pursue the same dream and ambition, ridden the rollercoaster of events and emotions.

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