Length of a footballers career

Answer 1

To be honest its not really short because if you think about it if they become a professional footballer at 18(the average age people break into professional football) and they end their career at around 35 that's 17 years and 17 years is a long time... a really long time

Answer 2

Honestly depends on the position, and on the player, for example goalkeepers like friedel, he's 40 and still playing, but some retire early as they get paid enough anyway