Retiring at the age of just 21 is a situation that few footballers would want to face.
And when it happened to Manchester City youth star George Swan, it is fair to say that he did not see his future career path coming.
Less than 12 months after reluctantly hanging up his boots, he has reinvented himself as football's youngest agent.
He already has one deal under his belt, and has even rejected two job offers from his former club - from academy director Mark Allen and former reserve team boss Patrick Vieira.