"Who knows where I'd be playing today had I not been stabbed," says former Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom. "I wouldn't say that night ruined my career, but it definitely changed it." After coming through the Reds academy to play 22 times for the first team, alongside club greats Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez, Wisdom left to join Derby County in 2017. Three years later, while visiting family in Liverpool, he was stabbed."
"Following surgery, the defender recovered to play again for the Rams - but deep down he knew his career would never be the same again. He was released by Derby in 2021 before having trials at Portsmouth, Birmingham and Sheffield United. But it was not until September 2023 that he started playing regular football again at non-league Warrington Town, followed by a spell at Derry City in the League of Ireland last season."
"Thirteen years after scoring on his Liverpool debut, external against Swiss club Young Boys in the Europa League at the age of 19, Wisdom now appears for part-time FC United of Manchester in the seventh tier of English football. "To this day I still have pain in my body from being stabbed," the former England Under-21 captain tells BBC Sport."
Andre Wisdom rose through Liverpool's academy, scored on his Liverpool debut in the Europa League at 19 and made 22 first-team appearances. He joined Derby County in 2017 and played in the Championship alongside players such as Wayne Rooney. On 28 June 2020 he was attacked in Liverpool by several masked men who stole his watch and stabbed him, requiring surgery. He recovered to play for Derby but was released in 2021 and had trials at Portsmouth, Birmingham and Sheffield United. He returned to regular football in September 2023 with non-league Warrington Town, later played for Derry City, and now plays part-time for FC United of Manchester while still experiencing pain.
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