Amazing!

Garvey, who scored his first goal in his career, became the youngest person to score goals in the five major leagues this season at the age of 17 years and 135 days, but another man scattered his traffic from the other extreme. This man is Jorge Molina, who is not easily the darling of the market for Granada, but as a football evergreen, he wrote a special chapter-he became the oldest hat-trick goalscorer in the history of the five major leagues at 39 years and 241 days.

After beating Valencia last year at the age of 37 and 292 days, he became the second-longest player to score twice in La Liga last year. Against PSV Eindhoven last year, he surpassed Puskash at the age of 38 years and 173 days, becoming the oldest player in La Liga history to score a goal in Europe. In fact, a week ago, Granada became the third-longest player in La Liga history with 39 years and 235 days, and now Molina has continued his evergreen demeanour with an old hat-trick.

Although his home team Granada is mediocre, Molina has spared no effort to contribute his light and heat. He is Granada's top scorer who has scored at least five goals this season, and in the recent rookie pecking match, he has relentlessly interpreted the halo of the protagonist, which in itself is a reasonable form of expression. In fact, in the match against Barcelona and Real Madrid last season, the Spaniard who joined in a free capacity has already explained with a goal that although the defeat is glorious, the value of 1 million euros is only the estimated market value of the outside world. people who really know how to appreciate and cherish have paid tribute to the posture of veterans after his precious goal.

Nearly 40-year-old Gallop in the green is obviously not supported by luck and feelings, Ibrahimovic is the best spokesman, Molina in addition to creating a series of "elderly" scoring records, a few years ago also enjoyed the title of "Real Madrid nemesis". You may think Molina is from a famous family, but in fact, the biggest club he has played for in his career is Royal Betis. He spends most of his time playing in small and medium-sized clubs. Alcoy, Benidom and Gandya are all strange and mouthful clubs that have witnessed Molina's growth history, even though Hertafe, Elche and Granada are slightly famous in La Liga. But it is only relative to the club he used to play for, in a way, Molina is like a weed, although it has not grown into a towering tree, but its tenacious vitality can be seen.

"there are very few other players who have gone this way, which makes me understand that everything is hard to come by." Molina's self-account has an unknown history of struggle, starting from Molina, who was born in Alcoano, officially started his career at the age of 21, and only stood on the stage of La Liga at the age of 29, with a maximum transfer fee of only 1.6 million euros. The highest personal honor is to win the top scorer in La Liga, rising and falling between La Liga and La Liga, but from Betis to Getafi, from Getafi to Granada. He left in the form of termination and joined in the form of a free transfer, and Molina always created surprises again and again when others thought he was old enough to retire.

(selected as the Best team of the New Century in Getafi)

At Betis, he scored 77 goals in 212 games, and at Getafi, he scored 52 goals in 163 games. Molina is a typical example of strength greater than fame and is naturally regarded as a lucky star in the pleasure of two promotions in Getafi. and in the days when he stayed in La Liga, he sometimes played the nightmare of the giants. Playing for Getafi in 2017, he made Pique embarrassed in defense. The Barcelona boss actually made a dive of the goalkeeper. So much so that he was spoofed by the fans on the social platform. He was elected the best player in the game when he scored the winning goal in the Nou Camp in 2021. Granada also experienced the pleasure of defeating the strong by the weak. Now the tone of his new and old teammates is unified: "Molina is incredible." The performance on the court is totally out of line with the actual age. "

In fact, every time he joined a new team, Molina thought it was the last dance, so he continued his style of working hard, but every time after the surplus value was used up, he encountered merciless abandonment. I still remember that when he said goodbye to Betis, his tears were wet before he finished reading the carefully prepared manuscript, and he was even more bitter because he was involved in a match-fixing case a year earlier, because he was involved in a match-fixing case. when he refused an invitation from other teams, he landed in Getafi in order to be closer to home to take care of his pregnant wife. With the passage of time, he no longer dwelled on the past, but thought it was all a reasonable arrangement of fate, or at least Granada felt that "pie fell from the sky".

(the reunion of Molina and Joaquin)

Molina has his own retirement plan, he got a coaching certificate a long time ago, and he got two degrees in sports management and sports science, all of which are skill packages for himself in the future. but the current Spaniard will not easily bow to the years, he does not take any superstar as a reference, nor does he expect to be favored by a bigger club, he is actually willing to perform well on the ordinary road.

Diet control and independent training are all ways for him to rejuvenate. Imagine that Molina has suffered only two injuries in his career, one with a back strain and one with a finger contusion. In Molina's words, "I have to make sure I feel young. I cherish this stage." As long as I am still scoring goals, I will try my best to extend my career. " There is no doubt that Molina must be more committed to his original intention after creating the effect of the oldest hat-trick this time.

"the age of 40 is not the reason why I am thinking about retiring, I do it because I can no longer play, it is very difficult and I still have a dream." This is the feeling of his old teammate Joaquin's interpretation of the veteran's immortality, perhaps Molina, who played in Granada, is even more extreme. On the one hand, he has plenty of playing time, even indispensable, and on the other hand, even after the contract expires, there is always the next stop waiting for him. It took him nearly a decade to climb from La Liga to La Liga, and Molina will not lose his enthusiasm if he returns to the lower leagues one day: "I started later than others, and I want to cherish any form of competition before I become a liability."

This is football, superstars naturally become role models, but too many ordinary players who fight against fate and confrontation with time are also spreading the positive energy of being a role model.