Having watched him torment defences across the Premier League over the past 10 months, it's difficult to imagine a time when Dominic Calvert-Lewin was the one being bullied on the football pitch.
Starting your senior professional career as a 16-year-old in the Conference North, however, was always bound to be a baptism of fire.
Making his debut for Stalybridge Celtic against local rivals Hyde United, the teenager received a whack to the face during a miserable first-half in freezing conditions, leaving him with a black eye.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has recieved his first call-up to Gareth Southgate's England squad
Two coaches from his parent club, Sheffield United, convinced him to stay on.