Amid the myriad glories of a Premier League career, the fabulous wealth, the sculpted brands, the PR gloss, most players will not clock that they have this week been assigned a precious and indelible place in what will one day be a precious volume of football social history.
It might not seem much now – a 10cm by 5cm head shot in the 2024 Panini sticker album, which is published on Wednesday.
But in years to come, the lucky few may view it as something which captures them at an extraordinary moment in their lives - young, vibrant, fresh-faced, believing.