Editorial Note: The below article was written by Sebastian Lletget on his recovery ahead of the 2018 season.
You could see the happiness plastered on my face as I slid into the corner flag.
It was a surreal moment. I had just scored a goal in a World Cup qualifier for my nation with my friends and family cheering just a few feet away, in front of my hometown crowd in San Jose.
That goal filled me with the type of joy that I had dreamed of ever since I began kicking a soccer ball.