Dunston Copperlee

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Dunston Copperlee
Nationality:
Milchama
Occupation:
Football (Soccer) Player
Team:
Great Alexandria
Position:
Wing Striker

Dunston Copperlee is one of the best all around soccer players in Milchamian history. His excellent midfield play and deft goal scoring touch has made him the all time points leader in MFL history and one of the leaders in Milchama world cup history. He played for Milchama from World Cups 24-29 racking up 18 goals and innumerable assists (mostly innumerable because nobody counts them).

For Club

From a young age Copperlee was considered a prodigy and from the age of 10 was put in Great Alexandria's youth academy. There he sparkled leading the Guerros to the U 12, 14, 15, 16 and 18 championships. His first start on the first team came when he was 18. He never looked back from that moment as in his first appearance he scored 2 goals and got an assist as the Alexandrians beat the Klondike Rebels 4-0.

After that performance Copperlee was entrenched in the first team and led Great Alexandria to 8 league titles, 6 cup titles and 4 doubles in the 18 years of service to the club. He was the star scoring over 100 goals and notching over 200 assists in both league and cup competitions. He was so good that the Guerros adapted the 3-3-4 formation for him making it a 3-3-1-3 formation allowing Copperlee to roam the field more freely.

For Country

He never quite had the success in the red and white that he had for the Alexnadrians but from World Cups 24-29 Copperlee was captain and an important player for the Milchama Warriors. He scored 18 goals which, as of last calculations of goals, is tied for second most all time (although is probably right now 3rd or 4th all time behind Floren Albentine, Kelvin Joseph and possibly Avi Belmowitz). Copperlee was less utilized in the regular 3-3-4 formation becoming just another wing striker and a lot of his influential midfield play was stopped. Still as a vocal leader and great player he was the third person inducted into the Milchama World Cup Hall of Fame.

Legacy

Considered in all time great player it is his achievements for his club Great Alexandria that will always be remembered over his country Milchama, which is increasingly rare in Milchamian sports today.