Mark Connolly has experienced plenty of ups and downs on the pitch, and he has been touched in recent years by tragedy - so learning to enjoy the simple pleasures in life has been key to his footballing renaissance.
And these days there is nothing better than playing for his local club in front of his mum and close friends.
It’s almost 13 years ago that Connolly thought he had made it in the big time, when Bolton Wanderers, then in the Premier League, paid Wolves €1.2m for the then-17-year-old.
