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Daily Mirror
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Kieran King

How Zach Clough's rollercoaster career turned fallen EFL wonderkid into A-League star

The career of a professional footballer can be a rollercoaster ride.

Zach Clough was named amongst the best youngsters in the EFL after breaking into the first-team at Bolton Wanderers in 2015 at the age of just 19. On his senior debut, Clough scored the winner in an Emirates FA Cup third-round tie against Wigan and was duly described as a "special player" by manager Neil Lennon.

The attacking midfielder, who scored an impressive 21 goals in 59 games at his boyhood club, earned a life-changing £3million move to Nottingham Forest in January 2017. However, it was a transfer that didn't work out for Clough. Despite helping The Reds to Championship survival in his first six months, his career at the City Ground quickly went south.

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