Arwa Farra
Arwa Farra is a forward in the Al'amal Sport Club of the Martian Aero Football League.
Date of birth: 2057
Place of birth: Mars, Al'amal
Occupation: professional aero football forward in the Martian Aero Football League, playing for Al'amal SC.
Previous Occupation: Prior to joining the MAFL, Farra worked at the logistical department for the ministry of Al'amal.
Height: 6’6” (1.98m)
Farra was one of the top overall scorers in season 1 with 7 goals and the top female scorer.
She is officially taking a leave of absence from her post and maintains her security clearance and status at the colony.
Marcus Ekberg
Marcus is a player in the Martian Aero Football League.
Date of Birth: 2053
Place of Birth: Wendland Colony
Occupation: Foward in MAFL
Prior Occupation: Robotics Technician, Field Surveyor
Height: 6'6 (1.98m)
Qigang Lian
Lian is a forward and Captain in the Martian Aero Football League.
Date of Birth: 2049
Place of Birth: Shanghai, Earth
Arrival/Citizenship: 2070, Chinese National, Resident of Wuji.
Occupation: Foward MAFL
Prior Occupations: Director of R&D, Bio Mechanical Engineer
Marital Status: Married to Lillian Xie Lian
Height: 5' 10" (1.8M)
Lian originally came to Mars on a temporary work permit, but quickly attained a director role by the age of 26 and decided to become a permanant resident.
Lian went to the Aero Football tryouts on a dare, but after demonstrating natural skill, he was faced with a difficult decision when recruiters wanted to join training camp. Recently married and a critical member to his organization, Lian deferred his decision for months, but eventually made the commitment to join the MAFL club.
He was appointed Captain of Dongji after 6 months of training camp.
Lian was traded to Wuji prior to Season 2 of MAFL.
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Anosova Ivanovna
Asosova Ivanovna is best known as forward on Europa United.
Citizen: Naturalized Novyimir, Residence in Europa
Born: 2046
Occupation: Forward in Europa United
Wears number 22.
Had 2 goals in season 1 of MAFL
Female self-identifies as male
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Uday Lanka
Uday Lanka is a professional athlete who plays for the Amrita Immortals in the Martian Aero Football League.
Date of Birth: 2051
Place of Birth: Amrita Colony, Mars
Citizenship: Native citizenship of Amrita Colony
Occupation: Professional Aero Football Player
Positions Played: Forward
Prior Occupation(s): Food Technologist (Product Development), Food Safety Coordinator (Intern)
Height: 6' 4" (1.93m)
Early Years
Uday Lanka's parents (Santjeet & Anasuya) were part of the Amrita colonization mission at the end of 2048 with expertise in the food sciences. Uday was born 1 year after Amrita was established. He would have been their 2nd child had Anasuya not miscarried during first pregnancy.
Uday graduated with honours from multiple remote programs on Earth as well as completing an intensive apprenticeship program prior to the founding of Amrita college in 2073. After graduating, Uday interned with the colony's agriculture department before getting a placement with Pandey Industries.
Career
Uday was one of the first picks to the Amrita squad and was quickly handed the team captain role after displaying both natural ability and leadership qualities.
Uday was the lead scorer in MAFL season 1 with an impressive 16 goals. He is well regarded for his positive attitude, good sportsmanship, and humble demeanour. He was nominated and recognized as the season 1 League MVP.
Lanka wears number 7.
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Readale Nash
Readale Nash is a professional athlete who plays with the San Olympus Titans in the Martian Aero Football League.
Date of birth: 2060
Place of birth: Mars, San Olympus
Occupation: professional aero football forward in the Martian Aero Football League, playing for San Olympus Titans.
Height: 6’11” (2.1m)
Career in Sports
At 17 years old, Nash was the youngest player during the inaugural MAFL season. He was discovered by Titan scouts prior to club tryouts in 2075, however because of his age, the club was barred from recruiting him until turning 16 and completing his academic program.
Readale demonstrated athletic aptitude in various school fitness routines, but excelled at Hoopz. a game originally developed at Marineris with derivatives played in San Olympus, Columbia Hills, and several other Western colonies.
Readale joined the club in the final 8 months of pre-season 1 training, but quickly picked up the rules and was a natural in both indoor and outdoor conditions.
Nash wears #8.
He was the top scorer in Season 1 for the San Olympus Titans, however, missed multiple games at end of season, including playoff rounds, due to injury.
Controversies
Nash is often associated with the 'Drift Generation', a subset of the 1st generation of Martian-born who display greater tendencies of restlessness and resentment to colony life. Nash allegedly sought emancipation from his parent in 2075 and resisted completing his academics. This, however, delayed his joining of the Titans rather than expediting it. He has allegedly claimed desired to leave San Olympus and Mars, the later being extremely difficult as he has no status on Earth.
During season 1, he has numerous occasions where his attitude and public behaviour has required the club to intervene.
Like most Martian-born, Nash was conceived under a fertility assist program, including the requisite genetic editing of his birth period.
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Yvonne Barnato
Yvonne Barnato is a professional athlete who plays for Europa United in the Martian Aero Football League.
Date of Birth: 2053
Place of Birth: Italy, Earth
Arrival/Residency: 2064, full citizenship in Europa Colony
Occupation: Professional Aero Football Player
Positions Played: Goalkeeper, Forward
Prior Occupation(s): Lab assistant, youth councillor
Height: 5' 11" (1.78m)
Early Years
Yvonne Barnato grew up in London 2 and came to Mars with her mother at the age of 11. Her mother, Dr. Michele Findlais, a prominent robotics expert had a 6 year contract with an ESA project that required temporary relocation. After serving 4 years, Dr. Findlais unexpectedly passed away. Yvonne deferred returning to Earth to finish her school program. After successful completion, she elected to continue her studies on Mars as a part-time, remote student at Leeds University (Earth) and simultaneous apprentice with Geykon Bioteciob.
She cites her repeated decisions to remain on Mars were driven by the tight-knit friendships she developed in Europa's small school groups .
“The close ties I had formed with the 4 others in my class, along with their families, outweighed any bonds I had with relatives back on Earth. It really was not a difficult decision.”
Sporting Career
Yvonne was recruited as a candidate for MAFL (along with friend, Nina Pisani) after being scouted playing with the 'Barcelona squad' in the recreational 'District' league. Yvonne was drafted by United while Pisani was later drafted by the Immortals.
Yvonne is best known for being one of the first goalkeeper in the MAFL who could consistently score.
She wears number 58 for Europa United.
Barnato was moved by United manager, Matthäus Reinmann, from goalkeeper to forward mid-season 1 in a bid to bolster the teams offence. Her replacement in goal was Kevin Sulzberger, #48.
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Aiger Masing
Aiger Masing is best known for his role as chief executive officer of the Martian Aero Football League (MAFL).
Portrait of Aiger Masing, mYear 248
Date of Birth: 2038
Place of Birth: Germany, Earth
Arrival/Residency: 2057, maintains a full Europa Colony citizenship
Occupation: CEO & Commissioner MAFL
Prior Occupation(s): Administrator Europa Council, Chief of EEMAI.
Height: 6' 4" (1.93m)
Aiger migrated to Mars when he as 19 and has 'naturalized' citizenship in Europa. His first role at the colony was as an analyst for Primproxia DGB, a now defunct robotics agency. He has worked both in the private and public sector. Most notably, he served on the Europa council for 4 years before becoming the administrative executive of the European/Europa Martian Archival Initiative (EEMAI), curating cultural and genetic catalogs for backup on Mars.
He joined the MAFL in 2075 as top man to coordinate franchise owners, investors and build the organization and facilities to launch the professional league in 2077.
Defining Moments
- The outbreak and subsequent quarantine of Novyimir displaced the Dynamo team. Aiger and Novyimir club owners (Aleskeevich and KMH) rose to the occasion to build an alternate field. Not only did this prevent disruption of the season, but a significant morale boost to the beleaguered colony.
- Aiger was in placed in a difficult position of managing the MAFL through the first death in the league.
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