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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Season 2 Uniforms

After the inaugural season, EV suit specifications were updated by the MAFL.  During the post-season, clubs were required to modify components to adhere to the new requirements.

Many clubs also updated uniform colours and graphic treatments. 

Each player's EV Suit is custom built. 

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Season 1 Uniforms

The EV Suits in season 1 were more generic, using more common components across all the clubs.

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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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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