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Topics: Liverpool, Football, Derby County
Marcus Chan
A former Liverpool star has opened up about being involved in a horrific stabbing incident.
Back in 2020, news filtered through that former Liverpool youngster and then-Derby County star Andre Wisdom was stabbed during a robbery.
As per the BBC, Wisdom, who was 27 at the time, was attacked by four masked men who stole his designer watch.
Wisdom was visiting family back in Liverpool when he was reportedly stabbed in the head and his lower body.
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At the time, his injuries were not 'thought to be life-threatening'.
Wisdom worked his way up the ranks at Liverpool before making a total of 22 first-time appearances for the Reds.
He played alongside stars such as Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez before leaving for Derby County in 2017.
Three years later, Wisdom was stabbed, and he has now opened up about the ordeal.
Speaking to the BBC, Wisdom stated that the stabbing incident 'definitely changed' his career.
He said: "Who knows where I'd be playing today had I not been stabbed.
"I wouldn't say that night ruined my career, but it definitely changed it."
Wisdom added: "To this day I still have pain in my body from being stabbed. I shouldn't have been there," citing a house party he attended before the incident took place.
"I should have been at home recovering after the game, but it was lockdown and I was eager to be outside," the defender continued.
"I was leaving the party by myself, walking to my car. I was on the street and there were about five guys, balaclavas and knives. They said: 'Give us your watch.' I said no and a fight started. I didn't have time to run. I should have used my head but pride got in the way.
"I was able to drive home, which was about a 15-20 minute journey. Adrenalin probably kept me going but only when I was home did I realise I'd been stabbed multiple times. I checked my thigh and the muscle was almost hanging out of the wound. That's when I phoned for an ambulance."
Now at the age of 32, Wisdom is currently a part-time player for FC United of Manchester in the seventh tier of English football.