Trophies, medals and international honours are some of the things every professional would like to achieve during his football career.

There is also a part in every pro that would love to secure club legend, terrace favourite or cult hero status by the time they retire.

For one Oxford United player, the stage was set last Saturday at the Field Mill Stadium in Nottinghamshire.

Minutes into first-half stoppage time and only after just coming on as a substitute, James ‘Beano’ Constable etched his name deeper into the Oxford history books.

Beano scored his 100th goal for the U’s and with that guaranteed himself the status of a club legend.

Names like Foley, Aldridge, Jones and Atkinson are Oxford legends and also Beano’s goalscoring peers.

Still only 29 years of age, there’s no doubt in my mind that he will go on to become the club’s record goalscorer, eclipsing Graham Atkinson’s 39-year-old mark of 107 goals for the U’s in all competitions.

It’s hard not to focus on that, with it being so close and I’m sure Beano has a little eye on it, too.

On August 8, 2008, Beano scored goal No 1 in the yellow shirt of Oxford against Eastbourne Borough and 1,926 days later he notched No 100 against Mansfield Town.

That is a massive achievement for any player, at any club and at any level. Scoring goals is the hardest thing to do in football, apart from winning, of course.

To score once is tough, so to do it 100 times is an immense feat. Cult hero figure and terrace favourite is the bond Beano has with the Oxford fans.

Important goals like in the play-off final at Wembley against York and of course scoring against the old enemy Swindon have only strengthened that relationship.

Warming up at the Kassam on a matchday, Beano would get one of the loudest cheers (nothing like mine, though!) when his name was announced.

I played with him for two years and the best way I can describe him would be Jekyll and Hyde.

Off the pitch, he is this smiley, polite and relaxed type of guy who just loves the Youtube channel!

On the pitch, he turns into this crazy, frowning and aggressive guy, whose only love is scoring goals.

His testosterone levels must shoot through the roof on matchday because he has the aggression of the Incredible Hulk – and at times a touch like him. (Only joking, Beano!) Seriously though, the transformation is really amazing to see and I couldn’t believe it when I first encountered it.

I never did get to ask what happens to him once he steps on the pitch but whatever it is, more often than not it works for him, so long may it continue.

Many years from now, when the boots are hung up and the next generation are wearing the yellow shirt of Oxford United, how will he be remembered?

He has earned his legend status and hopefully it will be as Oxford’s record goalscorer.

Well done, Beano.