Golcar footballer Jordan Wimpenny joins forces with his idol Manchester United's Wayne Rooney

Nov 6 2009 by Joanne Douglas, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

A GOLCAR footballer will showcase his skills in front of his idol Wayne Rooney on TV this weekend.

Jordan Wimpenny joins forces with the Manchester United striker for Sky 1’s Street Striker programme.

On the show Jordan shows off his footballing talent to be in with the chance of being named the best street footballer in the UK.

It was a dream come true for the Huddersfield New College student to met one of the footballers who inspires him.

Jordan, 17, said: “I saw the programme last year and thought it was be something I would be good at.

“I got to meet Wayne Rooney and it was a great experience – he’s one of my idols.

“He was so down to earth and spent time helping me, talking to me and also watching what I was doing and giving me tips.

“When I did my stuff he said to keep my head up and to keep playing how I enjoy it as that was what mattered.

“It was great to meet him.”

Jordan started playing football aged four and played for school teams including Colne Valley High School where he was a pupil and now plays for Kirkburton under 18s.

He is now studying sport and exercise science at Huddersfield New College and hopes to become a football coach after training in America.

“It’s something I knew I wanted to do from being young,” he added.