Why dad is keeper Worgan’s No.1
Lee Worgan added another award to his dad Nigel’s collection last weekend – the man he calls his hero.
The pair have been together every step of the way in Lee’s football career, from trips to the park after he declared he wanted to be a goalkeeper to travelling thousands of miles all over the country as he chased his dream of becoming a professional footballer.
Lee not only achieved his ambition of playing in the Football League, he also played international football for Wales under-21s, through his dad being half-Welsh.
None of it would have been possible without Nigel, who was there as his son collected the manager’s player-of-theyear prize from Maidstone boss Jay Saunders on Saturday night.
They could hardly be closer and Nigel has held on to everything from Lee’s career, including team-sheets, tracksuits, medals and trophies.
Lee, who was in the England Schoolboys squad before to stay in the background but I do like to be sociable.”
Lee added: “I’m at a point where I’m loving playing.
“I’m at a place where I want to play football, I’m at my most comfortable with myself as a goalkeeper and I have been since I’ve been here.
“It’s my most enjoyable time just because it’s almost your golden years.
“I could have stayed in professional football for a long time but I wanted to go and play and get some memories and win some trophies, whatever level.
“I stripped it back, started in the Ryman South with Hastings and built from there. “I’ve no regrets at all. I was a professional footballer, which is what I set out to do when I was 10, I’ve become an under-21 international and now I’m at a club I love being at, so I’ve ticked as many boxes as I can.”