Teenage Ayrshire footballer signs for Bristol Rovers after spell with Junior outfit

Published 31st Jul 2017
Last updated 31st Jul 2017

A teenage footballer from Ayrshire's telling us how hard it is for youngsters to make it big in the beautiful game.

Michael Kelly from Knockentiber moved from Aberdeen to Leicester City but was released at the end of the 2016/17 season.

The 19-year old ended up playing junior football and working in a warehouse.

He's now signed for Bristol Rovers and he spoke to Vicky Murray about the road to the English League 1 side.