Bermuda football sensation Nahki Wells has sent a touching message to a fan who travelled more than 3,000 miles to see his birthplace.

Marjorie Wilson has followed the Huddersfield Town striker with interest since he played for her team, Bradford City, in League Two.

The 80-year-old came to Bermuda to find out more about the player who, along with James Hanson, took her team to Wembley Stadium twice.

“Obviously I left Bradford and for some it has been sour as I’ve joined a rival (Huddersfield Town),” Mr Wells told The Royal Gazette.

“But to see a Bradford fan looking out to see how I am doing as an individual and cares enough to see where it all started for me just shows a lot of love for Bradford and myself — and that means a lot. I think her coming to Bermuda is fantastic and shows what true fans really are. I’m sure she would have been intrigued to see what it’s like for a Bermudian to come from that predicament.”

He added that it was a “long journey” to get him to Bradford and that he is sure she would appreciate how far he has come.

“It’s good that she got to see my roots. It just shows that there are still a lot of true football fans that aren’t just followers of the club and that they do admire the players.”

Ms Wilson, whose interest in football grew about seven years ago, has followed Mr Wells since he signed a contract with Bradford City in 2011.

“He was one of the best strikers we ever had,” she said. “He and James Hanson took us to Wembley twice. They played together and responded to what was needed to win the matches.

“So here in Bermuda he became a national hero, of course. Then sadly for my part he was sold to Huddersfield Town for £1 million — the highest amount ever a Bermudian footballer has been sold for.”

Ms Wilson, who lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire, has travelled the world. She has set foot on every continent but she had never been to Bermuda.

Her curiosity about the island was piqued after researching Mr Wells’s old club.

“I both wanted to see the island and when I knew he was a Bermudian I made a special point of looking it up on the net to find out his original football club really,” she said. “I decided I must go look at this tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic.

“It was the most beautiful island I’d ever seen. The scenery and landscape is very pleasing to the eye. So I booked a holiday and came just for the week. But I will certainly be back — in the Dandy Town Hornets’ season.”

Ms Wilson, who was staying at Grotto Bay until Tuesday, caught the bus to Warwick on Sunday to support Dandy Town in the last match of the season, which saw them beaten 5-0 by the PHC Zebras.

Although she was “sickened when they got thrashed”, she said: “I certainly feel good and positive about having gone to the match.

“It was very different from being in a stadium where there are 20,000 people. Different in that it was very friendly. It was buzzing.”

She was able to meet some of Mr Wells’ family members, including his uncle, and was gifted a Dandy Town Hornets T-shirt. But she added with a laugh: “Nahki Wells has no idea who Marje Wilson is.”