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Kilmarnock sign Jordan Jones as winger re-joins Rugby Park club

Jordan Jones is once again a Kilmarnock player, after joining on a loan deal from Wigan.

The pacey winger left Rugby Park in 2019 to join Rangers before having spells at Sunderland, Wigan and St Mirren.

He made just 19 appearances at Ibrox before moving to the Latics where he played 17 games.

On his loan spell at Sunderland he appeared 21 times, at St Mirren he played 13 matches.

Jordan Jones re-joins Kilmarnock (Kilmarnock FC/Jeff Holmes)

The most successful period of his career was at Killie where he made 118 appearances with the Ayrshire side, scoring 11 league goals.

Jones told the club's website: “It was a bit of a mental feeling driving in this morning, it has been three years since I left the club and it is a special feeling to be back, to see familiar faces like Kev the kitman and Yeti makes me delighted to be back.

"In terms of playing-wise I spent a couple of the best years of my career here, I’ve had a difficult 12 months but I am desperate to get back to my best and what better place for me to do that than Kilmarnock, which feels like my home.

"I am here to help the team and hopefully we can have a really good season and achieve success together.

"I think with the fans, the majority appreciated what we all achieved in my last season here, but I know I made a few mistakes on my way out that I regret and if I could change that I would.

"Nobody is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. I am 27 now and a lot more mature, I am a dad now so life has changed a lot since then.

"I know the best way to get fans back singing my name is by scoring goals and creating assists and I am keen to get going as soon as possible.”

Killie boss Derek McInnes said: “I am delighted to secure the loan signing of Jordan, he’s familiar with the club so the transition will be seamless.

"He’s a player that we feel when he’s at the top of his game he can bring so much to the team, he’s a ball carrier and brings a lot more speed into the forward areas, as well as creativity and goals.

"He had a very good loan spell at Sunderland and it's not quite happened at Wigan for whatever reason, but he’s arrived here with a hunger and it is clear he has got a point to prove and we want to see that in his performances.

"I am really looking forward to working with him, I think he will thrive on the responsibility of being an important player and we want to give him that responsibility in this team.

"It is a good signing for us, if I had thought when we first came in here in January that we would be preparing a team for the Premier League and had signed some of the players we have including Jordan then I would have been delighted.

"We are delighted to get Jordan in the building and hope he can help with the challenges ahead.”

He will go into the squad ahead of Saturday's Premier Sports Cup clash at home to Stenhousemuir.

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