St Mirren have confirmed the signing of Welsh full-back Declan John.
John has signed a short-term deal until January 2025 with the Buddies and will help bolster their defence after the departure of left-back Jacob Brown.
John is an experienced campaigner having played for both Cardiff City and Bolton Wanderers throughout his career among many other clubs.
He also has seven caps for the Wales national team but last played for his country in 2019.
John last played for Bolton and made 58 league appearances for the club. His contract expired at the end of last season and he has been without a team since.
But the 29-year-old will be looking to reignite his career with St Mirren and he admits the last few days have been ‘crazy’ for him.
Declan John signs for St Mirren
He told the official St Mirren website: “I’m absolutely delighted to be here. It’s been a crazy few days.
St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Declan John on a short-term deal until January.
Welcome to Saints, @declanjohn7!
— St Mirren FC (@saintmirrenfc) November 12, 2024
“I came up on Thursday, trained on Friday and went to watch the game on Saturday which was a great win for the boys. I’ve enjoyed it and I’m really looking forward to getting back into training.
“From walking in, everything has been so positive and you can feel that in the changing room. It feels like a really good place to be.”
Stephen Robinson discusses John arrival
St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson said: “Declan is here on a short-term deal with a view to extending depending on how it goes.
“The circumstances we find ourselves in means we’re very short of defence cover. Declan comes in with a vast amount of experience.
“He’s played at some very high levels and obviously been up in Scotland before as well so we’re very lucky that we’ve been able to get him in.
“We’ve seen his quality in his first couple of days in training. He’s a talented boy, is very good technically but he hasn’t played a lot of football in recent months so that’s something we need to look at and try to get him up to speed.
“To add to the squad with the quality and background Declan has, I believe we are very lucky at this stage of the season.”
