St Mirren sign defender Ryan Alebiosu on loan from KV Kortrijk

The right-sided defender is competition for Elvis Bwomono.

St Mirren sign defender Ryan Alebiosu on loan from KV KortrijkSNS Group

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson has signed defender Ryan Alebiosu at the second time of asking.

The 23-year-old made 29 appearances for Kilmarnock on a loan spell from Arsenal two seasons ago and joins Saints on loan from Belgian top-flight side KV Kortrijk.

Robinson said: “It’s important that we got someone in at the right-side of the pitch. Elvis Bwomono is very good defensively, but in some games, we may need a player who is more like a winger and Ryan can bring us that.

“We tried to get him previously when he was at Arsenal. It’s a chance for him to put himself in the shop window and for us to benefit from a different type of right-sided player in certain games.

“He has experienced the league before. It was important to get someone who knows the league. It can be a shock to people’s system sometimes and it can surprise people. Ryan has experienced it before with Kilmarnock and he went abroad for a different experience.

“He’s got electric pace and an end product in terms of crosses.”

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