Forgotten ex-Hibs star close to stunning Scottish football return almost TWO YEARS since his last game
NEW SAINT Forgotten ex-Hibs star close to stunning Scottish football return almost TWO YEARS since his last game
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INJURY has robbed him of almost two years of his career.
But now one former Hibs star is closing in on a stunning comeback to the SPFL.
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18/09/15 St Mirren v Raith Rovers. Pix by Keith Campbell. STEVIE MALLAN
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21.11.2020 Hibernian v Celtic, SPFL Premiership . STEVIE MALLAN
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Stevie Mallan broke into the first team at St Mirren as a teenager, making his debut as an 18-year old in a Premiership clash with Hamilton.
He went on to make more than 100 first team appearances for the Buddies before earning a big move to England in 2017.
Mallan joined Championship outfit Barnsley but struggled to make an impact and was restricted to just nine appearances as the Tykes suffered relegation.
After just a year away, Mallan returned to Scotland with Hibs in July 2018 and signed a four-year deal.
He bagged 13 goals from midfield in an impressive first season at Easter Road before a knee injury hampered his second season at the club in 2019/20.
Mallan moved to Turkey with Yeni Malatyaspor, on an initial loan deal in February 2021.
The switch became permanent in the summer but it turned into a nightmare over unpaid wages.
Mallan returned to the UK with Salford City in June 2022.
But injury completely wrecked his spell with the League Two outfit.
In fact, his last competitive game was all the way back in 2023.
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Mallan played the full 90 minutes of a 3-1 defeat for Salford against Gillingham on November 18 that year.
He hasn't played since.
A foot injury arose and it's sidelined him for 20 months.
But now, he's ready to come back.
Mallan has been on trial with St Johnstone and looks set to sign up for Simo Valakari's promotion push.
He featured in a pre-season clash with Dundee United on Tuesday night.
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