Kyle Lafferty has signed for Johnstone Burgh.
The former Rangers, Hearts, and Kilmarnock forward has joined the seventh-tier side in a shock move.
The 35-year-old has penned a two-year deal with the ambitious West of Scotland Division 1 outfit.
It comes a matter of weeks after the Northern Ireland international left Linfield.
✍🏻 Kyle Lafferty 🇦🇹 pic.twitter.com/NJPyZU78zy
— Johnstone Burgh Football Club (@johnstone_burgh) July 12, 2023
Lafferty endured a difficult time on and off the field last term at Killie and then his boyhood team Linfield.
The striker was banned for ten matches after being found guilty of using a sectarian slur while in a Belfast night spot last September.
The Rugby Park outfit stood by the frontman during that time, and he eventually returned in mid-January for the club's League Cup semi-final against Celtic.
However, a later disciplinary issue arose towards the end of the winter window, and Lafferty and Killie parted company.
He joined Linfield a short while later, but injuries played their part and he didn't manage a single goal in his NIFL Premier Division outings.
But on his has now returned to Scottish football he has opted for a crack at tier seven of the pyramid, three divisions below the SPFL.
He follows his former Ibrox teammate Graham Dorrans to Johnstone Burgh with the midfielder signing for the Renfrewshire outfit after he was released by Dunfermline.
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