Forest Green Rovers have signed free agent and former player Elliott Frear until January.

The 29-year-old has signed a contract at The New Lawn which will see him return to the club he left back in 2017 for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell.

The Exeter-born player, who has been training with his hometown side whilst being without a club, had offers in Scotland in the summer, but decided that he wanted to move closer to home with his family.

Frear has been training with Rovers since Tuesday, after a phone call from head coach Mark Cooper, and subject to international, FA and Football League clearance, he will be available for tomorrow’s game against Mansfield Town, and can’t wait to get back in front of the home crowd.

Elliott Frear said: “There is no hiding that the most I have enjoyed my football, both on and off the pitch, is here at Forest Green and hopefully I can enjoy it again.

“Hopefully I can repay the fans again and show them how much I have improved since I have been up in Scotland.

“I drove up to the ground today and nothing has changed and it is good memories coming back, as soon as I stepped back through the door.

“Mark (Cooper) knows how and what I am all about and I feel ready.

“When I went up to Scotland, it was a great opportunity for me and my family and I was really proud of what I achieved up there, it was just a case as a family now, we wanted to be down south and that was a decision we took in the summer.

“It’s been a long time since I started a game but first and foremost, I’m looking forward to getting in with the lads and feeling fit again.”

Frear started his career with Exeter City, having joined them at the age of 11, making his professional debut in the FA Cup as a substitute against Walsall.

He made 12 appearances, with loan spells at Tiverton Town and Salisbury City, joining the latter permanently in 2013, where he made 47 appearances and netted six times.

The wide man headed for The New Lawn in the summer of 2014, scoring his first goal for the club in a 2-2 away draw with Macclesfield Town.

He went on to make 115 appearances for Rovers, scoring 13 times, including his memorable strike against AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup in 2015 to secure a 2-1 win over the then League Two side.

Frear was part of the side that made it to Wembley in the National League Play-off final against Grimsby, before being signed by Motherwell on a two-and-a-half year deal in January 2017, going on to make more than 60 appearances and scoring eight times.

He has been handed the number 17 shirt and will be available to Mark Cooper for selection tomorrow subject to FA and EFL approval and international clearance.

Elliott, along with the other players in the squad, are available now for player sponsorship – email hospitality@fgr.co.uk to find out more.