Adelaide United striker Bruce Djite has signed on for two more years at the club in a deal that will take him to the end of the 2016-2017 season.

Djite joined the Reds in 2006 before exploring a Europe opportunity with a move to Gençlerbirliği in Turkey's Süper Lig in 2008. He enjoyed a loan stint at Diyarbakırspor, before returning to Australia and Gold Coast United in 2010-2011.

He returned to Adelaide after another loan spell - at Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Sainty - enjoying arguably his best season at the club this year, with eight goals from 15 appearances in both the league and FFA Cup.

Great news my boy @BDjite has signed for 2 more years. The best number 9 (11) I've played with. An even better person off the pitch. — tarek elrich®™ (@elrich11) February 4, 2015

"I've re-signed because we have a good team here and we'll come close (to winning more silverware) this year," Djite said. "If we can keep this team together for another couple of seasons then we'll definitely be challengers.

"We won the Westfield FFA Cup and it was a great feeling and it would be great to win more trophies.

"I said it after we won the FFA Cup – it's good to win, but it's even better to win with this group of guys. We've bonded well together and it really is a family atmosphere that we have around the club.

"We have the potential to do big things and you obviously need a bit of luck with injuries and all of those sorts of things. But the team is definitely not just good quality on the field, but off it as well, which to find is rare.

"But I can't discount the fans because they've always been fantastic towards me. All around there are a lot of good things about Adelaide United and I'm looking forward to staying here and re-signing was always the priority.

"I want to play well and represent this club in a good manner. There's still a lot that I'd like to achieve and if I keep working hard with this team, I think we can achieve our goals."

The Djite signing completes another piece of the long-term puzzle for the Reds, who have also secured the contract extensions of Sergio Cirio, Bruce Kamau and Jordan Elsey.