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“There’s no better feeling than playing every week. I’m very happy to be back playing every week. Delighted, in fact."

The words of former Swansea City defender Stephen Kingsley back in September.

The left-back had just put a nightmare campaign behind him at Hull City, where he had sat out the majority of the campaign through injury.

He played just 10 games during the 2017-18 season following a move from Swansea which involved Sam Clucas transferring in the opposite direction. It is fair to say Clucas' move didn't work out; but what about Kingsley?

He arrived on the Swansea scene and hit the ground running, despite making his debut in the ill-fated 3-2 FA Cup defeat at Oxford.

It was his Premier League bow that made people sit up and take notice; Kingsley put in a superb performance at the Emirates to help Swansea to a 2-1 victory over Arsenal.

(Image: PA Wire)

He usurped Neil Taylor as first-choice full-back but dropped down the pecking order when Martin Olsson arrived in January 2017. His lack of game-time pushed him towards the exit door and Swansea into the worrying predicament of having just one left-back in the squad.

But Kingsley's move to Humberside has been blighted by injury, and despite those words of relief in September about playing again regularly, he has found himself back on the physio table in recent weeks.

He played his first game in nearly seven weeks last weekend in the Tigers' 2-0 win over Brentford, and is set to face his old club at the weekend.

Hull Daily Mail writer William Jackson says Hull fans have yet to see the best of him.

"To be honest, Kingsley has had it tough," he says.

"He had five or six games, then he was ruled out with a groin injury, which was only supposed to be a three-month absence but his season was pretty much written off, although he did come back briefly at the end.

"City fans haven't seen much of him and he has been kind of hit or miss. He's looked a bit sluggish, with injuries perhaps taking their toll.

"He hasn't really been an attacking left-back although he is often a one-man band down that flank and is often isolated.

"His issue has been staying fit. I spoke to him after the 2-2 draw against Wolves last season and he spoke of dark days after six months out injured.

"Now he has a fresh start he'll want to kick on - at his age he needs to.

"There was pressure when he arrived to replace Andrew Robertson, who left for Liverpool. He just needs to string 10 to 15 games together.

"His injuries have been the problem. He did OK in his comeback game against Brentford - he just needs to stay fit."

Fitness issues have plagued his time with Hull but there is a good player there - his time in the Premier League showed that. Ironically, Swansea head north with left-back issues of their own, with Olsson out for the season with a ruptured Achilles.

"Going down to Swansea was a massive step-up but thankfully I got my opportunities," he said earlier this year.

"That was a dream come true for me."

Hopefully for Kingsley, his injury nightmare is now behind him.