[3] He scored his first-ever league goal in St Johnstone's 2–1 victory over Partick Thistle at McDiarmid Park on 15 September 2007.
[4] During this loan spell, he played as St Johnstone won the Challenge Cup, beating Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 in the final.
[7] He left Celtic permanently in January 2009, signing for Hamilton Academical on the last day of the transfer window,[8] but he was released by the club at the end of the season.
[10] He promptly established himself as a first team regular scoring a competitive debut goal in the Scottish League Cup 4–1 win away at Queens Park on 1 August 2009.
He scored league goals that season in games against Ayr United, Partick Thistle and a double against Greenock Morton.