KILMARNOCK winger Tope Obadeyi admits he has finally found a place to call home at Rugby Park - but has refused to rule out packing his bags and moving on once again.

The former Bolton youngster is now on to his 10th club despite being aged only 25, but he has enjoyed his first year with Killie after racking up his best-ever career statistics.

Former boss Allan Johnston awarded him a three-year deal last summer, even though he had never played more than 14 games for any of his former clubs, but seven goals in 28 appearances have justified that decision.

Birmingham-born Obadeyi said: "I've enjoyed my first year here. I've had a few niggles, but I'm coming up to 30 games now. Has this been the most settled time of my career? One hundred per cent. It's the first time I've ever played over 25 games in a season.

"When I was at Bolton I would go out on loan, play 10 games, come back, sit in the reserves or get in the odd first-team squad, then go back out on loan. Even when I went to Portugal with Rio Ave I didn't get a run of games.

"But here is the most settled I've ever been. I've enjoyed it and I think it has shown. I've moved around a lot, but now I just want to try to stay put for a while and put down some roots. At the age I am, I need to be playing 20-plus games a season at least.

"I've done it here and scored a few goals. Hopefully I can do the same again next year. With how football is nowadays you don't often get deals like mine. Usually you're lucky to get a one-year contract with the option of a second.

"I was surprised when Killie offered me a three-year deal. Obviously the manager then saw something he liked. I'm grateful for it, though. It gives me a bit of security.

"When you have got a longer contract you are not thinking about things like where you are going to live next season or moving your stuff from one place to another.

"I'm renting a flat up here near the ground. I know I can go back down south for a few weeks during the summer, leave the flat and not worry about it. So I'm playing with less pressure. I can relax and I think that's showing on the pitch."

But Obadeyi - who was a schoolboy friend of Liverpool frontman Daniel Sturridge - admits he still has aims to climb the football ladder.

"I don't want Kilmarnock to be the be-all and end-all of my ambitions," he said. "But at the moment I'm comfortable here. After that, you never know. The ball is in my court and it's up to me how far I go."

Johnston quit in January and was replaced by his No.2 Gary Locke, but the former Hearts boss has seen his side lose their last four games.

With 11th-placed Motherwell six points behind, Killie are not yet safe from the relegation play-off spot, but Obadeyi believes victory over St Mirren today would be almost enough to confirm survival for another season.

He said: "The play-off spot is still nagging away at us because we can still be dragged into it. But I don't want to really think about it too much. One win would hopefully end any doubts. Two would for definite."