Peter Odemwingie is determined to repay the faith shown in him by Stoke City.

The 33-year old on Thursday signed a new one-year deal with the option of a further 12 months after recovering from a serious knee injury.

Nigeria international Odemwingie says he is working hard to regain full fitness and is looking to return the favour after being shown a great deal of loyalty by the Staffordshire club.

"I'm very happy that the Club have shown me tremendous support after some very tough times," he said exclusively to stokecityfc.com.

"I'm happy that Stoke trust my ability in helping to improve and push the team on to greater things, so I'm delighted to still be a part of that.

"I have had to really push myself hard, so this new contract extension is a reward for all the effort I have put in but also for the medical staff that did a great job supporting me along the way.

"I really want to repay the Club for having faith in me and I'm thankful for the support that everybody connected with the Club has given me."

He added: "I'm really glad to have been a part of this Club over the last two years and now I am really happy that I can play a bigger part in helping Stoke improve even more."