Arsenal loanee Mika Biereth made his return to the pitch for RKC Waalwijk as a substitute against PSV Eindhoven on Sunday, after over a month out.

Out of action since late January, Arsenal loanee Mika Biereth made his first appearance back in a matchday squad against PSV Eindhoven on Saturday.

Though the striker didn’t immediately return to the starting lineup, he came off the bench for a couple of minutes at the end of the Eredivisie fixture.

Waalwijk had confirmed earlier in the week that Biereth was back in full training, posting on Instagram that he was part of the winning team in training.

Biereth had been struggling with a knee injury, missing six Eredivisie fixtures.

The injury wasn’t the first of the 20-year-old’s loan spell so far, as he also suffered fitness setbacks in August and October, keeping him out for a month each.

When Biereth is fit, Waalwijk seem keen enough to use him. Since his debut on September 17th, he’s now featured in all nine games he’s been available for.

But it’s hard to get any sort of rhythm going between extended injury absences, so Biereth will hope to stay fit for the remainder of the campaign.

The striker has two goals in his 243 Eredivisie minutes so far, which is a good start.

Waalwijk face the Go Ahead Eagles in their next match on Friday, March 10th at 19:00 GMT.