Bolton Wanderers midfielder Stuart Holden has expressed his delight after returning to the club following knee surgery.

The 26-year-old has spent the last three months recovering in America, and he has admitted that he has "missed" his teammates.

"It's been great to be able to work hard and isolate myself but at the same time I have missed being around the guys," he told the club's official website.

"It's nice to be back in all the banter and it has put a smile on my face. I've been able to draw more enthusiasm to get through this last part of my rehab.

"I've been working five days a week, doing two sessions a day which have each lasted for three hours. I've been doing that for almost three months now whilst I was over in Delaware - maybe some of the fans have seen what I've been up to with my video diaries on YouTube?"

Holden joined Bolton from Houston Dynamo in 2009.