Olu Durojaiye is out to prove a point after joining Maidstone from Braintree.

The holding midfielder could make his debut against his old club when United go to Cressing Road in a bottom-four clash on Saturday.

He's the second new arrival announced today following the loan signing of right-back Lawrie Wilson from Ebbsfleet.

Durojaiye was made captain after joining the Iron from Welling over the summer.

But he found himself out of favour with boss Bradley Quinton in recent weeks and the Stones have pounced.

Durojaiye, 25, said: “I have to prove a point, so I'm going there to prove a point.

“I'd been left out of three squads and I need to show the manager there I shouldn't have been left out.

“I was the captain and he dropped me. He didn't really say much to me.

“He said I wasn't doing what he wanted me to do, which I totally understand, but I didn't get my chance to show him I could do it.

"I was sitting in the background still encouraging the boys but it gets to a point where you need to play.

“I have a family to support and ultimately they're the most important thing to me.

"If I'm not playing football, I'm not providing for them and it makes things very difficult.

“You have to make a decision, which is what I did.”

Durojaiye remains friends with Braintree players and is confident there will be no attempts to wind him up this weekend.

He said: “A lot of the players I still speak to and I'm still very close to.

“Despite everything I've still got a lot of love for the club.

“I've got nothing bad to say about the club.”

Maidstone beat off competition from a number of National League rivals to sign Durojaiye, whose former sides include Scottish club Falkirk.

He worked with Stones assistant manager Tristan Lewis at Welling last season and before that at Hayes & Yeading, describing him as a football father figure.

That swung the move for the versatile player who can play pretty much anywhere on the park.

Maidstone may be in the National League relegation zone but Durojaiye is certain they will climb the league.

He said: “I'm a winner. I like to win. Whatever it takes to win, that's what I'm all about.

“It's not a relegation battle, nowhere near that. Confidence is the issue right now.

“A few characters coming into the dressing room, like myself, can really help boost everyone and lift everyone's spirits.

“I know half the boys in the dressing room and there’s a lot of ability in there.”