Emerson Hyndman has had to work hard for a starting place at Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. However, his hard work has paid off of late with the 22-year-old receiving a pair of starts after returning from injury. Now with some more minutes under his belt, Hyndman is aiming for a lengthier stay with the club.

Hyndman joined Hibernian on-loan from AFC Bournemouth in the summer, but will see his loan expire at the end of January. After failing to earn consistent minutes with the English club, Hyndman hopes that he can remain in Edinburgh and help Neil Lennon’s side improve up the table.

“It’s definitely an option and obviously I’d like to stay,” Hyndman said to BBC Sport Scotland. “It is up to the clubs to sort out and I’m not getting involved too much. I just want to focus on the games and with enjoying myself.”

After struggling during a seven-match winless streak, Hibernian has picked up points in their last two matches against Glasgow giants, Celtic and Rangers. Hyndman started the 2-0 win over the defending SPFL champs at Easter Road last weekend, before getting the nod against in a scoreless home down against Steven Gerrard’s men.

In 12 matches this campaign, Hyndman has scored one goal while also coming close to several others. Being able to learn from an experienced manager and former player like Lennon also hasn’t hurt the U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder who is pleased with his effort so far this season.

“I’m pleased with what I’ve done so far,” Hyndman said. “We’ve been in a good frame of mind the last couple of games. In the end, it was quite a comfortable win against Celtic, to be honest.”

Currently sitting in eighth-place on 27 points, Hibs close out the month of December with three matches, starting on Saturday at Easter Road against Livingston.