Fulham midfielder Dickson Etuhu has signed a new contract that commits him to the Premier League club until the summer of 2014.

GettyImagesDickson Etuhu played in the draw against Manchester United

Etuhu, 28, has started all four of the club's games this season and scored in a 2-2 draw at Blackpool on August 28.

His partnership with Danny Murphy in central midfield has been a prominent factor in the club's success of late and looks set to continue under Mark Hughes.

Etuhu - who started his career as a trainee at Manchester City - joined the Cottagers from Sunderland in August 2008 for a fee of £1.5 million.

The midfielder represented Nigeria at the World Cup finals as the country failed to make it out of the group stages in South Africa.