Stevenage mounted a late run to the play-offs in League Two last season and that was as much down to one inspired piece of transfer business as anything else.

They bagged the slick little Belgium-born midfielder Ilias Chair on loan from Queens Park Rangers and never looked back.

Oozing confidence he weaved his way through their remaining fixtures with ease, tearing defences apart as he went.

He’s now back at Loftus Road, but can he be their hidden gem this season? Ebere Eze returned from a Wycombe loan spell to stake a claim for a first team place, can Chair do the same? We shine a spotlight on his outings for Stevenage to find out.

Chair played in several positions for Dino Maamria’s side, on the left flank, behind the main striker and occasionally up front as well.

His skillset seemed to suit all aspects of attacking play; he was direct, confident and deadly accurate too. He wasn’t afraid to shoot; he could tee up a teammate and at times he stood out like a lighthouse in the night sky.

He played 16 times as Boro pushed up the table, only to miss out on the top seven on the final day of the season.

Announcing himself with a brace away at champions Lincoln City, Chair ended up with six goals to his name and a further five assists. To have a hand in 11 goals over a 16-game period is remarkable.

The goals weren’t tap-ins either. He loved getting a shot off, be it in the area, outside the area or in one case; inside his own half.

He averaged 4.3 shots per game, a huge amount of efforts on goal. The adage ‘you won’t score if you don’t shoot’ has clearly been drummed into Chair.

He may need to exercise a little more caution if he gets into the QPR side though, they’ll look to retain possession and take quality shots at goal, not speculative hits from all over.

His passing was as good as most players in the division, 75.5% accuracy. Having been in the academy at Club Brugge as well as represented Morocco at Under 23 level, his quality in possession wasn’t ever in doubt. Every time he got the ball fans felt something would happen and with 9.44 dribbles per game, he was always on hand to try to force the issue.

Can he be a success with QPR? He’s certainly a self-confident player with good technique and shooting skills.

His two placed efforts against Lincoln knocked the stuffing out of the eventual title winners, as did stunners against MK Dons and Swindon.

His late goal against Mansfield in April cost them automatic promotion too; he provided against the very best sides in the division.

There is certainly enough to suggest he could be a huge influence from the bench next season if he can temper his obsession with shooting from anywhere and everywhere.