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Welcome - themaclad - 21-06-2022
Middlesbrough have signed Northampton Town goalkeeper Liam Roberts on a two-year contract.
The 27-year-old started every league game for the League Two side in 2021-22 but turned down a new deal.
Cobblers boss Jon Brady told the club website: "Liam was good for us and we were good for Liam."
Meanwhile, midfielder Jonny Howson has signed a new contract to keep him with the Championship club for a further 12 months.
The 34-year-old joined Boro in 2017 and has gone on to make 230 appearances on Teesside.
"We're delighted we've managed to come to an agreement with Jonny," boss Chris Wilder told the club website.
"He was coming out of contract and it's a key signing for us."
RE: Welcome - themaclad - 24-06-2022
Middlesbrough have signed Blackburn Rovers defender Darragh Lenihan on a four-year contract.
The 28-year-old was club captain at Ewood Park but turned down a new deal earlier this month.
The Republic of Ireland international played 252 games for Rovers after joining from Belvedere in 2011.
Boro boss Chris Wilder praised Lenihan's qualities "as a player, a person, a competitor, a warrior and a leader of men".
RE: Welcome - themaclad - 19-07-2022
Middlesbrough have signed United States international goalkeeper Zack Steffen on a season-long loan from Premier League champions Manchester City.
The 27-year-old joined City from Columbus Crew in 2019 and signed a new four-year contract in November 2021.
He has made 21 senior appearances for City and spent time on loan at Fortuna Dusseldorf in the 2019-20 season.
"I think it's a big coup for us and so I'm delighted we've brought Zack in," Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder said.
"We knew we had to improve the goalkeeping department. We brought in Liam Roberts and now we're adding Zack who has just signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Man City.
"Man City don't hand out four-and-a-half-year contracts if they don't think anything of them."
Steffen made nine appearances for City last season and has moved to cement his position in the United States World Cup squad, with Ederson the number one at the Etihad Stadium.
"Everyone knows his situation, he needed to play because of the World Cup," Wilder added.
"He had an agreement with Man City, but he could have easily stayed there and sat comfortably as their number two. He wanted to go out and he's agreed to come here."
RE: Welcome - themaclad - 27-07-2022
Middlesbrough have signed full-back Tommy Smith on a one-year deal, following his departure from Stoke City at the end of last season.
The 30-year-old has spent pre-season with Boro, scoring in a friendly against Bishop Auckland.
Warrington-born Smith started out at Manchester City, won promotion to the Premier League at Huddersfield and had three seasons at Stoke.
He has scored eight goals in 306 career appearances since his debut in 2013
RE: Welcome - themaclad - 28-07-2022
Middlesbrough have signed Brentford striker Marcus Forss for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.
The 23-year-old Finland international scored eight goals in 54 league appearances for the Bees.
Forss could make his debut for Chris Wilder's side in Saturday's Championship opener against West Brom.
"He played a big part in Brentford winning promotion a couple of seasons ago, and he knows this league well," Wilder told the club website.
Former Baggies youngster Forss scored one goal in 11 appearances on loan at Hull in the second half of last season, though only five of those were starts.
RE: Welcome - themaclad - 11-08-2022
Middlesbrough have signed United States international Matthew Hoppe from La Liga side RCD Mallorca on a four-year contract.
The 21-year-old previously played in Germany with Schalke, where he became the first American to score a hat-trick in a Bundesliga fixture.
He links up with USA goalkeeper Zack Steffen at the Riverside Stadium.
Hoppe is the second forward to join Boro during the summer transfer window, after Marcus Forss' arrival.
During his time with Mallorca, Hoppe made just seven appearances for the club, having been hampered by injury and Covid.
He has made six appearances for his country, scoring one goal, which came in their Gold Cup win against Jamaica in July 2021.
RE: Welcome - themaclad - 25-08-2022
Middlesbrough have signed defender Matt Clarke on a three-year contract from Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.
The 25-year-old came through Ipswich Town's youth system and later moved to Portsmouth following a loan spell.
He went on to move along the south coast in the summer of 2019 when he joined Brighton for £3m.
After joining the Seagulls, he spent time on loan with Derby County as well as a stint at West Bromwich Albion.
Clarke did not make a senior appearance for Brighton but he spent the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons on loan with the Rams, during which he made a total of 81 appearances, before making 33 appearances for the Baggies.
RE: Welcome - themaclad - 11-09-2022
Middlesbrough have signed Australia international midfielder Massimo Luongo on a deal which will expire in January.
The 29-year-old had been without a club after leaving League One side Sheffield Wednesday at the end of last season, having scored four goals in 73 games.
Luongo arrived at Spurs as a junior, before spells at Ipswich Town, Swindon Town and Queens Park Rangers, and has 29 goals in 339 senior games.
He joins international team-mate Riley McGree in the Boro squad.
RE: Welcome - themaclad - 07-01-2023
Middlesbrough have signed Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer on loan until the end of the season.
The England Under-21 international joins having made seven appearances for Villa so far this term.
Archer, 21, was targeted by Preston, where he played on loan last season, but heads to the Riverside with Boro fifth in the Championship.
The forward scored seven goals in 20 Preston games after starting 2021-22 with four goals in five Villa games.
Prior to his arrival at the Riverside, Preston boss Ryan Lowe said on Thursday that North End had financially offered everything Aston Villa required in order to bring Archer back to the club on loan.
However, according to Lowe, Archer had opted to join Middlesbrough instead of a reunion at Deepdale where he helped them finish 13th in the Championship last term.
RE: Welcome - themaclad - 30-01-2023
Middlesbrough have signed midfielder Dan Barlaser from Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee.
The Gateshead-born 26-year-old has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract and returns to the north east, having started his career at Newcastle.
Barlaser joined Rotherham from the Magpies on a season-long loan in 2019 and made the move permanent the following year.
He had started all of the Millers' 28 Championship matches this season.
"Dan is a player who I've had an eye on for a while, and we're delighted to bring him in," Boro boss Michael Carrick told the club website.
"He is a perfect fit for us, not only in terms of attributes and what he can bring on the pitch but also character and desire to improve."