 He signed for the club on the same day as Derby County defender, Cyrus Christie, did.He made his debut on 5 August 2017, the opening day of the Championship season, in a 1–0 defeat to promotion-favoured Wolverhampton Wanderers, in which he was substituted off in the 81st minute for Rudy Gestede.Despite Middlesbrough being favourites to lift the Championship trophy, the team suffered a string of negative results, which resulted in the dismissal of manager Garry Monk, two days before Christmas.