The 33-year-old joins Boro having most recently been at now-Vanarama National League side Scunthorpe United in their 2020/21 League Two campaign.

His experience at the highest level is second to none, having played in the Premier League, the Champions League, all of England’s top four leagues and at international level for Turkey.

He’s also played in various countries too, faring for the likes of Reading, Millwall and Bolton Wanderers in England, Galatasaray and Buraspor in Turkey, and the Central Coast Mariners in Australia.

The midfielder is often considered a club legend at Championship outfit Reading, playing a total of 175 times for the Royals in an eight-year stint at the club, also becoming their club captain.

He went on to help them become winners of the Championship in the 2011/12 season, playing an integral part in Reading’s promotion to the Premier League after a five-year spell away from the top-flight.