GERMAN international defender who arrived on Teesside in a £6m deal from Chelsea. 

Has had to wait for his chance because of the form of Jonathan Woodgate and Emanuel Pogatetz.

One of the most exciting prospects in the English game, Huth made his Chelsea debut at thje tender age of 17 coming on as a substitute during the last game of the 2001/2 season.

Huth is a tall man at 6ft 3in and a viable option in dead ball situations due to the tremendous power with which he can kick the ball.

Between 2001-2005, the central defender was used sparingly by Chelsea serving as an understudy to John Terry, William Gallas and Marcel Desailly.

With the arrivals of Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira, Huth became increasingly frustrated at a lack of first team opportunities.

Huth initially failed a medical with Boro after he picked up an injury during the World Cup but showed enough recovery in time for the transfer to go through on transfer deadline day.

Made his full Boro Premiership debut in the 2-1 home win over Everton where he was named Man of the Match.