Boro full-back Engel joins MLS club Real Salt Lake

Middlesbrough full-back Lukas Engel has signed for Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake in a permanent deal.

The Dane spent most of 2025 in the US, making 39 appearances in a loan spell with FC Cincinnati.

Engel joined Boro in the summer of 2023 and played 53 games for the club in all competitions, scoring twice.

His last appearance was in a 2-0 home Championship win over West Bromwich Albion in January 2025.

Neither club have disclosed whether a fee was paid for the move.