Folan joined Hull from Wigan in August 2007 for �1m

Middlesbrough have signed striker Caleb Folan on loan from Premier League side Hull City for three months.

The 26-year-old joins up with the Teessiders ahead of Saturday's top-of-the-table clash with West Brom.

Folan has made four appearances for the Tigers in the Premier League this season but was allowed to leave the club for regular first-team action.

Hull paid £1m to Wigan for Folan in August 2007, eight months after he joined the Latics from Chesterfield.

Folan is the second England-born Republic of Ireland player to join the club on loan this week, following the arrival of defender Sean St Ledger from Preston on Tuesday.

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Folan began his career with home-town club Leeds United in 2001 as a trainee but following loan spells at Rushden and Hull City, eventually moved to Chesterfield on a free-transfer in February 2003.

His form at Saltergate, which included a winner against West Ham in the League Cup, prompted Wigan to spend £500,000 to bring him into the Premier League, but he swiftly moved onto Hull and played a part in their promotion to the top flight in May 2008.

His international career began in October 2008, making his debut against Cyprus as a substitute in a World Cup qualifier under boss Giovanni Trapattoni.

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