FORMER Middlesbrough striker Gary Martin has joined Norwegian club Lillestrom.

The 24-year-old has signed on loan for the final ten matches of the season with a view to it becoming permanent at the end of it.

Martin, from Darlington, was Vikingur's top scorer this season in Iceland after moving from KR Rejkjavik last year.

The forward made his debut against Bodo Glint on Saturday. He said: "It's a great move for me and the next step to a massive club in Norway.

"There are fantastic facilities and I played my first game on Saturday as a number 10 for 50 minutes.

"I made my debut quicker than expected but it was a good point away from home even tho we should have taken all three.

"The tempo was a lot higher than I'm used to so need to adapt quickly and make the best of the opportunity I have."

Martin has played 135 times in the top two divisions in Iceland and scored 69 times. He left Middlesbrough in 2010 after emerging through the academy.

He has teamed up again with former KR manager Runar Kristinsson at Lillestrom, who Martin worked under during 2013 and 2014 when he was top scorer in the Icelandic league.