Albion under-23s attacker James Tilley is attempting to rekindle his career with a loan move to Ireland.

The 20-year-old has joined Cork City on a six-month loan deal.

Tilley was 16 when Chris Hughton handed him his senior debut at Middlesbrough in the Championship in 2015.

He scored against Barnet in the Carabao Cup at the Amex at the start of last season.

Tilley has made 13 appearance for Simon Rusk's youngsters in the current campaign.

Rusk said: "James has been at the club for a number of years now and has always trained exceptionally hard during my time here.

"His move to Cork offers a great chance to adapt to senior football, which will benefit James in the future, as he continues his journey within the game.

"We wish him the best of luck during his time in Ireland, and we'll be watching his progress throughout the second half of the season."

Albion have already loaned out Tilley's under-23s team-mates Ben White (Peterborough), Ben Barclay (Notts County), Josh Kerr (Derry) and George Cox (Northampton) during the January transfer window.