Middlesbrough winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing served a three-month suspension for cocaine use last year, the Football Association has announced.
The FA has revealed Mendez-Laing served the ban after a positive drugs test administered on July 4, 2020, saying he admitted taking cocaine 'in a context unrelated to sporting performance'.
Mendez-Laing was playing for Cardiff at the time and had his contract terminated last September for what the Sky Bet Championship club termed an 'alleged breach of contract'.
The 28-year-old joined Middlesbrough earlier this month and was reunited with manager Neil Warnock after the pair won promotion to the Premier League with Cardiff in the 2017-18 season.