 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure memitambo mishanu yekirabhu, Doriva akapihwa kondirakiti yegore rimwe neMiddlesbrough musi wa21 Chikunguru 2003. Mumwaka wake wokutanga wakakwana pachikwata, Doriva ndiye aiva wokutanga kusarudzwa munhandare yepakati pamwe chete naGeorge Boateng. Akawana mikana yake yakaganhurirwa mushure meizvi, zvisinei, nekuda kwekubuda kwaStewart Downing uye kushandurwa kwaBoudewijn Zenden kunzvimbo yepakati yepakati. Musi waFebruary 11, 2004, mukukunda 3-2 paManchester United kuOld Trafford, Doriva akasundirwa naPaul Scholes, uyo muna Kubvumbi akapiwa kurambidzwa kwemitambo mitatu nekuda kwechiitiko ichi. Musi waFebruary 29 akatanga sezvo Middlesbrough yakakunda mukombe wavo wekutanga mukuru, 2004 Football League Cup Final, nekukunda 2 ku1 Bolton Wanderers muMillennium Stadium muCardiff. Chinangwa chake chete cheMiddlesbrough chakauya mukukunda 2-1 paNots County muchikamu chechitatu cheFA Cup musi wa 8 Ndira 2005. 