Borja González

Borja

Personal information
Full name	Borja González Tomás
Date of birth	(1992-08-25) 25 August 1992
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Eibar (loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number	18
Youth career
1996–2009	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Atlético Madrid B	37	(16)
2010–	Atlético Madrid	1	(0)
2011–2012	→ Murcia (loan)	20	(4)
2012–2013	→ Huesca (loan)	31	(9)
2013–2014	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	34	(10)
2014–2015	→ Zaragoza (loan)	39	(23)
2015–	→ Eibar (loan)	17	(9)
International career
2008	Spain U16	3	(6)
2008–2009	Spain U17	22	(12)
2011	Spain U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Tomás.

Borja González Tomás (born 25 August 1992), known simply as Borja and sometimes nicknamed Bastón, is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Eibar on loan from Atlético Madrid as a striker.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Borja arrived in his hometown club Atlético Madrid's youth system at the age of four. He began as a goalkeeper, the position which his father played professionally, but he converted him to a forward so that he could enjoy the game more. He made his senior debuts in the 2009–10 season, scoring 12 goals for the reserve team in the third division.

On 15 May 2010, in the campaign's last round, Borja made his first-team and La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Tiago in the 58th minute of the game against Getafe CF. Twenty minutes later, however, he was stretchered off with a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury on his left knee, in an eventual 0–3 home loss.

Seven months after his injury, Borja re-appeared with Atlético B, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over CP Cacereño. After the match, he stated: "I'm very happy. I've passed really bad times and I've suffered, but now I'm prepared to help the team go up in the league table."

In late August 2011 Borja was loaned to Real Murcia, freshly promoted to the second level. On 30 August of the following year he moved to SD Huesca also in a temporary deal, scoring nine times for the latter during the season as it ended in relegation. On 27 January 2013, he netted in a 2–1 success at CD Numancia, but was sent off for a second yellow card near the end of the game.

On 28 August 2013, Borja joined Deportivo de La Coruña on a two-year loan. After helping his team return to the main tier at the first attempt, he moved to fellow league club Real Zaragoza also in a temporary deal, scoring 23 goals in the regular season, contributing to his team's run to the promotion play-off final and earning a spot in the Team of the Season.

On 31 July 2015, Borja was loaned to SD Eibar in the top flight. He scored his first goals in the competition on 23 September, helping to a 2–2 draw at Levante UD. He was named the La Liga Player of the Month for October, for his goals against UD Las Palmas, Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona.

International career

Borja represented Spain's under-17 at the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Nigeria. As the national team finally finished in third position he scored five goals, with teammate Sergi Roberto adding three.

Personal life

Borja's father, Miguel Bastón, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he also played with Atlético – but only with its reserves – and spent most of his career with Real Burgos CF.

Honours

International

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2011

Spain U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place 2009

Individual

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: Golden Shoe 2009
• La Liga Player of the Month: October 2015

External links

• Borja Bastón profile at BDFutbol
• Borja Bastón profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Borja Bastón at Soccerway