Cristian Borja (footballer, born 1993)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Alexis Borja González | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
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Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Braga | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
Cortuluá | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Cortuluá | 47 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Santa Fe (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Toluca | 37 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Sporting CP | 36 | (1) |
2021– | Braga | 28 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 28 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Colombia Olympic | 9 | (0) |
2018– | Colombia | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019 |
Cristian Alexis Borja González (born 18 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Portuguese club Braga. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a central defender.
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Club career
In 2019, Borja was transferred from Toluca to Sporting CP.[1] In February 2021, he joined Braga.[2]
International career
Borja was named in the Colombia national team's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[3] He later appeared for Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Borja was included in the final squad for the 2019 Copa América, acting as a backup to William Tesillo during the tournament.
Personal life
On 1 June 2018, Borja's house was attacked by gunmen; he was unhurt but fellow footballer Alejandro Peñaranda was killed and Heisen Izquierdo was injured.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 August 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cortuluá | 2015 | Categoría Primera | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
2017 | Categoría Primera | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
Total | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 50 | 2 | |||||
Santa Fe (loan) | 2016 | Categoría Primera | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
2017 | Categoría Primera | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
Toluca | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | Liga MX | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
Total | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||||
Sporting | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
Braga | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
Alanyaspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
Career total | 204 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 6 |
- ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Sporting
Braga
References
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External links
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- Cristian Borja at Soccerway
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Colombian men's footballers
- Footballers from Cali
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football central defenders
- Colombia men's international footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Liga MX players
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Cortuluá footballers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Sporting CP footballers
- S.C. Braga players
- Alanyaspor footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- Süper Lig players
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Colombia
- 2019 Copa América players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey