Cristian Borja (footballer, born 1993)

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Cristian Borja
Cristian Alexis Borja Rio 2016b.jpg
Borja with Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Cristian Alexis Borja González
Date of birth (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Alanyaspor
(on loan from Braga)
Number 31
Youth career
Cortuluá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Cortuluá 35 (1)
2016–2017 → Santa Fe (loan) 25 (0)
2018–2019 Toluca 32 (1)
2019–2021 Sporting CP 36 (1)
2021– Braga 13 (1)
2021– → Alanyaspor (loan) 20 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Colombia Olympic 9 (0)
2018– Colombia 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:41, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

Cristian Alexis Borja González (born 18 February 1993) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Alanyaspor, on loan from Portuguese club Braga. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a central defender.

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 Colombia'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]

Honours[]

Sporting

Braga

References[]

  1. ^ "El colombiano Cristian Borja, rumbo al Sporting de Portugal" (in Spanish). EFE. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Sporar e Borja oficializados no SC Braga" [Sporar and Borja officially at SC Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Falcao left out of Colombia's Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Alejandro Peñaranda, asesinado a tiros en Cali en un posible crimen pasional" (in Spanish). Marca. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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