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Cristian Borja (footballer, born 1993)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borja and the second or maternal family name is González.
Cristian Borja
Borja with Alanyaspor in 2021
Personal information
Full name Cristian Alexis Borja González
Date of birth (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 América
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)
2021–2024 Braga 57 (2)
2021–2022 → Alanyaspor (loan) 28 (1)
2024– América 14 (1)
International career‡
2015–2016 Colombia Olympic 9 (0)
2018– Colombia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Cristian Alexis Borja González (born 18 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club América and the Colombia national team. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a central defender.

Club career

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In 2019, Borja was transferred from Toluca to Sporting CP.[1] In February 2021, he joined Braga.[2]

International career

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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

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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] He has a daughter named Noah who was born in March of 2020.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 October 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
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[a] 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[b] 0 — 14 0
2019–20 Primeira Liga 23 1 1 0 1 0 4[b] 0 1[c] 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[b] 0 — 17 1
2022–23 Primeira Liga 14 0 2 0 2 0 3[d] 0 — 22 0
2023–24 Primeira Liga 30 1 1 0 3 0 8[e] 0 — 42 1
Total 57 2 5 0 5 0 13 0 — 80 2
Alanyaspor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 28 1 5 0 — — — 33 1
América 2024–25 Liga MX 7 0 0 0 — — 4[f] 0 11 0
Career total 240 7 24 0 8 0 23 0 5 0 300 7
  1. ^ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Three appearances in Leagues Cup, one apparance in Campeones Cup

International

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As of match played 10 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2018 2 0
2019 3 0
2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 7 0

Honours

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Sporting

Braga

América

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ Cristian Borja at Soccerway
  6. ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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