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.
_(cropped).png) Borja with Alanyaspor in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Alexis Borja González | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 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 | 52 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Colombia Olympic | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Colombia | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
In 2019, Borja was transferred from Toluca to Sporting CP.[1] In February 2021, he joined Braga.[2]
International career edit
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 edit
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 edit
Club edit
- As of match played 13 April 2024[5]
| 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 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 75 | 2 | |||
| Alanyaspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 228 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 284 | 7 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International edit
- As of match played 17 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Sporting
Braga
References edit
- ^ "El colombiano Cristian Borja, rumbo al Sporting de Portugal" (in Spanish). EFE. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Falcao left out of Colombia's Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cristian Borja at Soccerway
- ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Cristian Borja at Soccerway