Cristian Borja (footballer, born 1993)

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borja and the second or maternal family name is González.
Cristian Borja
Borja in 2021
Personal information
Full name Cristian Alexis Borja González
Date of birth (1993-02-18) 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 33 (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 23:08, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019

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

Career statistics
As of match played 7 October 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cortuluá 2015 Categoría Primera 34130———371
2017 Categoría Primera 131————131
Total 47130———502
Santa Fe (loan) 2016 Categoría Primera 22020—5[lower-alpha 1]0—290
2017 Categoría Primera 60————60
Total 28020—50—350
Toluca 2017–18 Liga MX 19130———221
2018–19 Liga MX 18010———190
Total 37140———411
Sporting 2018–19 Primeira Liga 11020001[lower-alpha 2]0—140
2019–20 Primeira Liga 23110104[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0301
2020–21 Primeira Liga 202010000050
Total 36150205010491
Braga 2020–21 Primeira Liga 13120—2[lower-alpha 2]0—171
2022–23 Primeira Liga 14020203[lower-alpha 4]0—220
2023–24 Primeira Liga 6000003[lower-alpha 5]0—90
Total 331402080—481
Alanyaspor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 28150———331
Career total 209623050180102566
  1. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 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. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

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. Cristian Borja at Soccerway
  6. Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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