Taka Borja

Taka Borja (born 20 November 2003) is a Northern Mariana Islands footballer who currently plays Teen Ayuyu and the Northern Mariana Islands national team.

Taka Borja
Personal information
Full name Taka Horimoto Borja
Date of birth (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003
Place of birth Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Teen Ayuyu
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2020 Tan Holdings
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Teen Ayuyu
International career‡
2022– Northern Mariana Islands U20 2 (0)
2022– Northern Mariana Islands 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:34, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Youth career

In 2015 Borja competed with Tan Holdings in a youth tournament in Guam. In the tournament he scored in a 2–4 defeat to Guam Shipyard FC.[1] That year he also took an early lead in the under-12 division top scorer race.[2] The following season he scored fifteen goals to secure the Golden Boot award as the top scorer for the under-14 league.[3] As a youth he also played futsal and was the captain of Bedte FC.[4]

By 2021 Borja had joined Teen Ayuyu and was playing with the senior squad in the Marianas Soccer League.[5]

International career

Borja represented the Northern Mariana Islands in 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification and 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[6] In 2018, he was named to the youth national team again for the East Asian Football Federation U15 Tournament in Xianghe, China and the Tuloy XO Cup held in the Philippines.[7][8][9] He served as captain of the team during its time in China.[10]

Borja made his senior international debut on 19 February 2022 in a friendly against Guam. Three days later he scored his first senior international goal in the second match of the series.[11][12]

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Mariana Islands' goal tally first.[11]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 February 2022Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña, Guam Guam2–12–3Friendly
Last updated 28 February 2022

International career statistics
As of match played 22 February 2022.[11]
Northern Mariana Islands
YearAppsGoals
202221
Total21

References
  1. "Close to 200 youth soccer athletes play in Gobblefest tourney". Guam FA. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. Monroyo, Roselyn. "Close battle for Golden Boot in U12 division". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. Monroyo, Roaelyn. "Borja, Tenorio top Golden Boot races". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. Monroyo, Roselyn. "Malo Fatu, Astig cruise to wins". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. "NMI U18 tames Eleven Tiger". NMI Football Association. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. Monroyo, Roselyn. "CNMI U15, U16 national squads named". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. Monroyo, Roselyn. "Teen Ayuyus to capitalize on chance to play vs 'giants'". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. "2018 EAFF U15 Roster". EAFF. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. "China 10 NMI 0" (PDF). EAFF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  11. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  12. Santo Tomas, Jojo. "Guam splits wins with NMI in heated training matches". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 1 March 2022.


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