| Cristian Borja | |
| Fullname: | Cristian Alexis Borja González |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Cali, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Left-back, centre-back |
| Currentclub: | América |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cortuluá |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Cortuluá |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Santa Fe (loan) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Toluca |
| Caps3: | 37 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Sporting CP |
| Caps4: | 36 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Braga |
| Caps5: | 57 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Alanyaspor (loan) |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | América |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia Olympic |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Colombia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:36, 18 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17 November 2023 |
Cristian Alexis Borja González (born 18 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club América. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a central defender.
In 2019, Borja was transferred from Toluca to Sporting CP.[1] In February 2021, he joined Braga.[2]
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.
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.
| 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 | 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 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 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 | ||||
| Career total | 233 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 289 | 7 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | ||
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