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 | ||||||||
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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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