Cristian Borja (footballer, born 1993)
 Borja with Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| 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, Left wing | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cortuluá | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Cortuluá | 35 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Santa Fe (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Toluca | 32 | (1) |
| 2019– | Sporting CP | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Colombia Olympic | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Colombia | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019 | |||
Cristian Borja (born 18 February 1993) is a Colombian association football defender who plays for Sporting CP of the Liga NOS in Portugal.
Career
In 2019, Borja was transferred from Toluca to Sporting CP.[1]
International career
Borja was named in Colombia's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[2]
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.[3]
Honours
Sporting
References
- ^ "El colombiano Cristian Borja, rumbo al Sporting de Portugal" (in Spanish). EFE. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cristian Alexis Borja.
- Cristian Borja at Soccerway
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Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Colombian footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Liga MX players
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Cortuluá footballers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Sporting CP footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Colombia
- 2019 Copa América players
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Association football defenders
- Association football wingers
- Sportspeople from Cali