Borja Garcés
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Garcés Moreno[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Melilla, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnástico Melilla | |||
| 2015–2016 | Rusadir | ||
| 2016–2018 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Atlético Madrid B | 19 | (4) |
| 2018– | Atlético Madrid | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2019 | |||
Borja Garcés Moreno (born 6 August 1999) is Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Madrid B.
Career
Born in Melilla, Garcés joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2016, from hometown club CF Rusadir.[2] He made his unofficial debut for the first team on 22 May 2018, scoring the winner in a 3–2 defeat of Nigeria A'.[3]
On 4 July 2018, after finishing his formation, Garcés renewed his contract until 2021, being promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4] After spending the whole pre-season with the main squad, he made his senior debut with the B's on 9 September, playing the last 27 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Unionistas de Salamanca CF.
On 14 September 2018, Garcés was named into Diego Simeone's squad ahead of a home fixture against SD Eibar, replacing injured Nikola Kalinić. He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut the following day; after coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodri, he scored a last-minute equalizer to give the hosts a 1–1 home draw.[5]
In March 2019, Garcés suffered a serious knee injury which kept him out for six months.[6]
References
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 26 de enero de 2019, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 26 January 2019, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Borja Garcés, la nueva joya de la cantera que llegó desde Melilla" [Borja Garcés, the new pearl of the youth setup who arrived from Melilla] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Borja Garcés, el nuevo Niño del Atleti le pide un sitio a Simeone" [Borja Garcés, the new Niño of Atleti asks for a place to Simeone] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Borja Garcés, otro canterano que renueva con el Atlético" [Borja Garcés, another youth player who renews with Atlético] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Spoils shared as Oblak-esque Dmitrovic finally beaten by debutant Borja Garces". Marca. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Borja Garcés se rompe el cruzado: "Volveré más fuerte"" [Borja Garcés tears the ACL: "I will come back stronger"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
External links
- Borja Garcés at BDFutbol
- Borja Garcés at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Borja Garcés at Soccerway
