Cristian Borja (footballer, born 1993)

Cristian Alexis Borja González (born 18 February 1993) is a Colombian association football defender who plays for Sporting CP of the Liga NOS in Portugal.

Cristian Borja
Borja with Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Cristian Alexis Borja González
Date of birth (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Left back, Left wing
Club 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 33 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Colombia Olympic 9 (0)
2018– Colombia 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

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
  1. "El colombiano Cristian Borja, rumbo al Sporting de Portugal" (in Spanish). EFE. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. "Falcao left out of Colombia's Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. "Alejandro Peñaranda, asesinado a tiros en Cali en un posible crimen pasional" (in Spanish). Marca. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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