Cristian Alexis Borja González (born 18 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Portuguese club Braga. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a central defender.
![]() Borja in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Alexis Borja González | ||
Date of birth | (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
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) |
2019–2021 | Sporting CP | 36 | (1) |
2021– | Braga | 14 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 28 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Colombia Olympic | 9 | (0) |
2018– | Colombia | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019 |
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]
Sporting
Braga
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