Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1981)
 Borja during presentation as a Valladolid player. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Fernández Fernández[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ourense, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Kolkata | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2001–2003 | Real Madrid B | 73 | (4) |
| 2003–2006 | Real Madrid | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Mallorca (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Valladolid | 128 | (3) |
| 2010–2014 | Getafe | 57 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2014 | Atlético Kolkata | 16 | (1) |
| 2015 | Eibar | 16 | (1) |
| 2015 | Atlético Kolkata | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | Valladolid | 17 | (0) |
| 2016– | Atlético Kolkata | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | Spain U16 | 15 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Spain U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Spain U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2016. | |||
Borja Fernández Fernández (born 14 January 1981), known simply as Borja, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Indian club Atlético de Kolkata as a defensive midfielder.
Having started his career at Real Madrid, he amassed La Liga totals of 203 games and three goals over the course of ten seasons. He also represented in the competition Mallorca, Valladolid, Getafe and Eibar.
In 2014 Borja signed for Atlético de Kolkata, winning the first Indian Super League.
Club career
Spain
Born in Ourense, Galicia, Borja joined Real Madrid's academy in 1996 and, after impressive displays for the C and B-teams, was promoted to the main squad in 2003. He appeared in fifteen La Liga games that season – with his debut coming on 2 September 2003 in a 1–1 away draw against Villarreal CF[2]– and eight in his second year (mostly as a late substitute).
Unable to break into the first team, Borja was loaned to RCD Mallorca for the 2005–06 campaign, where he also played sparingly. He subsequently joined Segunda División club Real Valladolid, being instrumental in the side's top flight promotion after a three-year hiatus and continuing to start regularly in the subsequent first division seasons.
In 2009–10 Borja was again a defensive pillar for Valladolid, featuring in 31 matches as the Castile and León side was eventually relegated, as 19th. In late May 2010, he signed a four-year contract with Getafe CF.[3]
In August 2011 Borja returned to the second division and joined Deportivo de La Coruña, with Rubén Pérez heading in the opposite direction.[4] He subsequently returned to Geta, scoring his first official goal for the club on 16 March 2013, the game's only at home against Athletic Bilbao.[5]
India / Eibar
On 4 July 2014, at the age of 33, Borja moved abroad for the first time, becoming the first signing for Atlético de Kolkata of the Indian Super League and the very first signing in the league ever.[6] He scored the second goal in the league's opening match, a 3–0 home victory over Mumbai City FC.[7] In the next fixture he was sent off for two yellow cards in the 84th minute, but his team still won 2–0 at NorthEast United FC.[8]
Borja played a pivotal role for Atlético as it went on to win the championship, defeating Kerala Blasters FC in the final through a last-minute goal by Mohammed Rafique.[9] On 31 December 2014 he returned to Spain, after agreeing to a six-month contract with top flight club SD Eibar.[10] His debut came on 16 January of the following year, replacing Javi Lara in added time of a 1–1 draw at Córdoba CF.[11] He started in 14 of his appearances to help the Basques retain their status, scoring an equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Getafe on 17 May.[12]
On 17 June 2015, Borja returned to Atlético Kolkata,[13][14] succeeding his compatriot Luis García as the franchise's captain for their second campaign.[15] He scored once in 15 matches – in a 4–0 home rout of FC Goa on 22 November[16]– as his team were eliminated in the semi-finals by Chennaiyin FC.
Valladolid return / Later years
Borja returned to Valladolid on 25 January 2016, linking until the end of the second division season.[17] On 12 August, he rejoined Kolkata for the third ISL campaign.[18]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid | 2001–02 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Mallorca | 2005–06 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Valladolid | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | La Liga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 128 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 140 | 3 | |||
| Getafe | 2010–11 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 1 | ||
| Deportivo | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| Atlético Kolkata | 2014 | Indian Super League | 16 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Eibar | 2014–15 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Atlético Kolkata | 2015 | Indian Super League | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 290 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 328 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Includes Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Includes appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
- Atlético de Kolkata
References
- ↑ "Borja llora la lesión de Juanlu" [Borja mourns Juanlu injury] (in Spanish). El País. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "La cantera le da al Madrid un punto ante el Villarreal" [Cantera gives Madrid one point against Villarreal] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 3 September 2003. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Borja 'debuta' en el Getafe" [Borja makes Getafe 'debut'] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ "Borja anuncia que ya es del Depor y Rubén irá al Getafe" [Borja announces he belongs to Depor and Rubén will go to Getafe] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "El Athletic de Bielsa cae tras dos victorias seguidas" [Bielsa's Athletic falls after two consecutive wins] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Borja Fernández se va a la Superliga india" [Borja Fernández goes to the Indian Superleague] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ex-Liverpool stars Luis Garcia and Josemi start as Atletico de Kolkata win first Indian Super League clash against Mumbai City". Daily Mail. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "ISL: 10-man Atletico de Kolkata outshine NorthEast United FC 2–0". India Today. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Substitute Mohammed Rafique hands Atlético de Kolkata the title". Indian Super League. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Borja Fernández jugará en el Eibar hasta final de temporada" [Borja Fernández will play in Eibar until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Eibar's official website. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Melero, Delfín (16 January 2015). "El Eibar aprovecha una mala noche" [Eibar make the most of a bad night] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Gómez, Clara (17 May 2015). "El Getafe es de Primera" [Getafe belongs to Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Atletico de Kolkata retain midfielder Borja Fernandez". The Times of India. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Welcome Borja Fernández". Facebook. June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Rival managers hopeful of positive results". Indian Super League. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "ISL 2015: Atletico de Kolkata rout FC Goa 4–0 to go top of the table". Firstpost. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ "Borja Fernández ficha por el Valladolid" [Borja Fernández signs for Valladolid] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Helder Postiga retained as Atletico de Kolkata marquee; Borja, Lara stay". Hindustan Times. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Borja: Borja Fernández Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Borja Fernández". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
External links
- Deportivo official profile (Spanish)
- Borja Fernández profile at BDFutbol
- Borja Fernández profile at Futbolme (Spanish)