Celso Borges

Celso Borges
Personal information
Full name Celso Borges Mora
Date of birth (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 22
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Saprissa 86 (7)
2009–2012 Fredrikstad FK 76 (29)
2012–2015 AIK 79 (22)
2015 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 17 (3)
2015– Deportivo La Coruña 37 (7)
National team‡
2005 Costa Rica U-17 4 (1)
2007 Costa Rica U-20 3 (0)
2008– Costa Rica 97 (21)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Borges and the second or maternal family name is Mora.

Celso Borges Mora (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈselso ˈβorxes]; (born 27 May 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña and the Costa Rica national team as a central midfielder.

Early years

His father is Alexandre Guimarães,[1] a Brazilian-born, Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer and coach. He was born in Costa Rica's capital city San José and during his highschool years he attended Sistema Educativo Saint Clare Highschool, where he also took part in the school's team and was taught everything about soccer by Costa Rican football legend don Juan Varela. His studies were often interrupted by his football training and playing outside the country.

Club career

Saprissa

At the age of 18, Borges made his professional debut for Saprissa on 15 January 2006.[2] He won five national championships with Saprissa.

Fredrikstad FK

On 18 January 2009 Fredrikstad FK sporting director Tor-Kristian Karlsen confirmed that Celso had signed for them, joining on 1 July when Borges's contract with Saprissa expired. Fredrikstad later agreed to pay 1 million kroner (125,000 €) to Deportivo Saprissa so Borges could join the team immediately and play for Fredrikstad, when the season started on 14 April, against the former league champion Stabæk.[3] In March 2011, Borges stated he would leave Fredrikstad during or after the 2011 season.[4]

AIK

On 1 January 2012 it was confirmed that Borges, as a free agent, was to leave Fredrikstad FK signing a three-year contract with the Swedish football club AIK Stockholm.[5]

He received the vacant number 10 jersey, last worn by Martin Kayongo-Mutumba.

On 1 April 2012 Celso made his first match for AIK, in a match against Mjällby AIF. He got his first goal for the club in the next game, scoring the game-winning goal against Kalmar FF. During the first half of the season Celso was used as a striker by manager Andreas Alm. But after the summer vacation he dropped down and started playing as a central midfielder and subsequently was the team’s first choice in central midfield. He finished the season ending up as the team's best goalscorer.

Deportivo

On 14 January 2015 Celso joined Deportivo de La Coruña, signing with them until the end of the season, with an option of a two-year extension.[6] He scored twice in his first official appearance for Dépor, having started in a 1–2 away win against Rayo Vallecano on 30 January which also marked his La Liga debut.[7]

International career

Borges has earned a total of 94 caps for the Costa Rica national football team, scoring 21 goals.[8] He has represented his country in 35 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. He has also played at the 2011[10] and 2013 Copa Centroamericana[11] as well as at the 2009,[12] 2011[13] and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[14]

Borges played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Peru, in which he scored a goal and was considered among the best players of the tournament. After the tournament he was picked as one of ten players to watch out for in the future.[9] Borges also participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.[9]

He made his debut for the Costa Rican senior team in a June 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Grenada[8] and, in September of the same year, scored his first international goal against Suriname.

After featuring prominently during the team's unsuccessful 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Borges helped Los Ticos reach the 2014 finals by finishing second in the CONCACAF qualifying zone.[8]

In June 2014, Borges was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[15] During the round of 16, Borges was the first of five Costa Rican players to successfully convert his kick in a 5–3 penalty shootout defeat of Greece.[16]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2016[17]
Season Club Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2005–06 Saprissa Costa Rican Primera División 20——20
2006–07 352——352
2007–08 250—61311
2008–09 245—51296
2009 Fredrikstad FK Tippeligaen 2272111259
2010 Adeccoligaen 291421—3115
2011 Tippeligaen 25857—3015
2012 AIK Allsvenskan 298—121419
2013 24830—278
2014 266--30296
2015 Deportivo La Coruña La Liga 173—173
2015–16 24300—243
2016–17 13410—144
Career Total 2956813927433581

Honours

Deportivo Saprissa

References

  1. ↑ "Celso Borges, new Tico idol". FIFA.com. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Celso Borges". Saprissa. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Fredrikstad sign "young ballack"" (in Norwegian). VG.no. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Borges to leave FFK" (in Norwegian). TV2.no. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bekräftat: AIK värvar landslagsstjärna" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Celso Borges nuevo jugador del Deportivo" [Celso Borges new player of Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo's official website. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Celso Borges da pura vida al Dépor en Vallecas (1-2)" [Celso Borges gives pure life to Depor in Vallecas (1-2)] (in Spanish). Deportivo's official website. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Celso BORGES". FIFA. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 Celso Borges – FIFA competition record
  10. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  11. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2013 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  12. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  13. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF
  14. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2013 - Full Details - RSSSF
  15. ↑ "Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Costa Rica 1-1 Greece". BBC. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "C. Borges". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

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