Cristian Borja (footballer, born 1993)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borja and the second or maternal family name is González.

Cristian Alexis Borja González (born 18 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club América and the Colombia national team. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a central defender.

Cristian Borja

Borja with Alanyaspor in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Alexis Borja González
Date of birth	(1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	América
Number	26
Youth career
	Cortuluá
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Cortuluá	47	(1)
2016–2017	→ Santa Fe (loan)	28	(0)
2018–2019	Toluca	37	(1)
2019–2021	Sporting CP	36	(1)
2021–2024	Braga	57	(2)
2021–2022	→ Alanyaspor (loan)	28	(1)
2024–	América	32	(3)
International career‡
2015–2016	Colombia Olympic	9	(0)
2018–	Colombia	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Club career

In 2019, Borja was transferred from Toluca to Sporting CP.^[1] In February 2021, he joined Braga.^[2]

International career

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.

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.^[4] He has a daughter named Noah who was born in March 2020.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cortuluá	2015	Categoría Primera	34	1	3	0	—		—		—		37	1
	2017	Categoría Primera	13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
	Total		47	1	3	0	—		—		—		50	2
Santa Fe (loan)	2016	Categoría Primera	22	0	2	0	—		5[a]	0	—		29	0
	2017	Categoría Primera	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	Total		28	0	2	0	—		5	0	—		35	0
Toluca	2017–18	Liga MX	19	1	3	0	—		—		—		22	1
	2018–19	Liga MX	18	0	1	0	—		—		—		19	0
	Total		37	1	4	0	—		—		—		41	1
Sporting	2018–19	Primeira Liga	11	0	2	0	0	0	1[b]	0	—		14	0
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	23	1	1	0	1	0	4[b]	0	1[c]	0	30	1
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		36	1	5	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	49	1
Braga	2020–21	Primeira Liga	13	1	2	0	—		2[b]	0	—		17	1
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	14	0	2	0	2	0	3[d]	0	—		22	0
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	30	1	1	0	3	0	8[e]	0	—		42	1
	Total		57	2	5	0	5	0	13	0	—		80	2
Alanyaspor (loan)	2021–22	Süper Lig	28	1	5	0	—		—		—		33	1
América	2024–25	Liga MX	7	0	0	0	—		—		4[f]	0	11	0
Career total			240	7	24	0	8	0	23	0	5	0	300	7

1. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
4. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Three appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in Campeones Cup

International

As of match played 10 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Colombia	2018	2	0
	2019	3	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	1	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Sporting

• Primeira Liga: 2020–21
• Taça de Portugal: 2018–19
• Taça da Liga: 2020–21

Braga

• Taça de Portugal: 2020–21^[6]
• Taça da Liga: 2023–24^[7]

América

• Liga MX: Apertura 2024
• Campeones Cup: 2024