Cristian Borja (footballer, born 1993)

Cristian Borja
Borja with Alanyaspor in 2021
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)
Positions
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 71 (4)
International career‡
2015–2016 Colombia Olympic 9 (0)
2018– Colombia 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025

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.

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 30 August 2025[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cortuluá 2015 Categoría Primera 34130———371
2017 Categoría Primera 131————131
Total 47130———502
Santa Fe (loan) 2016 Categoría Primera 22020—5[a]0—290
2017 Categoría Primera 60————60
Total 28020—50—350
Toluca 2017–18 Liga MX 19130———221
2018–19 Liga MX 18010———190
Total 37140———411
Sporting 2018–19 Primeira Liga 11020001[b]0—140
2019–20 Primeira Liga 23110104[b]01[c]0301
2020–21 Primeira Liga 202010000050
Total 36150205010491
Braga 2020–21 Primeira Liga 13120—2[b]0—171
2022–23 Primeira Liga 14020203[d]0—220
2023–24 Primeira Liga 30110308[e]0—421
Total 5725050130—802
Alanyaspor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 28150———331
América 2024–25 Liga MX 34300—4[f]05[g]0433
2025–26 Liga MX 6000—002[h]080
Total 40300—4070513
Career total 27310240802708034010
  1. ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  7. ↑ Three appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in Campeones Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 6 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 201820
201930
202310
202410
202510
Total80

Honours

Sporting

Braga

América

References

  1. ↑ "El colombiano Cristian Borja, rumbo al Sporting de Portugal" (in Spanish). EFE. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sporar e Borja oficializados no SC Braga" [Sporar and Borja officially at SC Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Falcao left out of Colombia's Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Alejandro Peñaranda, asesinado a tiros en Cali en un posible crimen pasional" (in Spanish). Marca. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Cristian Borja at Soccerway
  6. ↑ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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