Borja Fernández

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Borja
Personal information
Borja during presentation as a Valladolid player
Full name	Francisco Borja Fernández Fernández
Date of birth	(1981-01-14) 14 January 1981
Place of birth	Ourense, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Getafe
Number	23
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–	Getafe	29	(1)
2011–2012	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	22	(2)
National team
1997–1998	Spain U16	10	(0)
1998–1999	Spain U17	9	(0)
1999–2000	Spain U18	4	(0)
2002–2003	Spain U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Francisco de Borja Fernández Fernández, simply known as Borja (born 14 January 1981), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Getafe CF as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

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 – 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 (31 matches), as the Castile and León was eventually relegated, as 19th. In late May 2010, he signed a four-year contract with Getafe CF.^[1]

In August 2011 Borja returned to the second division and joined Deportivo de La Coruña, with Rubén Pérez heading in the opposite direction.

References

↑ Borja 'debuta' en el Getafe (Borja makes Getafe 'debut'); Marca, 21 May 2010 (Spanish)

External links

v t e Getafe CF – current squad

1 Moyà 2 Alexis 3 Lago 4 L. López 5 Lacen 7 Lafita 8 Sarabia 9 Marica 10 Gavilán (c) 11 Colunga 12 Arroyo 13 Codina 14 León 15 Rafa 17 D. Castro 18 Escudero 19 Sammir 20 Valera 21 Míchel 22 J. Rodríguez 23 Borja 24 Mosquera Manager: Luis García

Persondata
Name	Borja Fernández
Alternative names	Borja
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	14 January 1981
Place of birth	Ourense, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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