Borja Oubiña
 Oubiña in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Oubiña Meléndez | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Moledo | ||
| 1989–1994 | Gran Peña | ||
| 1994–2001 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2004 | Celta B | 67 | (4) |
| 2004– | Celta | 217 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:58, 22 March 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Borja Oubiña Meléndez (born 17 May 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Celta de Vigo.
After starting his career at local Celta he had his first abroad adventure in England in 2007, but his spell was immediately cut short with a severe knee injury.
Club career
A ball-winning midfielder who came through the youth teams of hometown Real Club Celta de Vigo, Oubiña was born in Vigo, and he first appeared with the first team – courtesy of Miguel Ángel Lotina – during the 2003–04 season, in a 2–2 away draw against Valencia CF, as the Galicia squad, then also participating in the UEFA Champions League, eventually finished second from bottom in La Liga; he became a mainstay in the subsequent seasons, under Fernando Vázquez.
After Celta's top flight relegation in the 2006–07 campaign, Oubiña stated his desire to leave, although still under contract and, as of August, it seemed that countryman José Antonio Camacho's S.L. Benfica were in the pole to acquire his services, but an agreement could not be reached on a fee – rumoured to be €10 million.[1]
On 31 August 2007, a one-year loan to Premier League side Birmingham City was agreed.[2] Oubiña made his Birmingham debut on 15 September, as a late substitute against Bolton Wanderers; after 13 minutes of the next game, at Liverpool, he sustained an injury in a collision with Dirk Kuyt to his left anterior cruciate ligament, and was expected to be sidelined for at least six months.[3]
On 9 February 2008 Oubiña's loan spell at Birmingham was cancelled by mutual consent,[4] and he returned to Vigo to start his recovery. On 6 December, more than a year after his last appearance, he played four minutes in a 0–2 loss at UD Las Palmas, and appeared in a further 14 games in the season; he relapsed in mid-September 2009, and underwent surgery in October preparatory to the planned reconstruction of his cruciate ligament in early 2010, after which he would miss the remainder of 2009–10.[5]
Oubiña returned to full fitness in the 2011–12 season,[6] playing 28 matches (24 starts, 2,120 minutes of action) as Celta returned to the top level after a five-year absence.[7]
International career
Oubiña earned two caps for the Spain national football team, the first coming on 2 September 2006 against Liechtenstein in Badajoz (4–0 success): he came on as a substitute for David Albelda in the second half of a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier.[8]
Club statistics
- As of match played 21 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta | 2003–04[9] | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2004–05[9] | Segunda División | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06[9] | La Liga | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07[9] | La Liga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2007–08[9] | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[9] | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[9] | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[9] | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[9] | Segunda División | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[9] | La Liga | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[9] | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[10] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 217 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 237 | 5 | ||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2007–08[10] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 219 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 239 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
References
- ↑ "El Celta negocia con el Benfica el traspaso de Oubiña" [Celta in negotiations with Benfica for Oubiña transfer]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 23 August 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ↑ "Birmingham sign midfielder Oubiña". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ↑ "Oubiña facing six-month absence". BBC Sport. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ↑ "Oubiña leaves Blues". Birmingham City. 9 February 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
- ↑ López, Víctor (5 October 2009). "La operación a Borja Oubiña reveló que su ligamento estaba destrozado" [Borja Oubiña operation revealed that his ligament was destroyed]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ↑ "Borja Oubiña vuelve a jugar un año y medio después" [Borja Oubiña plays again one year and a half later]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Iago Aspas, Oubiña y De Lucas, claves en el ascenso" [Iago Aspas, Oubiña and De Lucas, key to promotion] (in Spanish). Te Interesa. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "A las puertas del mil" [Nearing the 1000th]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 September 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 "Oubiña: Borja Oubiña Meléndez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Borja Oubiña". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data
- Borja Oubiña at National-Football-Teams.com
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