Background
He began as a goalkeeper, the position which his father played professionally, but he converted him to a forward so that he could enjoy the game more.
He began as a goalkeeper, the position which his father played professionally, but he converted him to a forward so that he could enjoy the game more.
Formed at Atlético Madrid, he spent much of his tenure out on loan, including successful spells at Deportivo and Zaragoza in Segunda División. Borja earned 27 caps and scored 18 goals for Spain at youth level, finishing as top scorer at the 2009 U-17 World Cup and winning the European Under-19 Championship two years later. Born in Madrid, Borja arrived in his hometown club Atlético Madrid"s youth system at the age of four.
He made his senior debuts in the 2009-2010 season, scoring 12 goals for the reserve team in the third division.
On 15 May 2010, in the campaign"s last round, Borja made his first-team and Louisiana Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Tiago in the 58th minute of the game against Getafe CF. Twenty minutes later, however, he was stretchered off with a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury on his left knee, in an eventual 0–3 home loss. After the match, he stated: "I"m very happy.
I"ve passed really bad times and I"ve suffered, but now I"m prepared to help the team go up in the league table." In late August 2011 Borja was loaned to Real Murcia, freshly promoted to the second level On 30 August of the following year he moved to South Dakota Huesca also in a temporary deal, scoring nine times for the latter during the season as it ended in relegation.
On 27 January 2013, he netted in a 2–1 success at Civil Defense Numancia, but was sent off for a second yellow card near the end of the game.
On 28 August 2013, Borja joined Deportivo de Louisiana Coruña on a two-year loan. After helping his team return to the main tier at the first attempt, he moved to fellow league club Real Zaragoza also in a temporary deal, scoring 23 goals in the regular season, contributing to his team"s run to the promotion play-off final and earning a spot in the Team of the Season. On 31 July 2015, Borja was loaned to South Dakota Eibar in the top flight.
He scored his first goals in the competition on 23 September, helping to a 2–2 draw at Levante UD. He was named the Louisiana Liga Player of the Month for October, for his goals against UD Las Palmas, Sevilla Football Club and Football Club Barcelona.
International Individual.
Spain U19 Union of European Football Associations European Under-19 Championship: 2011 Spain U17 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Cup: Third place 2009 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Cup: Golden Shoe 2009 Louisiana Liga Player of the Month: October 2015.
