Félix Borja
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography
Félix Alexander Borja Valencia (born 2 April 1983) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the current assistant manager of Aucas.
Borja is nicknamed the "kangaroo", or "the cobra of Ecuador", for the spring in his jump.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". His height makes it easy to score goals for his club and country.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Club career
El Nacional
Felix Borja previously played for El Nacional of Ecuador.[1]
Olympiacos
His transfer to Greek league champions Olympiacos made him the first Ecuadorian player to play for a Greek team.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Borja was declared Copa Libertadores de América's joint top goalscorer two months after his transfer to Olympiacos.[2]
Mainz 05
Due to his sub-standard performances for Olympiacos in his first season, as well as the fact that he occupies a non-EU player spot at his current team's roster, Olympiacos had the desire at the end of the 2006–07 season to sell him or loan him for the upcoming season.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Due to that decision by the club, Borja was loaned out to German club Mainz 05 for the 2007–08 season.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". At the end of the season, Mainz signed him permanently.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". During the winter transfer window of the 2010–11 season, Borja was allowed to leave on a free transfer ahead of an expected move to Mexican club Puebla F.C.[3]
Puebla
Having limited success, especially after Mainz earned promotion to the Bundesliga, he transferred to the Mexican club Puebla.[4]
Pachuca
In the 2011–12 Apertaura season, he was transferred to Pachuca F.C.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Loan to Chivas USA
On 14 August 2014, Borja joined Major League Soccer team Chivas USA on loan from LDU Quito.[1]
South China
On 28 December 2015, Hong Kong giants South China announced the capture of the player via Facebook.[5]
Return to El Nacional
On 24 January 2017, Borja signed a contract with El Nacional. Previously he was a free agent.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
International career
Borja was included in the Ecuador for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[6] He played in several of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for the Ecuador national team, including the game against Uruguay which confirmed their passage to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He made one appearance at the tournament against Germany, where they were defeated 3–0.[7]
He featured in friendlies after the FIFA World Cup, even scoring against Brazil in an October 2006 friendly in Sweden.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was called up to Ecuador for the 2007 Copa América, and started in the final group game against Brazil.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 April 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| El Nacional | 2001 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 9 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 21 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2003 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 11 | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2004 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 29 | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2005 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 49 | 26 | – | 2 | 0 | 51 | 26 | ||
| 2006 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 10 | 7 | – | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | ||
| Total | 129 | 50 | – | 13 | 9 | 142 | 59 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2006–07 | Superleague | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Mainz 05 (loan) | 2007–08[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 |
| Mainz 05 | 2008–09[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| 2009–10[9] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| Puebla | 2011 Clausura | Liga MX | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| Pachuca | 2011–12 | Liga MX | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 2012 Apertura | Liga MX | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |
| Total | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 11 | ||
| Puebla (loan) | 2013 Clausura | Liga MX | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| 2013 Apertura | Liga MX | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||
| LDU Quito (loan) | 2014 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 16 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Chivas USA (loan) | 2014 | MLS | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Mushuc Runa | 2015 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 11 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Real Garcilaso | 2015 | Peruvian Primera División | 14 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| South China | 2015–16 | Hong Kong Premier League | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Career total | 344 | 107 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 373 | 122 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 August 2005 | Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Venezuela | flag alias = Flag of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1810 = Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1813 = Bandera de la Guerra a Muerte.svg | flag alias-1817 = Bandera de Angostura (20 de noviembre de 1817).svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of Venezuela (1830-1836).svg | flag alias-1836 = Flag of Venezuela (1836–1859).svg | flag alias-1859 = Flag of Venezuela (1859–1863).svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of Venezuela (1863–1905).svg | flag alias-1905 = Flag of Venezuela (1905–1930).svg | flag alias-1930 = Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).svg | flag alias-army=Flag of the Bolivarian Army (Venezuela).svg | link alias-army= Venezuelan Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Venezuelan Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Venezuelan Air Force | flag alias-naval = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | link alias-naval = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.svg | link alias-navy = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-football = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-futsal = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 3–1 || Friendly |
| 2. | 27 December 2005 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Senegal | flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg | link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align=center | 1–1 || align=center | 1–2 || 2005 LG Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | 10 October 2006 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Brazil | flag alias-1692 = Flag of the Princes of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Brazil (1822-1853).svg | flag alias-1870 = Flag of Brazil (1853-1889).svg | flag alias = Flag of Brazil.svg | flag alias-1889 = Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Brazilian Army.svg | link alias-army = Brazilian Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Brazilian Air Force Command.svg | link alias-air force = Brazilian Air Force | link alias-naval = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Brazilian Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines=Brazilian Marine Corps | link alias-military = Brazilian Armed Forces | link alias-navy = Brazilian Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Brazilian Navy.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–2 || Friendly |
Honours
El Nacional
Olympiacos
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Copa Libertadores 2006
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".Template:CbignoreTemplate:User-generated source
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
Script error: No such module "navboxes". Template:Ecuador squad 2001 Copa América Script error: No such module "national squad". Script error: No such module "national squad".Script error: No such module "navboxes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Copa Libertadores top scorers
- Pages with script errors
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from San Lorenzo, Ecuador
- Footballers from Esmeraldas Province
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen
- C.D. El Nacional footballers
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- Club Puebla players
- C.F. Pachuca players
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Chivas USA players
- Mushuc Runa S.C. footballers
- Cusco FC footballers
- South China AA players
- Super League Greece players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Liga MX players
- Major League Soccer players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2007 Copa América players
- Men's association football forwards
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Copa Libertadores top scorers