Enrique Borja (footballer, born 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Javier Borja Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | San Ignacio, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cerro Porteño | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Cerro Porteño | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Resende (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Guaraní (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | General Díaz | 37 | (16) |
| 2019–2020 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Belgrano (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Nacional (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sportivo Luqueño | 34 | (9) |
| 2022 | Sol de América | 9 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Guaraní | 16 | (1) |
| 2023 | Guaireña | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | Sportivo Trinidense | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Enrique Javier Borja Araújo (born 30 May 1995) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]
Career
[edit]Borja started his career in Paraguay with Cerro Porteño, initially featuring for their U20 team.[1][2] He made his professional bow during an away draw with General Díaz in April 2014, featuring for the last twenty-five minutes of what was his only appearance in the 2014 Paraguayan Primera División season.[1] On 31 January 2015, Sportivo Luqueño loaned Borja.[1] He scored his opening career goal during his first start on 25 February versus Deportivo Santaní.[1] He returned to Cerro Porteño in June, subsequently scoring his first goal for the club in December during a win over Sol de América at the Estadio Feliciano Cáceres.[1]
February 2016 saw the forward move to Brazilian football after agreeing a move to Resende.[1][3] He netted a brace over Friburguense on his way to three strikes in nine matches in the Campeonato Carioca.[1] Having returned to his parent club in mid-2016, Borja spent the rest of the year on loan at fellow Paraguayan Primera División team Guaraní.[1] On 27 July 2017, Borja joined General Díaz.[1] He ended the 2018 campaign with thirty-six appearances and sixteen goals.[1] In December 2018, Borja signed a pre-contract agreement with Argentinos Juniors of the Argentine Primera División; effective from January 2019.[4][5][6]
After thirteen appearances in eight months for Argentinos, Borja departed on loan in August 2019 to Belgrano of Primera B Nacional.[1] He returned to his parent club in the succeeding January, prior to being loaned out to his homeland with Nacional.[1] In 2021, Borja played for fellow league club Sportivo Luqueño, before signing with Sol de América ahead of the 2022 season.[7] In July 2022, Borja once again moved to Argentina, signing a loan deal with Atlético Tucumán until the end of 2023 with a purchase option.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 12 July 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 2015 | Paraguayan Primera División | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Resende (loan) | 2016 | Campeonato Carioca | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Guaraní (loan) | 2016 | Paraguayan Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| General Díaz | 2017 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16 | |||
| Total | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Belgrano (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nacional (loan) | 2020 | Paraguayan Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 80 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Paraguayan Primera División play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
[edit]- Guaraní[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Enrique Borja at Soccerway
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de ENRIQUE BORJA". BDFA. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Enrique Borja se va de Cerro y cruza al Brasil". HOY. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Argentinos Juniors anunció el fichaje de Enrique Borja". Tigo Sports. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "El paraguayo Enrique Borja es nuevo jugador de Argentinos Juniors". Goal. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Borja cruza la frontera". ABC. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Sol de América refuerza su ataque con Enrique Borja, versus.lanacion.com.py, 3 January 2022
- ^ Enrique Borja vuelve al fútbol argentino, d10.ultimahora.com, 7 July 2022
- 1995 births
- People from San Ignacio, Paraguay
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Paraguayan men's footballers
- Cerro Porteño players
- Sportivo Luqueño players
- Resende FC players
- Club Guaraní players
- Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- Club Nacional footballers
- Club Sol de América footballers
- Atlético Tucumán footballers
- Guaireña F.C. players
- Sportivo Trinidense footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina