Alexander Charles Luis "Aly" Borromeo (born 28 June 1983) is an American-born Filipino retired

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who played as a defender. He is currently a

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for Kaya-Iloilo and was a long-time

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of the Philippines national team.

Club career

Borromeo joined

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in 1999, and has been the captain of the first team for several years during his tenure. He went on a loan to

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during the

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season and led the club to be the champions of the

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during that season. On October 15, 2011, in his first match for Kaya in the

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against

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, Borromeo incurred an

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, which sidelined him for the club and the national team. After almost seven months, he made his return for the 2012 League season on May 12, 2012 as a substitute against

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, which ended a 2–2 draw. In the following match against

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on May 16, 2012, he scored an equalizer in second half injury time to end in a 1–1 draw. He was dropped in the Kaya lineup for the 2012–13 season due to a meniscus injury, in which he acquired while training for the national team in mid-2012. Borromeo's recurring injury since 2011 made him consider retirement but eventually recovered to return playing with Kaya. He played for Kaya at the 2016 AFC Cup and was a starter and captain for the team's first match against Hong Kong sides,

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. He was still playing for Kaya when the club joined the

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in 2017 as Kaya–Makati (and later as Kaya–Iloilo). His return stint to Kaya as a player was brief but he remained with the club after he was appointed as its team manager.

International career

Borromeo first represented the Philippines at under-19 level during the

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qualifiers and was also a goalkeeper at that time. Four years later, Borromeo would make his full international debut playing in all four matches in the

2004 Tiger Cup The 2004 AFF Championship (officially known as the 2004 Tiger Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the last time und ...

. This time he was playing as a striker and he assisted both goals by Emelio Caligdong, to give the Philippines their first ever win in the competition, defeating

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2–1. He has also represented the Philippines at under-23 level. He captained the Philippines under-23 team during the

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on home soil and was converted to a central defender. He also scored in the 4–2 win against

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. However, the Philippines failed to progress to the knockout stage.

Personal

Borromeo is the biological son of prominent Australian business man, Marcus Blackmore. He did not meet his father until he was 27. Borromeo has a step-sister, fashion designer Imogen Merrony, daughter of Furlong.

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Aly Borromeo
profile at Kaya FC {{DEFAULTSORT:Borromeo, Aly 1983 births Living people Filipino footballers Philippines international footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football forwards Association football utility players Soccer players from San Francisco Citizens of the Philippines through descent American sportspeople of Filipino descent Kaya F.C. players Global Makati F.C. players

Club career

International career

Personal

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