Borja Valle Balonga (born 9 July 1992) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Ponferradina.

Club career

Ponferradina

Born in

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, Castile and León, Valle was a product of local

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2009–10 season. On 9 May 2010, he appeared in his first official match with the first team, playing the last 19 minutes of the 1–0 away loss against

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a ...

as the club was eventually promoted. On 29 January 2011, Valle made his professional debut with ''Ponfe'' by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 defeat at

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in the Segunda División. His first goal in the competition came on 12 March, as he scored the 2–1 home winner over

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Spell in Galicia

On 26 January 2012, Valle was loaned to Celta de Vigo B of Segunda División B. Six months later, he joined fellow league side

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in the same situation, and signed permanently with the latter on 6 June 2013.

Oviedo

On 21 May 2014, Valle moved to Real Oviedo also in the third division. He scored a career-best nine goals during the campaign, achieving promotion to the second tier.

Deportivo

Valle signed a three-year contract with

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club

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. They currently play in the Primera División RFEF – ...

on 21 June 2016. He made his debut in the competition on 26 August, replacing

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in a 0–0 away draw against

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. On 18 January 2017, Valle was loaned to

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Es ...

of division two until the end of the season. Upon returning, he scored his first goal for Deportivo and in the

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on 14 April 2018, in the 3–2 victory at Athletic Bilbao.

Romania

Valle joined FC Dinamo București on 7 September 2020, on a two-year deal. In his first match in the Romanian

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, he scored from approximately 60 meters in the 1–1 home draw with

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Later career

On 30 December 2020, Valle returned to Oviedo on a short-term contract. The following 26 July, he moved to the Emirati

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with

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, but returned to his homeland in the next

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on a five-month deal at

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Sant ...

. On 7 July 2022,

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Valle agreed to a one-year contract at fellow second-tier

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. In June 2023, he returned to Romania on a two-year contract with

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Career statistics

Honours

Oviedo * Segunda División B: 2014–15

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valle, Borja 1992 births Living people People from Ponferrada Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of León Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players SD Ponferradina B players SD Ponferradina players RC Celta Fortuna players CD Ourense footballers Real Oviedo players Deportivo de La Coruña players Elche CF players AD Alcorcón footballers FC Cartagena footballers Liga I players FC Dinamo București players FC Rapid București players UAE Pro League players Khor Fakkan Club players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates