Cristian Alexis Borja González (born 18 February 1993) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a defender for Portuguese club

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. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

In 2019, Borja was transferred from

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. In February 2021, he joined

International career

Borja was named in the Colombia national team's provisional squad for

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but was cut from the final squad. He later appeared for Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Borja was included in the final squad for the

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, acting as a backup to

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during the tournament.

Personal life

On 1 June 2018, Borja's house was attacked by gunmen; he was unhurt but fellow footballer Alejandro Peñaranda was killed and Heisen Izquierdo was injured. He has a daughter named Noah who was born in March of 2020.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sporting * Primeira Liga:

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: 2018–19 * Taça da Liga:

Braga *Taça de Portugal:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borja, Cristian Alexi 1993 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Footballers from Cali Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football central defenders Colombia men's international footballers Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Cortuluá footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Sporting CP footballers S.C. Braga players Alanyaspor footballers Primeira Liga players Süper Lig players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Colombia 2019 Copa América players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey