Enrique Javier Borja Araújo (born 30 May 1995) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Borja started his career in Paraguay with

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

, initially featuring for their U20 team. 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 The 2014 División Profesional season (officially the 2014 Copa TIGO- Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay. Teams Torneo Apertura The Campeonato de Apertura, also the Copa ...

. On 31 January 2015,

Sportivo Luqueño Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football club, based in the city of Luque on the outskirts of the capital Asunción. It currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, the country's top tier of football, where it has won thrice, in 19 ...

loaned Borja. He scored his opening career goal during his first start on 25 February versus

Deportivo Santaní Club Deportivo Santaní, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of San Estanislao, locally known as ''Santaní''. The club was founded February 27, 2009 and plays in División Intermedia, the second division in the Paraguayan football l ...

. 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 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres is a football (soccer), football stadium located in Luque, Paraguay. It is the home venue of Sportivo Luqueño and is named after former club president Feliciano Cáceres. The old stadium was torn down and this stadium ...

. February 2016 saw the forward move to Brazilian football after agreeing a move to Resende. He netted a brace over Friburguense on his way to three strikes in nine matches in the

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

. Having returned to his parent club in mid-2016, Borja spent the rest of the year on loan at fellow Paraguayan Primera División team

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. On 27 July 2017, Borja joined General Díaz. He ended the

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campaign with thirty-six appearances and sixteen goals. In December 2018, Borja signed a pre-contract agreement with

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was reco ...

of the

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; effective from January 2019. After thirteen appearances in eight months for Argentinos, Borja departed on loan in August 2019 to

Belgrano Belgrano may refer to: People * Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot * José Denis Belgrano (1844–1917), Spanish painter * Joseph Belgrano (1762–1823), Argentine military officer and politician, brother of Manuel * Manuel Be ...

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

. He returned to his parent club in the succeeding January, prior to being loaned out to his homeland with

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. In 2021, Borja played for fellow league club

, before signing with Sol de América ahead of the 2022 season. In July 2022, Borja once again moved to Argentina, signing a loan deal with

Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentine football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its footba ...

until the end of 2023 with a purchase option.Enrique Borja vuelve al fútbol argentino
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Career statistics

Honours

;Guaraní * Primera División: 2016 Clausura

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Borja, Enrique 1995 births People from San Ignacio, Paraguay Footballers from Misiones Department 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 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen