Borja Cortina

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortina and the second or maternal family name is Carbonell.
Borja Cortina
Personal information
Full name Borja Cortina Carbonell
Date of birth (2006-02-24) 24 February 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Levante B
Number 26
Youth career
Atlètic Amistat
2017–2020 Levante
2020–2021 Patacona
2021–2024 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Levante B 3 (0)
2024– Levante 1 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Spain U16 8 (0)
2022 Spain U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Borja Cortina Carbonell (born 24 February 2006) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Levante UD.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Cortina joined Levante UD's youth sides from local side Club Atlètic Amistat.[1] On 4 July 2023, he renewed his contract with the club for three years.[2]

Cortina was promoted to the reserves in Tercera Federación ahead of the 2024–25 season, and made his senior debut on 7 September 2024, starting in a 2–1 away win over CF La Nucía.[3] He made his first team debut on 13 October, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Marcos Navarro in a 1–0 Segunda División away loss to Racing de Santander.[4][5]

International career

Cortina represented Spain at under-16[6] and under-17 levels.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Borja Cortina debuta con el Levante UD en Segunda División" [Borja Cortina debuts with Levante UD in Segunda División] (in Spanish). Valencia Base. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Borja Cortina renueva su vinculación con el Levante UD" [Borja Cortina renews his link with Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "El Atlético Levante UD se estrena con una victoria agónica fuera de casa" [Atlético Levante UD debut with a last-minute win away from home] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ "La primera creación made in Buñol de Calero: Borja Cortina se estrena con el Levante" [Calero's first creation made in Buñol: Borja Cortina debuts with Levante]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Borja Cortina: otro debut en el primer equipo del Levante UD" [Borja Cortina: another debut in the first team of Levante UD] (in Spanish). Nostre Sport. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Borja Cortina convocado por la Selección española sub 16 para el Torneo Internacional Albir Garden" [Borja Cortina called up by the Spain national under-16 team for the Albir Garden International Tournament] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Borja Cortina convocado con la selección sub-17 para el Tornero de El Algarve" [Borja Cortina called up by the Spain national under-17 team for the Algarve Tournament] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.