Borja Pérez

Not to be confused with Borja Gómez Pérez.
For the Spanish actor, see Qué vida más triste.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez-Peñas and the second or maternal family name is Díaz-Mauriño.

Borja Pérez
Borja (right) on the ball for Alcorcón in 2012
Personal information
Full name Francisco de Borja Pérez-Peñas Díaz-Mauriño
Date of birth (1982-04-01) 1 April 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Real Madrid
Santa María Pilar
Leganés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Leganés B
2003–2005 Leganés 71 (18)
2005–2007 Valladolid B 35 (12)
2006–2007 → Alicante (loan) 28 (12)
2007–2009 Alicante 50 (9)
2009–2012 Alcorcón 100 (18)
2012–2013 Kilmarnock 28 (4)
2013–2014 Tenerife 11 (0)
2014–2015 Fuenlabrada 34 (6)
2015–2016 SS Reyes 31 (2)
Total 388 (81)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco de Borja Pérez-Peñas Díaz-Mauriño (born 1 April 1982), known as Borja, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

He made 129 Segunda División appearances and scored 14 goals, for Leganés, Alicante, Alcorcón and Tenerife. He added 185 games and 60 goals in the Segunda División B for five teams, and played one season for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.

Club career

Early years and Alcorcón

Borja was born in Madrid. After a brief passage at Real Madrid's academy he made his senior debut with neighbours CD Leganés, scoring five goals in 37 games in an eventual 2004 relegation from the Segunda División.

Borja moved to Real Valladolid in summer 2005, but could only appear for its reserves during his spell, being loaned to Alicante CF in his second year after which he was released.[1] He joined the same team permanently – still in the Segunda División B – helping to promotion in his third season.

In the 2009 off-season, following Alicante's relegation, Borja stayed in the third division, joining AD Alcorcón.[2] On 27 October, he scored twice against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey in a final 4–0 home rout, taking his tally against this club to six (he had netted already four times in different editions of the tournament); Alcorcón won 4–1 on aggregate.[3][4]

Kilmarnock

On 16 August 2012, it was announced that Borja had signed for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock on a one-year deal, after spending some weeks on trial.[5] He made his debut two days later, coming on as a substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Motherwell.[6]

Borja's first goal came from a penalty to give his team a 2–0 lead in an eventual 3–1 victory over Dundee United, also at Rugby Park.[7]

Later career

In May 2013, Borja extended his contract with the East Ayrshire club until 2015.[8] Kilmarnock changed manager the following month however, and, in August, he returned to his country after transferring to CD Tenerife.[9]

Having gone scoreless in his season in the Canary Islands, Borja played out the last two years of his career with smaller teams in his native region, CF Fuenlabrada (third tier) and UD San Sebastián de los Reyes (Tercera División).[10][11]

Personal life

In a 2012 interview, Borja revealed he had a law degree and a Master's degree in order to become a lawyer.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Borja Pérez tendrá que buscarse un nuevo equipo" [Borja Pérez will have to look for a new club]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Alcorcón: llega Borja" [Alcorcón: Borja arrives] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. ^ Lowe, Sid (27 October 2009). "Real Madrid thrashed by lowly Alcorcón in Copa del Rey". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  4. ^ Mateo, D. (28 October 2009). "Borja, del córner del Santiago Bernabéu a meterle 6 al Real Madrid" [Borja, from the Santiago Bernabéu corner to putting 6 past Real Madrid]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Borja Perez joins Kilmarnock until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Murphy brace sinks Killie". ESPN Soccernet. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Errors hurt Tangerines". ESPN Soccernet. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Borja Perez signs new contract until 2015". BBC Sport. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Tenerife announce signing of Kilmarnock midfielder Borja Perez". STV News. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Borja Pérez, apuntala el ataque del CF. Fuenlabrada" [Borja Pérez, bolsters CF. Fuenlabrada's attack] (in Spanish). Onda Fuenlabrada. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  11. ^ "La U.D. San Sebastián de los Reyes ficha a Borja Pérez" [U.D. San Sebastián de los Reyes sign Borja Pérez] (in Spanish). Futmadrid. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. ^ Rinaldi, David (7 October 2012). "Kilmarnock star Borja Perez: Playing here is an education for me ahead of career in law". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 October 2012.