Enrique Borja (footballer, born 1995)
Paraguayan professional footballer
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Enrique Javier Borja Araújo (born 30 May 1995) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Javier Borja Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | San Ignacio, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Calicut | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cerro Porteño | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Cerro Porteño | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Resende (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Guaraní (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | General Díaz | 37 | (16) |
| 2019–2020 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Belgrano (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Nacional (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sportivo Luqueño | 34 | (9) |
| 2022 | Sol de América | 9 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Guaraní | 16 | (1) |
| 2023 | Guaireña | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | Sportivo Trinidense | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Calicut | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Career
Borja started his career in Paraguay with Cerro Porteño, initially featuring for their U20 team.[1][2] 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.[1] On 31 January 2015, Sportivo Luqueño loaned Borja.[1] He scored his opening career goal during his first start on 25 February versus Deportivo Santaní.[1] 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.[1]
February 2016 saw the forward move to Brazilian football after agreeing a move to Resende.[1][3] He netted a brace over Friburguense on his way to three strikes in nine matches in the Campeonato Carioca.[1] Having returned to his parent club in mid-2016, Borja spent the rest of the year on loan at fellow Paraguayan Primera División team Guaraní.[1] On 27 July 2017, Borja joined General Díaz.[1] He ended the 2018 campaign with thirty-six appearances and sixteen goals.[1] In December 2018, Borja signed a pre-contract agreement with Argentinos Juniors of the Argentine Primera División; effective from January 2019.[4][5][6]
After thirteen appearances in eight months for Argentinos, Borja departed on loan in August 2019 to Belgrano of Primera B Nacional.[1] He returned to his parent club in the succeeding January, prior to being loaned out to his homeland with Nacional.[1] In 2021, Borja played for fellow league club Sportivo Luqueño, before signing with Sol de América ahead of the 2022 season.[7] In July 2022, Borja once again moved to Argentina, signing a loan deal with Atlético Tucumán until the end of 2023 with a purchase option.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 12 July 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 2015 | Paraguayan Primera División | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Resende (loan) | 2016 | Campeonato Carioca | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Guaraní (loan) | 2016 | Paraguayan Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| General Díaz | 2017 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16 | |||
| Total | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Belgrano (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nacional (loan) | 2020 | Paraguayan Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 80 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 19 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Paraguayan Primera División play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
- Guaraní[1]