Borja Martínez (footballer, born 1994)

Borja Martínez
Personal information
Full name Borja Martínez Giner
Date of birth (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Intercity
Number 10
Youth career
2001–2004 Terra Alacant
2004–2012 Hércules
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Hércules B 17 (3)
2013 Hércules 6 (0)
2013–2016 Espanyol B 42 (3)
2014–2015 → Cultural Leonesa (loan) 34 (5)
2016–2017 Lorca 23 (0)
2017–2018 Ebro 35 (4)
2018–2019 Elche 21 (1)
2019–2021 Hércules 36 (5)
2020 → Ibiza (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2023 Sanse 66 (11)
2023–2024 Teruel 36 (9)
2024– Intercity 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Giner.

Borja Martínez Giner (born 2 March 1994), known as simply Borja (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈbɔɾdʒa]), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left winger for Intercity.[1]

Club career

Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Borja joined Hércules CF's youth system in 2004 at the age of 10, and started playing as a senior with the reserves in the regional divisions. He made his professional debut with the first team on 20 January 2013, playing the last 17 minutes of the 3–0 home win against CD Lugo in the Segunda División championship.[2]

On 12 July 2013, Borja signed a 2+2 contract with RCD Espanyol, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.[3] On 11 August of the following year he moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, in the same division.[4]

On 23 July 2016, Borja moved to Lorca FC also in the third tier.[5] The following 11 July, after helping the club in their first promotion ever to the second division, he joined CD Ebro.[6]

On 28 June 2018, Borja signed for Elche CF in the second level.[7] On 14 August of the following year, after contributing with only one goal during the campaign, he cut ties with the club.[8]

On 21 June 2024, Borja signed with Intercity in Primera Federación.[9]

References

  1. ^ Borja Martínez at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Hércules 3–0 Lugo: Reacción en cadena" [Hércules 3–0 Lugo: Chain reaction] (in Spanish). Zona Hércules. 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Más refuerzos para el Espanyol B" [More additions to Espanyol B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. ^ "La Cultural ficha a Borja Martínez y 'recupera' a Luis Ballesteros" [Cultural signs Borja Martínez and 'recovers' Luis Ballesteros] (in Spanish). León Noticias. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Llegan Borja Martínez y Urko Arroyo" [Borja Martínez and Urko Arroyo arrive] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Borja Martínez, nuevo jugador del C.D. Ebro" [Borja Martínez, new player of C.D. Ebro] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Borja Martínez y Nando Quesada refuerzan al Elche" (in Spanish). Marca. 28 June 2018.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL | Acuerdo con Borja Martínez para la rescisión de su contrato" [OFFICIAL | Agreement with Borja Martínez for the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. ^ "El alicantino Borja Martínez refuerza el ataque del CF Intercity" [Alicante native Borja Martínez reinforces CF Intercity's attack] (in Spanish). Intercity. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.