Martino Borghese

Martino Borghese

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Locarno
Youth career
0000–2006	Genoa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Genoa	2	(0)
2007–2008	→ Viterbese (loan)	8	(0)
2008	→ Pescara (loan)	0	(0)
2008–2010	Alghero	41	(2)
2010–2011	Gubbio	29	(6)
2011–2013	Bari	46	(4)
2013	→ Pro Vercelli (loan)	16	(1)
2013–2015	Spezia	10	(0)
2014	→ Lugano (loan)	10	(1)
2014–2015	→ Varese (loan)	30	(4)
2015	Como	11	(0)
2016–2018	Livorno	45	(3)
2018–2019	Como	27	(7)
2019–2022	Seregno	73	(5)
2022–	Locarno	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2022

Martino Borghese (born 5 June 1987) is a Swiss footballer of Italian descent who plays as a defender for Locarno. He won the International Sports Prize Italian Athlete of the Year award in 2011.[1]

Career

After playing for many Italian sides (playing mostly for Serie C1 or Serie C2 clubs), he was promoted to Serie B with A.S. Gubbio 1910 and was transferred to A.S. Bari in July 2011.[2]

In January 2014 he was loaned to Swiss club Lugano.[3]

In 2015, he was signed by Calcio Como.[4] In 2016, he was signed by Livorno with Tonći Kukoč moved to opposite direction.[5]

On 1 September 2018, he returned to Como, this time in the fourth-tier Serie D.[6]

For the 2019–20 season, Como was promoted to Serie C, but Borghese moved to Serie D club Seregno.[7] On 31 January 2022, Borghese's contract with Seregno was terminated by mutual consent.[8]

On 16 February 2022, Borghese returned to Switzerland and signed with Locarno.[9]

Honours

Club

Gubbio

• Serie C1: 2010–11 (Group A)

Livorno

• Serie C: 2017–18 (Group A)

Individual

• International Sports Prize Italian Athlete of the Year: (2011)

References

1. premiovexillumsciacca.it (11 November 2011). "Winners 2011". premiovexillumsciacca.it. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
2. Esclusiva: Borghese definitivo al Bari Archived 2017-05-18 at the Wayback Machine; Data Sport, 17 July 2011 (in Italian)
3. "Ufficiale: Martino Borghese saluta, va al Lugano" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
4. "IL DIFENSORE CENTRALE MARTINO BORGHESE È UN GIOCATORE DEL COMO" (in Italian). Calcio Como. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
5. "Borghese al Livorno, Kukoc passa al Como" (in Italian). A.S. Livorno Calcio. 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
6. "UFFICIALE IL TESSERAMENTO DI MARTINO BORGHESE" (in Italian). Como. 1 September 2018.
7. "ESCLUSIVA TSD - Seregno, occhi puntati su Martino Borghese del Como". Tutto Serie D. 28 May 2019.
8. "In data odierna, il Seregno comunica di aver trovato l'accordo per la rescissione del contratto che lo legava a Martino Borghese, accogliendo una richiesta avanzata per motivi personali dal suo capitano" (Press release) (in Italian). Seregno. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
9. "Don Straci non conosce confini" (in Italian). Locarno. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

External links

• Martino Borghese at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Martino Borghese at Soccerway