Félix Borja
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borja and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.
Félix Alexander Borja Valencia (born 2 April 1983) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the current assistant manager of El Nacional.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Félix Alexander Borja Valencia[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1983-04-02) 2 April 1983 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | El Nacional (assistant) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2006 | El Nacional | 129 | (50) |
2006–2008 | Olympiacos | 23 | (5) |
2007–2008 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 32 | (16) |
2008–2010 | Mainz 05 | 20 | (6) |
2010–2011 | Puebla | 15 | (6) |
2011–2015 | Pachuca | 42 | (10) |
2013 | → Puebla (loan) | 25 | (7) |
2014 | → LDU Quito (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2014 | → Chivas USA (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2015 | Mushuc Runa | 11 | (1) |
2015 | Real Garcilaso | 14 | (1) |
2016 | South China | 5 | (0) |
2017 | El Nacional | 13 | (1) |
International career | |||
2005–2011 | Ecuador | 22 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2022– | El Nacional (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Borja is nicknamed the "kangaroo", or "the cobra of Ecuador", for the spring in his jump.[citation needed] His height makes it easy to score goals for his club and country.[citation needed]