Borja Valle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Valle Balonga | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Ponferrada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ponferradina | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ponferradina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Ponferradina B | ||
| 2010–2013 | Ponferradina | 18 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Celta B (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Ourense (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Ourense | 32 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Oviedo | 50 | (15) |
| 2016–2020 | Deportivo La Coruña | 79 | (12) |
| 2017 | → Elche (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2020 | Dinamo București | 9 | (5) |
| 2021 | Oviedo | 21 | (0) |
| 2021 | Khor Fakkan | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Alcorcón | 19 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Cartagena | 39 | (6) |
| 2023 | Rapid București | 16 | (1) |
| 2024– | Ponferradina | 30 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Borja Valle Balonga (born 9 July 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera Federación club Ponferradina.
Club career
[edit]Ponferradina
[edit]Born in Ponferrada, Castile and León, Valle was a product of local SD Ponferradina's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2009–10 season. On 9 May 2010, he appeared in his first official match with the first team, playing the last 19 minutes of the 1–0 away loss against Zamora CF[1] as the club was eventually promoted.
On 29 January 2011, Valle made his professional debut with Ponfe by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 defeat at SD Huesca in the Segunda División.[2] His first goal in the competition came on 12 March, as he closed the 2–1 home win over Albacete Balompié.[3]
Spell in Galicia
[edit]On 26 January 2012, Valle was loaned to Celta de Vigo B of Segunda División B.[4] Six months later, he joined CD Ourense in the same league and also on loan.[5]
Valle signed permanently with the latter on 6 June 2013.[6]
Oviedo
[edit]On 21 May 2014, Valle moved to Real Oviedo also in the third division.[7] He scored a career-best nine goals during the campaign, achieving promotion to the second tier.[8]
Deportivo
[edit]Valle signed a three-year contract with La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña on 21 June 2016.[9] He made his debut in the competition on 26 August, replacing Florin Andone in a 0–0 away draw against Real Betis.[10]
On 18 January 2017, Valle was loaned to Elche CF of division two until the end of the season.[11] Upon returning, he scored his first goal for Deportivo and in the top flight on 14 April 2018, in the 3–2 victory at Athletic Bilbao.[12]
Romania
[edit]Valle joined FC Dinamo București on 7 September 2020, on a two-year deal.[13] In his first match in the Romanian Liga I, he scored from approximately 60 meters in the 1–1 home draw with FC Botoșani.[14]
Later career
[edit]On 30 December 2020, Valle returned to Oviedo on a short-term contract.[15] The following 26 July, he moved to the Emirati UAE Pro League with Khor Fakkan Club,[16] but returned to his homeland in the next transfer window on a five-month deal at AD Alcorcón.[17]
On 7 July 2022, free agent Valle agreed to a one-year contract at fellow second-tier FC Cartagena.[18] In June 2023, he returned to Romania on a two-year contract with FC Rapid București.[19]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 25 May 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ponferradina | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Celta B (loan) | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Ourense (loan) | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| Ourense | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
| Oviedo | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 |
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| Total | 50 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 15 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2016–17 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | |
| Total | 79 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 15 | ||
| Elche (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Dinamo București | 2020–21 | Liga I | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Oviedo | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Khor Fakkan | 2021–22 | UAE Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alcorcón | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Cartagena | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| Rapid București | 2023–24 | Liga I | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Ponferradina | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 19 | 3 | — | 19 | 3 | |
| Career total | 367 | 62 | 17 | 5 | 384 | 67 | ||
Honours
[edit]Oviedo
References
[edit]- ^ Zamora–Ponferradina (1–0); La Opinión de Zamora, 9 May 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Camacho oxigena al Huesca (Camacho gives oxygen to Huesca); Marca, 29 January 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ La Ponferradina vuelve a ganar 17 jornadas después (Ponferradina win again after 17 rounds); Marca, 12 March 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Borja Valle se va cedido al Celta B a petición propia (Borja Valle goes on loan to Celta B at his own request); Diario de León, 26 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Borja Valle e Iván gonzález, nuevos jugadores del CD Ourense. (Borja Valle and Iván González, new players of CD Ourense) Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; GaliFutbol, 17 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Oficial: Ourense, Borja Valle firma a título definitivo (Official: Ourense, Borja Valle signs permanently) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Todo Mercado Web, 6 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Oviedo ficha a Borja Valle (Oviedo sign Borja Valle); La Nueva España, 21 May 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Borja Valle, una vida de lucha por su sueño (Borja Valle, a lifetime's fight for his dream); La Voz de Asturias, 28 September 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Borja Valle, nuevo jugador del Real Club Deportivo (Borja Valle, new player of Real Club Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 21 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Empate a nada en el Villamarín (Draw blank at the Villamarín); Marca, 26 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Acuerdo para que Borja Valle juegue cedido en el Elche (Agreement for Borja Valle to play on loan at Elche); Deportivo La Coruña, 18 January 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ La puesta de largo de Borja Valle (The coming of age of Borja Valle); El Desmarque, 14 April 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Bun venit la Dinamo Bucuresti, Borja Valle Balonga (Welcome to Dinamo Bucharest, Borja Valle Balonga)[permanent dead link]; Dinamo București, 7 September 2020 (in Romanian)
- ^ Borja Valle a explicat execuția de la golul antologic! Ce reacție a avut portarul Pap (Borja Valle explained execution on anthological goal! What was goalkeeper Pap's reaction); Digi Sport, 11 September 2020 (in Romanian)
- ^ "Borja Valle, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Borja Valle, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Ex Oviedo: Borja Valle tiene nuevo equipo" [Former Oviedo player: Borja Valle has a new team] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Borja Valle es nuevo jugador de la AD Alcorcón" [Borja Valle is the new player of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Borja Valle, fichaje de calidad para la zona de ataque del FC Cartagena" [Borja Valle, quality signing for the attacking zone of FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Borja Valle, noul jucător al Rapidului" [Borja Valle, new player of Rapid] (in Romanian). Rapid București. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Borja Valle at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Borja Valle at BDFutbol
- Borja Valle at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Ponferrada
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of León
- Men's association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Primera Federación players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- SD Ponferradina B players
- SD Ponferradina players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- CD Ourense footballers
- Real Oviedo players
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- Elche CF players
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- FC Cartagena footballers
- Liga I players
- FC Dinamo București players
- FC Rapid București players
- UAE Pro League players
- Khor Fakkan Club players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen