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Borja Pérez

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Not to be confused with Borja Gómez Pérez.
For the Spanish actor, see Qué vida más triste.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez-Peñas and the second or maternal family name is Díaz-Mauriño.

Borja Pérez
Borja (right) on the ball for Alcorcón in 2012
Personal information
Full name Francisco de Borja Pérez-Peñas Díaz-Mauriño
Date of birth (1982-04-01) 1 April 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Real Madrid
Santa María Pilar
Leganés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Leganés B
2003–2005 Leganés 71 (18)
2005–2007 Valladolid B 35 (12)
2006–2007 → Alicante (loan) 28 (12)
2007–2009 Alicante 50 (9)
2009–2012 Alcorcón 100 (18)
2012–2013 Kilmarnock 28 (4)
2013–2014 Tenerife 11 (0)
2014–2015 Fuenlabrada 34 (6)
2015–2016 SS Reyes 31 (2)
Total 388 (81)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco de Borja Pérez-Peñas Díaz-Mauriño (born 1 April 1982), known as Borja, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He made 129 Segunda División appearances and scored 14 goals, for Leganés, Alicante, Alcorcón and Tenerife. He added 185 games and 60 goals in the Segunda División B for five teams, and played one season for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.

Club career

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Early years and Alcorcón

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Borja was born in Madrid. After a brief passage at Real Madrid's academy, he made his senior debut with neighbours CD Leganés, scoring five goals in 37 games in an eventual 2004 relegation from Segunda División;[1] his first was on 30 November 2003, when he opened an eventual 1–3 home loss against Sporting de Gijón.[2]

Borja moved to Real Valladolid in summer 2005, but could only appear for its reserves during his spell, being loaned to Alicante CF in his second year and being subsequently released.[3] He joined the same team permanently – still in the Segunda División B – helping to promotion in his third season.[4][5]

In the 2009 off-season, following Alicante's relegation, Borja stayed in the third division, joining AD Alcorcón.[6] On 27 October, he scored twice against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey in a final 4–0 home win, taking his tally against this club to six (he had netted already four times in different editions of the tournament); Alcorcón won 4–1 on aggregate.[7][8][9]

Kilmarnock

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On 16 August 2012, it was announced that Borja had signed for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock on a one-year deal, after spending some weeks on trial.[10] He made his debut two days later, coming on as a substitute in a 1–2 home loss to Motherwell.[11]

Borja's first goal came from a penalty to give his team a 2–0 lead in an eventual 3–1 victory over Dundee United, also at Rugby Park.[12]

Later career

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In May 2013, Borja extended his contract with the East Ayrshire club until 2015.[13] Kilmarnock changed manager the following month however, and, in August, he returned to his country after transferring to CD Tenerife.[14]

Having gone scoreless in his season in the Canary Islands, Borja played out the last two years of his career with smaller teams in his native region, CF Fuenlabrada (third tier) and UD San Sebastián de los Reyes (Tercera División).[15][16]

Personal life

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In a 2012 interview, Borja revealed he had a law degree and a Master's degree in order to become a lawyer.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Se cumplen diecisiete años de la visita del Real Madrid 'galáctico' a Butarque" [Seventeenth anniversary of visit of 'galactic' Real Madrid to Butarque] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  2. ^ Vasco, M. Á. (1 December 2003). "Pablo Álvarez y Rubén destrozan al Leganés" [Pablo Álvarez and Rubén destroy Leganés]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Borja Pérez tendrá que buscarse un nuevo equipo" [Borja Pérez will have to look for a new team]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  4. ^ Escobar Elvira, Fernando (13 March 2017). "Borja Pérez, ex futbolista: "Tuve suerte de llevarme bien con el fútbol"" [Borja Pérez, former footballer: "I was fortunate that I got along with football well"] (in Spanish). Pobla FM. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ^ Valle, Conrado (1 October 2019). "Granero, el señor de los ascensos" [Granero, lord of the promotions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Alcorcón: llega Borja" [Alcorcón: Borja arrives] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  7. ^ Lowe, Sid (27 October 2009). "Real Madrid thrashed by lowly Alcorcón in Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  8. ^ Mateo, D. (28 October 2009). "Borja, del córner del Santiago Bernabéu a meterle 6 al Real Madrid" [Borja, from the Santiago Bernabéu corner to putting 6 past Real Madrid]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  9. ^ Lara, Miguel Ángel (5 February 2025). "Borja: "Mi hermano decía: ¿pero por qué le pedís fotos y autógrafos?, si es un mindundi"" [Borja: "My brother would say: why are you asking for his pictures and autographs?, he's a nobody"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Borja Perez joins Kilmarnock until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  11. ^ "Murphy brace sinks Killie". ESPN Soccernet. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Errors hurt Tangerines". ESPN Soccernet. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Borja Perez signs new contract until 2015". BBC Sport. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Tenerife announce signing of Kilmarnock midfielder Borja Perez". STV News. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Borja Pérez, apuntala el ataque del CF. Fuenlabrada" [Borja Pérez, bolsters CF. Fuenlabrada's attack] (in Spanish). Onda Fuenlabrada. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  16. ^ "La U.D. San Sebastián de los Reyes ficha a Borja Pérez" [U.D. San Sebastián de los Reyes sign Borja Pérez] (in Spanish). Futmadrid. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  17. ^ Rinaldi, David (7 October 2012). "Kilmarnock star Borja Perez: Playing here is an education for me ahead of career in law". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
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