Borja Iglesias
 Iglesias with Zaragoza in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Iglesias Quintás[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Compostela, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Valencia | ||
| 2010–2011 | La Roda | ||
| 2011–2012 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Villarreal C | 29 | (11) |
| 2013–2017 | Celta B | 144 | (73) |
| 2014–2018 | Celta | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 39 | (22) |
| 2018– | Espanyol | 8 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2018 | |||
Borja Iglesias Quintás (born 17 January 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a striker.
Club career
Villarreal
Born in Santiago de Compostela, Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Iglesias graduated from Villarreal CF's youth setup after stints at La Roda CF and Valencia CF. He started his senior career in 2012, with the former's C-team in Tercera División.
Celta
Iglesias joined RC Celta de Vigo on 9 July 2013, signing a two-year deal with an option for a further three and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2] On 3 January 2015 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a 78th minute substitute for Santi Mina in a 0–1 away loss against Sevilla FC.[3]
On 11 December 2016, after scoring a brace in a 2–3 away defeat to Caudal Deportivo, Iglesias became Celta B's all-time top scorer with 53 goals, surpassing Goran Marić.[4] He topped the third level charts at 32, being essential as his team sealed a play-off berth.[5]
On 6 July 2017, Iglesias was loaned to Segunda División club Real Zaragoza for one year.[6] He scored his first goal for his new team on 27 August, netting the equaliser through a penalty kick in a 1–1 home draw against Granada CF;[7] additionally, he scored braces against Córdoba CF, Sevilla Atlético, Real Valladolid and CA Osasuna, taking his tally up to 15 goals.[8]
Espanyol
On 9 July 2018, Iglesias signed a four-year contract with RCD Espanyol with a release clause of € 28 million.[9] He made his official debut for the club on 18 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against former club Celta.[10] In his next appearance, he helped the hosts defeat Valencia CF 2–0 after profiting from a Cristiano Piccini mistake midway through the second half.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12 |
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17 | |
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 39 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 34 | |
| Total | 146 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 75 | ||
| Celta | 2014–15 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zaragoza (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 39 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 23 |
| Career total | 186 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 98 | ||
References
- 1 2 "B. Iglesias". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "El delantero gallego Borja Iglesias, nuevo refuerzo para el Celta B" [Galician forward Borja Iglesias, new addition to Celta B] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Demasiado premio para el Sevilla" [Too much prize for Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Borja Iglesias becomes reserve team top scorer of all times". Celta Vigo. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "Celta B: Pólvora y más pólvora para dinamitar la fase de ascenso" [Celta B: Gunpowder and more gunpowder for blowing up the promotion play-offs]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ "Acuerdo con el Celta para la cesión del delantero Borja Iglesias" [Agreement with Celta for the loan of forward Borja Iglesias] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ↑ "1–1. El Granada logra un punto en Zaragoza gracias a la actuación de Javi Varas" [1–1. Granada get one point in Zaragoza thanks to Javi Varas' performance] (in Spanish). Canal Sur. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "Borja Iglesias ya suma 15 goles en liga" [Borja Iglesias already sums up 15 goals in the league]. Diario Aragonés (in Spanish). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ "Borja Iglesias, nou davanter de l'Espanyol" [Borja Iglesias, new forward of Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ "Tablas para ir calentando" [Draw to start warming]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ "Granero y Borja Iglesias borran al Valencia" [Granero and Borja Iglesias wipe Valencia out] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Borja Iglesias » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ↑ Borja Iglesias at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
External links
- Borja Iglesias at BDFutbol
- Borja Iglesias at Futbolme (in Spanish)