Borja Martínez

Borja Martínez Giner (born 2 March 1994), known as simply Borja (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈbɔɾdʒa]), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left winger for Hércules CF.

Borja Martínez
Personal information
Full name Borja Martínez Giner
Date of birth (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Hércules
Number 21
Youth career
2001–2004 Terra Alacant
2004–2012 Hércules
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Hércules B 17 (3)
2013 Hércules 6 (0)
2013–2016 Espanyol B 42 (3)
2014–2015 → Cultural Leonesa (loan) 34 (5)
2016–2017 Lorca 23 (0)
2017–2018 Ebro 35 (4)
2018–2019 Elche 21 (1)
2019– Hércules 19 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:48, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Giner.

Club career

Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Borja joined Hércules CF's youth system in 2004 at the age of 10, and started playing as a senior with the reserves in the regional divisions. He made his professional debut with the first team on 20 January 2013, playing the last 17 minutes of the 3–0 home win against CD Lugo for the Segunda División championship.[1]

On 12 July 2013, Borja signed a 2+2 contract with RCD Espanyol, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.[2] On 11 August of the following year he moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, in the same division.[3]

On 23 July 2016, Borja moved to Lorca FC also in the third tier.[4] The following 11 July, after helping the club in their first promotion ever to the second division, he joined CD Ebro.[5]

On 28 June 2018, Borja signed for Elche CF in the second level.[6] On 14 August of the following year, after contributing with only one goal during the campaign, he cut ties with the club.[7]

References
  1. "Hércules 3–0 Lugo: Reacción en cadena" [Hércules 3–0 Lugo: Chain reaction] (in Spanish). Zona Hércules. 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. "Más refuerzos para el Espanyol B" [More additions to Espanyol B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  3. "La Cultural ficha a Borja Martínez y 'recupera' a Luis Ballesteros" [Cultural signs Borja Martínez and 'recovers' Luis Ballesteros] (in Spanish). León Noticias. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. "Llegan Borja Martínez y Urko Arroyo" [Borja Martínez and Urko Arroyo arrive] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "Borja Martínez, nuevo jugador del C.D. Ebro" [Borja Martínez, new player of C.D. Ebro] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. "Borja Martínez y Nando Quesada refuerzan al Elche" (in Spanish). Marca. 28 June 2018.
  7. "OFICIAL | Acuerdo con Borja Martínez para la rescisión de su contrato" [OFFICIAL | Agreement with Borja Martínez for the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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