Tristan Borges

Tristan Daniel Borges (born 26 August 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club OH Leuven.

Tristan Borges
Personal information
Full name Tristan Daniel Borges
Date of birth (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998
Place of birth Toronto, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 OH Leuven
Number 24
Youth career
West Toronto United
2015 Toronto FC
2016–2018 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Sigma FC 7 (1)
2019 Forge FC 25 (12)
2020– OH Leuven 4 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Canada U17 6 (1)
2015–2017 Canada U20 3 (0)
2020– Canada 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2020

Club career

Heerenveen

From early 2016 until summer 2018, Borges was a member of the youth academy of Dutch Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen where he played for the U21 team.[1][2][3]

Sigma FC

After leaving Heerenveen in summer 2018, Borges returned to Canada and signed with League1 Ontario side Sigma FC in September of that year.[4] He scored one goal in seven league appearances for Sigma and scored another in three playoff appearances.[4]

Forge FC

On 10 January 2019, Borges signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC. He made his debut in the inaugural CPL match against York9 on 27 April 2019.[5] He scored the winning goal in the first leg of the CPL Finals, before being sent off. Forge appealed the red card to the Canadian Soccer Association and it was rescinded, allowing Borges to play in the second leg, which also ended in a 1–0 victory.[6]

Borges was a standout in the CPL's inaugural season, winning the Golden Boot, with 13 goals,[7] and sharing in a six-way tie for most assists, with five.[8] In November 2019, Borges was announced as the both the CPL Player of the Year and best Canadian U-21 player.[9]

OH Leuven

On 22 January 2020, Borges was transferred to Belgian First Division B side Oud-Heverlee Leuven for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until summer 2022.[10][11] He made his debut on February 1 against Roeselare.[12]

International career

Youth

Borges received his first Canadian youth national team call-up in August 2014 for an under-17 friendly tournament in Mexico.[3] He participated in several other under-17 camps in the fall and winter of 2014–15 and was subsequently called up for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[3] Borges made six appearances in the tournament and scored Canada's lone goal in a 1–1 draw against Mexico.[3]

Beginning in September 2015, Borges participated in several under-20 team camps in the lead-up to the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[3] At that tournament, he made three appearances for Canada and assisted on a goal in a 2–0 win over Antigua and Barbuda.[3]

In January 2018, Borges was called up for a Canadian under-23 camp in the United States.[3] In February 2020, Borges was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[13]

Senior

In January 2020, Borges was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[14] He made his debut as a substitute on 10 January against Barbados.[3]

Career statistics
As of 14 February 2020[5]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sigma FC 2018 League1 Ontario 71——31102
Forge FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 25122040213313
OH Leuven 2019–20 Belgian First Division B 4000—0040
Career total 36132040524715
  1. Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship.
  2. Includes appearances in CONCACAF League.
  3. Includes appearances in the League1 Ontario Playoffs and Canadian Premier League Finals.
Canadian National Team
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0

Honours

Forge FC

Individual

References
  1. Neil Davidson (16 March 2016). "Alphonso Davies joins Canada's U-20 soccer team". CBC. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. "Forge FC signs former SC Heerenveen and Canada youth player Tristan Borges". Canadian Premier League. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. "Tristan Borges". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. "Tristan Borges 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. "Tristan Borges". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  6. "Forge FC's Tristan Borges wins appeal, will play 2nd leg of final - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  7. Thompson, Marty (2 November 2019). "Tristan Borges seals CPL Golden Boot in Leg 2 of Finals 2019". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  8. "League Leaders". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  9. "Forge FC's Tristan Borges wins CPL's Player of the Year award". Canadian Premier League. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  10. "Borges Transferred to OH Leuven". Forge FC. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  11. "OHL strikt Canadees toptalent" (in Dutch). OH Leuven. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  12. "Mercier dirigeert OHL naar thuisoverwinning". February 1, 2020.
  13. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  14. Jacques, John (January 3, 2020). "Tristan Borges Called Up To Canada National Team Ahead Of Three Friendlies".
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