Borja Valle

Summary

Borja Valle Balonga (born 9 July 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera Federación club Ponferradina.

Borja Valle
Personal information
Full name Borja Valle Balonga
Date of birth (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 31)
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)
2012Celta B (loan) 13 (1)
2012–2013Ourense (loan) 32 (4)
2013–2014 Ourense 32 (6)
2014–2016 Oviedo 50 (15)
2016–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 79 (12)
2017Elche (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 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:11, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

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 scored the 2–1 home winner 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 fellow league side CD Ourense in the same situation,[5] and 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 3 January 2024[20]
Appearances by club, season and competition
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 25 9 1 0 26 9
2015–16 Segunda División 29 6 1 0 30 6
Total 54 15 2 0 56 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 35 8 0 0 35 8
2019–20 Segunda División 24 2 1 1 25 3
Total 83 13 4 3 87 16
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 1 0 1 0
Career total 357 60 17 5 374 65

Honours edit

Oviedo

References edit

  1. ^ Zamora–Ponferradina (1–0); La Opinión de Zamora, 9 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Camacho oxigena al Huesca (Camacho gives oxygen to Huesca); Marca, 29 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ La Ponferradina vuelve a ganar 17 jornadas después (Ponferradina win again after 17 rounds); Marca, 12 March 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ El Oviedo ficha a Borja Valle (Oviedo sign Borja Valle); La Nueva España, 21 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ Borja Valle, nuevo jugador del Real Club Deportivo (Borja Valle, new player of Real Club Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 21 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Empate a nada en el Villamarín (Draw blank at the Villamarín); Marca, 26 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ 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)
  12. ^ La puesta de largo de Borja Valle (The coming of age of Borja Valle); El Desmarque, 14 April 2018 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Borja Valle, noul jucător al Rapidului" [Borja Valle, new player of Rapid] (in Romanian). Rapid București. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  20. ^ Borja Valle at Soccerway

External links edit

  • Borja Valle at BDFutbol
  • Borja Valle at Futbolme (in Spanish)