Félix Borja

Félix Alexander Borja Valencia (born 2 April 1983) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the current assistant manager of Aucas.

Borja is nicknamed the "kangaroo", or "the cobra of Ecuador", for the spring in his jump. His height makes it easy to score goals for his club and country.

Club career El Nacional Felix Borja previously played for El Nacional of Ecuador.

Olympiacos His transfer to Greek league champions Olympiacos made him the first Ecuadorian player to play for a Greek team. Borja was declared Copa Libertadores de América's joint top goalscorer two months after his transfer to Olympiacos.

Mainz 05 Due to his sub-standard performances for Olympiacos in his first season, as well as the fact that he occupies a non-EU player spot at his current team's roster, Olympiacos had the desire at the end of the 2006–07 season to sell him or loan him for the upcoming season. Due to that decision by the club, Borja was loaned out to German club Mainz 05 for the 2007–08 season. At the end of the season, Mainz signed him permanently. During the winter transfer window of the 2010–11 season, Borja was allowed to leave on a free transfer ahead of an expected move to Mexican club Puebla F.C.

Puebla Having limited success, especially after Mainz earned promotion to the Bundesliga, he transferred to the Mexican club Puebla.

Pachuca In the 2011–12 Apertaura season, he was transferred to Pachuca F.C.

Loan to Chivas USA On 14 August 2014, Borja joined Major League Soccer team Chivas USA on loan from LDU Quito. He would score the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes in the final game of the regular season. This would end up being the final goal in club history, as Chivas USA folded the next day.

Return to El Nacional On 24 January 2017, Borja signed a contract with El Nacional. Previously he was a free agent.

International career Borja was included in the Ecuador for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played in several of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for the Ecuador national team, including the game against Uruguay which confirmed their passage to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He made one appearance at the tournament against Germany, where they were defeated 3–0.

He featured in friendlies after the FIFA World Cup, even scoring against Brazil in an October 2006 friendly in Sweden. He was called up to Ecuador for the 2007 Copa América, and started in the final group game against Brazil.

Career statistics

Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

2001 Ecuadorian Serie A

2002 Ecuadorian Serie A

2003 Ecuadorian Serie A

2004 Ecuadorian Serie A

2005 Ecuadorian Serie A

2006 Ecuadorian Serie A

Olympiacos 2006–07 Super League Greece

Mainz 05 (loan) 2007–08 2. Bundesliga

2008–09

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 18 August 2005 Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador 1–0 3–1 Friendly 2. 27 December 2005 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt 1–1 1–2 2005 LG Cup 3. 10 October 2006 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden 1–0 1–2 Friendly

Honours El Nacional Serie A de Ecuador: 2005 C, 2006

Olympiacos Super League Greece: 2006–07