Borja Iglesias

Borja Iglesias
Iglesias with Betis in 2019
Personal information
Full name Borja Iglesias Quintas[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Santiago de Compostela, Spain[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Celta
(on loan from Betis)
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2007 Compostela
2007–2010 Valencia
2010–2011 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)
2017–2018Zaragoza (loan) 39 (22)
2018–2019 Espanyol 37 (17)
2019– Betis 142 (39)
2024Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 7 (0)
2024–Celta (loan) 9 (4)
International career
2022– Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:01, 9 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Borja Iglesias Quintas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈboɾxajˈɣlesjas]; born 17 January 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Celta, on loan from Betis, and the Spain national team.

Formed at Celta, where he played mainly in the reserves, he achieved totals of over 175 La Liga games and 50 goals for that team, Espanyol and Betis, winning the 2021–22 Copa del Rey with the latter.

Iglesias made his full debut for Spain in 2022.

  1. ^ a b c d "B. Iglesias". RCD Espanyol. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2018.