 Valero in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Valero Iglesias | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Villa Rosa | ||
| 1997–2004 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2005–2007 | Real Madrid B | 77 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Mallorca | 34 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mallorca (loan) | 33 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | → Villarreal (loan) | 35 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Villarreal | 36 | (5) |
| 2012–2017 | Fiorentina | 165 | (14) |
| 2017–2020 | Inter Milan | 82 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Fiorentina | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Lebowski | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 518 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Spain U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2003 | Spain U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2004 | Spain U19 | 4 | (2) |
| 2011 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Borja Valero Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈboɾxa βaˈleɾo]; born 12 January 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He began his career with Real Madrid but did not have any impact with its first team, and played for Mallorca and in England for West Bromwich Albion before joining Villarreal in 2010. He also spent nine years in the Italian Serie A, with Fiorentina and Inter Milan.
Over five seasons, Valero amassed La Liga totals of 139 games and 16 goals. He made one appearance for the Spain national team.
- ^ a b c "Borja Valero". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.