Place of birth Laredo, Spain Name Borja Santamaria Position Defender 2009–2013 Racing B Weight 74 kg | Years Team Height 1.80 m Playing position Role Footballer Current team Real Aviles | |
Full name Borja Garcia Santamaria Date of birth (1990-01-07) 7 January 1990 (age 25) | ||
Borja García Santamaría, simply known as Borja (born 7 January 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Lorca FC as a defender.
Football career
Borja was born in Laredo, Cantabria. He graduated from Racing de Santander's youth ranks, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2009–10 campaign in Segunda División B.
Borja made his first team - and La Liga - debut on 27 August 2011, playing the last 21 minutes in a 3–4 away defeat against Valencia CF. He continued to appear regularly with the B-side, however, and was released in 2013.
In October 2013 Borja joined Tercera División side SCR Peña Deportiva. On 24 January of the following year he moved to Ontinyent CF in the third level.
On 5 August 2014 Borja moved to Real Avilés, also in the third division. He remained in the category in the following years, representing UD Logroñés and Lorca FC.