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Carlos Borja (soccer)

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Playing position
  
Defender

2003–2006
  
Irvine Strikers

Role
  
Soccer player

Salary
  
40,000 USD (2010)

Parents
  
Manuel Borja, Maria Borja

2002–2003
  
Cruz Azul

Name
  
Carlos Borja

Height
  
1.83 m

Number
  
5 (Chivas USA / Defender)


Full name
  
Carlos Roberto Borja Baltazar

Date of birth
  
(1988-01-18) January 18, 1988 (age 27)

Place of birth
  
Orange, California, United States

Siblings
  
Lilibeth Borja, Luis Borja

Similar People
  
Robin Fraser, Jose Luis Sanchez Sola, David Arvizu, Jose Luis Real, Predrag Radosavljevic

Carlos Roberto Borja Baltazar (born January 18, 1988, in Orange, California) is an American soccer player currently without a club.

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Youth

Borja came up through the youth system of Cruz Azul, earning an invite after impressing at a tournament. He also spent time with the Irvine Strikers and at the Bradenton Academy.

Professional

In late July 2006 he was signed to a developmental contract by Chivas USA. He played for Mexican parent club Chivas Guadalajara's affiliate team CD Tapatio in the Primera División A, before returning to Chivas USA in 2010. He made his professional debut for Chivas on April 24, 2010 in a game against the San Jose Earthquakes. In 2011 he joined Los Angeles Blues and remained at the club for two years before returning to Chivas USA for the 2013 season. Borja was waived by Chivas USA on March 27, 2014.

References

Carlos Borja (soccer) Wikipedia