Borja Valle

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valle and the second or maternal family name is Balonga.
Borja Valle
Personal information
Full name Borja Valle Balonga
Date of birth (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Ponferrada, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ponferradina
Number 9
Youth career
Ponferradina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Ponferradina B
2010–2013 Ponferradina 18 (1)
2012 → Celta B (loan) 13 (1)
2012–2013 → Ourense (loan) 32 (4)
2013–2014 Ourense 32 (6)
2014–2016 Oviedo 50 (15)
2016–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 79 (12)
2017 → Elche (loan) 17 (4)
2020 Dinamo București 9 (5)
2021 Oviedo 21 (0)
2021 Khor Fakkan 4 (0)
2022 Alcorcón 19 (4)
2022–2023 Cartagena 39 (6)
2023 Rapid București 16 (1)
2024– Ponferradina 24 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Borja Valle Balonga (born 9 July 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera Federación club Ponferradina.

Club career

Ponferradina

Born in Ponferrada, Castile and León, Valle was a product of local SD Ponferradina's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2009–10 season. On 9 May 2010, he appeared in his first official match with the first team, playing the last 19 minutes of the 1–0 away loss against Zamora CF[1] as the club was eventually promoted.

On 29 January 2011, Valle made his professional debut with Ponfe by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 defeat at SD Huesca in the Segunda División.[2] His first goal in the competition came on 12 March, as he closed the 2–1 home win over Albacete Balompié.[3]

Spell in Galicia

On 26 January 2012, Valle was loaned to Celta de Vigo B of Segunda División B.[4] Six months later, he joined CD Ourense in the same league and also on loan.[5]

Valle signed permanently with the latter on 6 June 2013.[6]

Oviedo

On 21 May 2014, Valle moved to Real Oviedo also in the third division.[7] He scored a career-best nine goals during the campaign, achieving promotion to the second tier.[8]

Deportivo

Valle signed a three-year contract with La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña on 21 June 2016.[9] He made his debut in the competition on 26 August, replacing Florin Andone in a 0–0 away draw against Real Betis.[10]

On 18 January 2017, Valle was loaned to Elche CF of division two until the end of the season.[11] Upon returning, he scored his first goal for Deportivo and in the top flight on 14 April 2018, in the 3–2 victory at Athletic Bilbao.[12]

Romania

Valle joined FC Dinamo București on 7 September 2020, on a two-year deal.[13] In his first match in the Romanian Liga I, he scored from approximately 60 meters in the 1–1 home draw with FC Botoșani.[14]

Later career

On 30 December 2020, Valle returned to Oviedo on a short-term contract.[15] The following 26 July, he moved to the Emirati UAE Pro League with Khor Fakkan Club,[16] but returned to his homeland in the next transfer window on a five-month deal at AD Alcorcón.[17]

On 7 July 2022, free agent Valle agreed to a one-year contract at fellow second-tier FC Cartagena.[18] In June 2023, he returned to Romania on a two-year contract with FC Rapid București.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024[20]
Appearances by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ponferradina 2010–11 Segunda División 10 1 0 0 10 1
2011–12 Segunda División B 7 0 3 2 10 2
Total 17 1 3 2 20 3
Celta B (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División B 13 1 0 0 13 1
Ourense (loan) 2012–13 Segunda División B 32 4 1 0 33 4
Ourense 2013–14 Segunda División B 32 6 0 0 32 6
Oviedo 2014–15 Segunda División B 21 9 1 0 22 9
2015–16 Segunda División 29 6 1 0 30 6
Total 50 15 2 0 52 15
Deportivo La Coruña 2016–17 La Liga 7 0 2 0 9 0
2017–18 La Liga 17 3 1 2 18 5
2018–19 Segunda División 31 7 0 0 31 7
2019–20 Segunda División 24 2 1 1 25 3
Total 79 12 4 3 83 15
Elche (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División 17 4 0 0 17 4
Dinamo București 2020–21 Liga I 9 5 1 0 10 5
Oviedo 2020–21 Segunda División 21 0 0 0 21 0
Khor Fakkan 2021–22 UAE Pro League 4 0 0 0 4 0
Alcorcón 2021–22 Segunda División 19 4 0 0 19 4
Cartagena 2022–23 Segunda División 39 6 2 0 41 6
Rapid București 2023–24 Liga I 16 1 3 0 19 1
Ponferradina 2023–24 Primera Federación 19 3 — 19 3
Career total 367 62 17 5 384 67

Honours

Oviedo

References

  1. ^ Zamora–Ponferradina (1–0); La Opinión de Zamora, 9 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Camacho oxigena al Huesca (Camacho gives oxygen to Huesca); Marca, 29 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ La Ponferradina vuelve a ganar 17 jornadas después (Ponferradina win again after 17 rounds); Marca, 12 March 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Borja Valle se va cedido al Celta B a petición propia (Borja Valle goes on loan to Celta B at his own request); Diario de León, 26 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Borja Valle e Iván gonzález, nuevos jugadores del CD Ourense. (Borja Valle and Iván González, new players of CD Ourense) Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; GaliFutbol, 17 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Oficial: Ourense, Borja Valle firma a título definitivo (Official: Ourense, Borja Valle signs permanently) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Todo Mercado Web, 6 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Oviedo ficha a Borja Valle (Oviedo sign Borja Valle); La Nueva España, 21 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Borja Valle, una vida de lucha por su sueño (Borja Valle, a lifetime's fight for his dream); La Voz de Asturias, 28 September 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Borja Valle, nuevo jugador del Real Club Deportivo (Borja Valle, new player of Real Club Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 21 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Empate a nada en el Villamarín (Draw blank at the Villamarín); Marca, 26 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Acuerdo para que Borja Valle juegue cedido en el Elche (Agreement for Borja Valle to play on loan at Elche); Deportivo La Coruña, 18 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ La puesta de largo de Borja Valle (The coming of age of Borja Valle); El Desmarque, 14 April 2018 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Bun venit la Dinamo Bucuresti, Borja Valle Balonga (Welcome to Dinamo Bucharest, Borja Valle Balonga)[permanent dead link]; Dinamo București, 7 September 2020 (in Romanian)
  14. ^ Borja Valle a explicat execuția de la golul antologic! Ce reacție a avut portarul Pap (Borja Valle explained execution on anthological goal! What was goalkeeper Pap's reaction); Digi Sport, 11 September 2020 (in Romanian)
  15. ^ "Borja Valle, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Borja Valle, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Ex Oviedo: Borja Valle tiene nuevo equipo" [Former Oviedo player: Borja Valle has a new team] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Borja Valle es nuevo jugador de la AD Alcorcón" [Borja Valle is the new player of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Borja Valle, fichaje de calidad para la zona de ataque del FC Cartagena" [Borja Valle, quality signing for the attacking zone of FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Borja Valle, noul jucător al Rapidului" [Borja Valle, new player of Rapid] (in Romanian). Rapid București. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  20. ^ Borja Valle at Soccerway