Northern Marianas footballer
Taka Borja (born 20 November 2003) is a Northern Mariana Islands footballer who currently plays Teen Ayuyu and the Northern Mariana Islands national team.
Youth career
In 2015 Borja competed with Tan Holdings in a youth tournament in Guam. In the tournament he scored in a 2–4 defeat to Guam Shipyard FC.[1] That year he also took an early lead in the under-12 division top scorer race.[2] The following season he scored fifteen goals to secure the Golden Boot award as the top scorer for the under-14 league.[3] As a youth he also played futsal and was the captain of Bedte FC.[4]
By 2021 Borja had joined Teen Ayuyu and was playing with the senior squad in the Marianas Soccer League.[5]
International career
Borja represented the Northern Mariana Islands in 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification and 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[6] In 2018, he was named to the youth national team again for the East Asian Football Federation U15 Tournament in Xianghe, China and the Tuloy XO Cup held in the Philippines.[7][8][9] He served as captain of the team during its time in China.[10]
Borja made his senior international debut on 19 February 2022 in a friendly against Guam. Three days later he scored his first senior international goal in the second match of the series.[11][12]
International goals
Scores and results list Northern Mariana Islands' goal tally first.[11]
International career statistics
- As of match played 22 February 2022.[11]
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