Borja Viguera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Viguera Manzanares | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Berceo | |||
| 2003–2006 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Real Sociedad B | 91 | (25) |
| 2007–2012 | Real Sociedad | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Albacete (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Alavés | 79 | (43) |
| 2014– | Athletic Bilbao | 25 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2016. | |||
Borja Viguera Manzanares (born 26 March 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a striker.
Club career
Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Viguera graduated from Real Sociedad's prolific youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2006–07 season, in Segunda División B. On 15 September 2007, he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a substitute for Iñigo Díaz de Cerio in a 3–2 away win against UD Las Palmas for the Segunda División championship;[1] he appeared in a further two matches with the main squad during the following campaign, as the Txuri-urdin missed out on promotion by finishing fourth.
In June 2009, Viguera was definitely promoted to Real's first team,[2] but featured rarely as the Basques were crowned champions. On 11 January 2011, he joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona on loan until June,[3] suffering a knee injury the following month that ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[4]
On 26 August 2011, Viguera returned to Nàstic again in a temporary deal.[5] However, after being sparingly used by the Catalans, he returned to Real Sociedad on 31 January 2012,[6] and was subsequently loaned to Albacete Balompié in the third level.[7]
On 6 July 2012, Viguera joined neighbouring Deportivo Alavés also in division three.[8] He was an ever-present figure in his first year, scoring 21 goals all competitions comprised to help his team achieve promotion to the second tier in the play-offs.
On 14 August 2013, Viguera extended his contract with the Deportivo Alavés club until 2015.[9] He netted 25 times during the season, as the side narrowly avoided relegation; highlights included a hat-trick at CE Sabadell FC on 8 February 2014, contributing decisively to a 4–0 success.[10]
On 13 June 2014, Viguera signed a three-year deal with Athletic Bilbao in La Liga,[11] for €1 million.[12] He scored his first goal for his new team on 21 November, netting the second of a 3–1 home win against RCD Espanyol.[13]
References
- ↑ La Real Sociedad vence a las Palmas en un mal partido (Real Sociedad defeats Las Palmas in a poor match); Marca, 15 September 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ Suben Sarasola, Esnaola y Viguera (Sarasola, Esnaola and Viguera promoted); El Diario Vasco, 4 June 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Nàstic se refuerza con Borja Viguera y Álex Bergantiños (Nàstic bolster with Borja Viguera and Álex Bergantiños); Sport, 11 January 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Borja Viguera se lesiona de gravedad (Borja Viguera seriously injured); Gimnàstic's official website, 14 February 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Borja Viguera llega cedido hasta final de temporada (Borja Viguera arrives on loan until the end of the season); Gimnàstic's official website, 26 August 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Borja Viguera termina la cesión en el Nàstic (Borja Viguera finishes loan in Nàstic); Gimnàstic's official website, 31 January 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Comunicado oficial: Viguera, cedido al Albacete Balompié (Official announcement: Viguera, loaned to Albacete Balompié); Real Sociedad's official website, 31 January 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Alavés ficha al primer delantero, Borja Viguera (Alavés signs the first forward, Borja Viguera); El Correo, 6 July 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Borja Viguera: “Estoy muy feliz en Vitoria” (Borja Viguera: "I am very happy in Vitoria"); Alavés' official website, 14 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Gran victoria albiazul en Sabadell (0–4) (Great albiazul win in Sabadell (0–4)); Alavés' official website, 8 February 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Borja Viguera drafted; Athletic's official website, 13 June 2014
- ↑ Borja Viguera ficha por el Athletic (Borja Viguera signs for Athletic); Mundo Deportivo, 13 June 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Athletic impress in Espanyol win; ESPN FC, 21 November 2014
External links
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- Borja Viguera profile at BDFutbol
- Borja Viguera profile at Soccerway
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