Borja Valero

Borja Valero
Personal information
Full name	Borja Valero Iglesias
Date of birth	12 January 1985 (1985-01-12) (age 35)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Internazionale
Number	20
Youth clubs
1995-2004	Real Madrid
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2004-2005 2005-2007 2007-2008 2008-2011 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2017 2017-	Real Madrid C Real Madrid Castilla Mallorca West Bromwich Albion →  Mallorca (loan) →  Villarreal (loan) Villarreal Fiorentina Internazionale	0 (0) 76 (4) 34 (4) 31 (0) 33 (5) 35 (3) 36 (5) 165 (14) 0 (0)
National team
2010-2011	Spain	1 (0)

Borja Valero is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Internazionale in Serie A.

Club career

Valero was born in Madrid, Spain and started his career as a youngster in the ranks of Real Madrid. He didn't make it to the first squad, and on August 2007 signed for Mallorca on a five-year deal.

One year later, after a good individual season, Valero left to join Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. He was loaned back to Mallorca for the 2009-10 season where he scored 5 goals in 33 league matches. The following season he was loaned again, this time at Villarreal.

In July 2011, Villarreal signed Valero on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee. During the 2011-12, despite his good performances, Villarreal was relegated which made Valero to leave.

On 1 August 2012, he completed a transfer to Serie A side Fiorentina. He become one of the most important players there, collecting more than 200 official matches in 5 seasons.

On 10 July 2017, Valero left Fiorentina and signed with fellow Italian team Internazionale.

International career

Valero has represented Spain at under-17, -18 and -19 level. With under-19, he played at 2004 European championships. He played as a substitute in the final against Turkey, coming on in 85th minute and scoring the only goal at stoppage time.

He made his senior debut on 4 June 2011 in the friendly against United States national team by playing in the second half as a substitute, assisting Fernando Torres's goal in an eventual 4-0 win.

Honours

• Spanish Player of the Year: 2010
• Serie A Team of the Year: 2012-13
• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2013-14, 2014-15

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