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| Full name: | Borja Valero Iglesias | |
| Date of birth: | 12 January 1985 | |
| Place of birth: | Madrid,  Spain
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| Height: | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position: | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  CS Lebowski
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| Number: | TBA | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995–2004 | Real Madrid
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–2008 2008–2011 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2017 2017–2020 2020–2021 2021– |
Real Madrid C Real Madrid Castilla Mallorca West Bromwich Albion → Mallorca (loan) → Villarreal (loan) Villarreal Fiorentina Internazionale Fiorentina CS Lebowski
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77 (4) 34 (4) 31 (0) 33 (5) 77 (3) 36 (5) 165 (14) 82 (4) 20 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2002–2003 2003 2004 2011 |
Spain U17 Spain U18 Spain U19 Spain
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15 (3) 3 (1) 4 (2) 1 (0) |
Borja Valero Iglesias (born 12 January 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
He began his career with Real Madrid but did not have any impact with its first team. He played for Mallorca and in England for West Bromwich Albion before joining Villarreal in 2010. He also spent nine years in Serie A, with Fiorentina and Inter Milan, before retiring professionally in 2021 and successively signing for Florence-based amateur club CS Lebowski.
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. He scored his first goal for his new club on 30 October, in a 2–1 away win against Hellas Verona.
Valero scored twice from 19 appearances in the 2019–20 campaign for the runners-up.
On 16 September 2020, aged 35, Valero returned to Fiorentina.
On 30 June 2021, Valero announced his retirement from professional football. However, on 19 August 2021, he confirmed to have agreed to join Florence-based fan-owned Promozione amateur club Centro Storico Lebowski as a player.
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[]
Club[]
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2013–14
Inter Milan
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20
International[]
Spain U-19
Individual[]
- 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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