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	Fiorentina
Number	6
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 2017–2020 2020–	Real Madrid C Real Madrid Castilla Mallorca West Bromwich Albion → Mallorca (loan) → Villarreal (loan) Villarreal Fiorentina Internazionale Fiorentina	077 00(4) 034 00(4) 031 00(0) 033 00(5) 077 00(3) 036 00(5) 165 0(14) 082 00(4) 000 00(0)
National team
2002–2003 2003 2004 2011	Spain U17 Spain U18 Spain U19 Spain	015 00(3) 003 00(1) 004 00(2) 001 00(0)

Borja Valero is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Fiorentina 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. He scored his first goal for his new club on 30 October, in a 2–1 away win against Hellas Verona.

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

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2004

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

Spain

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