Personal information | |||
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Full name | Taka Horimoto Borja | ||
Date of birth | 20 November 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Teen Ayuyu | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2020 | Tan Holdings | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021– | Teen Ayuyu | ||
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Northern Mariana Islands U20 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:34, 12 September 2022 (UTC) |
Taka Borja (born 20 November 2003) is a Northern Mariana Islands footballer who currently plays Teen Ayuyu and the Northern Mariana Islands national team.
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]
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]
Scores and results list Northern Mariana Islands' goal tally first. [11]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 February 2022 | Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña, Guam | Guam | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Last updated 28 February 2022 |
Northern Mariana Islands | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2022 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 1 |