Borja Bastón

Borja González Tomás (born 25 August 1992), known as Borja Bastón, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Segunda División club Real Oviedo.

Borja Bastón
Borja with Eibar in 2016
Personal information
Full name Borja González Tomás
Date of birth (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Oviedo
Number 9
Youth career
1996–2009 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Atlético Madrid B 37 (16)
2010–2016 Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Murcia (loan) 20 (4)
2012–2013 → Huesca (loan) 31 (9)
2013–2014Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 34 (10)
2014–2015 → Zaragoza (loan) 38 (22)
2015–2016 → Eibar (loan) 36 (18)
2016–2020 Swansea City 38 (7)
2017–2018 → Málaga (loan) 20 (2)
2018–2019Alavés (loan) 26 (5)
2020 Aston Villa 2 (0)
2020–2021 Leganés 35 (5)
2021– Oviedo 100 (38)
International career
2008 Spain U16 3 (6)
2008–2009 Spain U17 22 (12)
2010 Spain U18 2 (1)
2011 Spain U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:07, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Trained at Atlético Madrid, he spent much of his tenure out on loan and with Atlético Madrid B, this included successful spells at Deportivo and Zaragoza in the Segunda División and Eibar in La Liga. In 2016 he signed with Swansea City, being loaned twice during his contract.

Borja earned 29 caps and scored 19 goals for Spain at youth level, finishing as top scorer at the 2009 U-17 World Cup and winning the European Under-19 Championship two years later.

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