Borja Iglesias

Borja Iglesias Quintas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈboɾxajˈɣlesjas]; born 17 January 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, on loan from La Liga club Real Betis, and the Spain national team.

Borja Iglesias
Iglesias with Betis in 2019
Personal information
Full name Borja Iglesias Quintas
Date of birth (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993
Place of birth Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Bayer Leverkusen
(on loan from Betis)
Number 9
Youth career
2003–2007 Compostela
2007–2010 Valencia
2010–2011 Roda
2011–2012 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Villarreal C 29 (11)
2013–2017 Celta B 144 (73)
2014–2018 Celta 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Zaragoza (loan) 39 (22)
2018–2019 Espanyol 37 (17)
2019– Betis 142 (39)
2024–Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2022– Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Formed at Celta, where he played mainly in the reserves, he achieved totals of over 150 La Liga games and 50 goals for that team, Espanyol and Betis, winning the 2021–22 Copa del Rey with the latter.

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