Borja Garcés

Borja Garcés Moreno (born 6 August 1999) is Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for CF Fuenlabrada, on loan from Atlético Madrid.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garcés and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.
Borja Garcés
Personal information
Full name Borja Garcés Moreno[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999
Place of birth Melilla, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Fuenlabrada
(on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number 28
Youth career
Gimnástico Melilla
2015–2016 Rusadir
2016–2018 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Atlético Madrid B 39 (6)
2018– Atlético Madrid 1 (1)
2021– → Fuenlabrada (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

Career

Born in Melilla, Garcés joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2016, from hometown club CF Rusadir.[2] He made his unofficial debut for the first team on 22 May 2018, scoring the winner in a 3–2 defeat of Nigeria A'.[3]

On 4 July 2018, after finishing his formation, Garcés renewed his contract until 2021, being promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4] After spending the whole pre-season with the main squad, he made his senior debut with the B's on 9 September, playing the last 27 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Unionistas de Salamanca CF.

On 14 September 2018, Garcés was named into Diego Simeone's squad ahead of a home fixture against SD Eibar, replacing injured Nikola Kalinić. He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut the following day; after coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodri, he scored a last-minute equalizer to give the hosts a 1–1 home draw.[5]

In March 2019, Garcés suffered a serious knee injury which kept him out for six months.[6] On 15 January 2021, he was loaned to Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada for the remainder of the season.[7]

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 26 de enero de 2019, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 26 January 2019, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. "Borja Garcés, la nueva joya de la cantera que llegó desde Melilla" [Borja Garcés, the new pearl of the youth setup who arrived from Melilla] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "Borja Garcés, el nuevo Niño del Atleti le pide un sitio a Simeone" [Borja Garcés, the new Niño of Atleti asks for a place to Simeone] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. "Borja Garcés, otro canterano que renueva con el Atlético" [Borja Garcés, another youth player who renews with Atlético] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. "Spoils shared as Oblak-esque Dmitrovic finally beaten by debutant Borja Garces". Marca. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "Borja Garcés se rompe el cruzado: "Volveré más fuerte"" [Borja Garcés tears the ACL: "I will come back stronger"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  7. "Borja Garcés, nuevo jugador del Fuenla" [Borja Garcés, new player of Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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