Taka Borja

Taka Borja (born 20 November 2003) is a Northern Mariana Islands association footballer who currently plays Teen Ayuyu and the Northern Mariana Islands national team.

Taka Borja
Personal information
Full name Taka Horimoto Borja
Date of birth (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003
Place of birth Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Teen Ayuyu
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2020 Tan Holdings
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Teen Ayuyu
National team‡
2022– Northern Mariana Islands 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:14, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Youth career

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]

International career

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]

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Mariana Islands' goal tally first.[11]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 February 2022Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña, Guam Guam2–12–3Friendly
Last updated 28 February 2022

International career statistics
As of match played 22 February 2022.[11]
Northern Mariana Islands
YearAppsGoals
202221
Total21

References
  1. "Close to 200 youth soccer athletes play in Gobblefest tourney". Guam FA. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. Monroyo, Roselyn. "Close battle for Golden Boot in U12 division". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. Monroyo, Roaelyn. "Borja, Tenorio top Golden Boot races". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. Monroyo, Roselyn. "Malo Fatu, Astig cruise to wins". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. "NMI U18 tames Eleven Tiger". NMI Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. Monroyo, Roselyn. "CNMI U15, U16 national squads named". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. Monroyo, Roselyn. "Teen Ayuyus to capitalize on chance to play vs 'giants'". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. "2018 EAFF U15 Roster". EAFF. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. "China 10 NMI 0" (PDF). EAFF. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  11. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  12. Santo Tomas, Jojo. "Guam splits wins with NMI in heated training matches". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 1 March 2022.


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