In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valero and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.
Borja Valero
Valero in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Borja Valero Iglesias
Date of birth
(1985-01-12) 12 January 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth
Madrid, Spain[1]
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997
Villa Rosa
1997–2004
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2004–2005
Real Madrid C
2005–2007
Real Madrid B
77
(4)
2007–2008
Mallorca
34
(4)
2008–2011
West Bromwich Albion
31
(0)
2009–2010
→ Mallorca (loan)
33
(5)
2010–2011
→ Villarreal (loan)
35
(3)
2011–2012
Villarreal
36
(5)
2012–2017
Fiorentina
165
(14)
2017–2020
Inter Milan
82
(4)
2020–2021
Fiorentina
20
(0)
2021–2023
Lebowski
5
(0)
Total
518
(39)
International career
2002–2003
Spain U17
15
(3)
2003
Spain U18
3
(1)
2004
Spain U19
4
(2)
2011
Spain
1
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Borja Valero Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈboɾxaβaˈleɾo]; born 12 January 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He began his career with Real Madrid but did not have any impact with its first team, and played for Mallorca and in England for West Bromwich Albion before joining Villarreal in 2010. He also spent nine years in the Italian Serie A, with Fiorentina and Inter Milan.
Over five seasons, Valero amassed La Liga totals of 139 games and 16 goals. He made one appearance for the Spain national team.
^ abc"Borja Valero". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
BorjaValero Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈboɾxa βaˈleɾo]; born 12 January 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder...
Quagliarella, Andrea Ranocchia, Daniele Rugani, Fikayo Tomori, Luca Toni, BorjaValero, Dušan Vlahović, Duván Zapata Dušan Vlahović award in 2021–22 is shared...
achieved three promotions and famously signed former Serie A midfielder BorjaValero after his contract with ACF Fiorentina was not renewed in 2021. "Centro...
2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020. "Calciomercato Inter, affare fatto per BorjaValero: le cifre". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 8 July 2017. Retrieved...
was a mass exodus of players at the club, with star players such as BorjaValero, Diego López, Giuseppe Rossi and Nilmar leaving the side. After one year...
represent Italy at the World Cup in June. Goalkeeper Neto and midfielder BorjaValero had been doubts due to recent finger and knee injuries respectively,...
League match against Eintracht Frankfurt, coming in as a substitute for BorjaValero in the 73rd minute. He became the youngest player ever to feature in...
Granero, Raúl, Guti, Luis García Fernández, Juan Mata, Kiko Casilla, BorjaValero, Rubén de la Red, Dani Carvajal, Álvaro Negredo, Roberto Soldado, Rodrigo...
arrival saw a massive upheaval of the squad, which saw 17 (including BorjaValero and Alberto Aquilani) out of the 26 senior players being new to the club...
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