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Borja Valero

Borja Valero

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age41
CitizenshipSpain
Height1.75 m
Footright
BornJanuary 12, 1985
👕500+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.08
goals / match
ACF Fiorentina
top club · 233 apps

Career highs

€23.00m
peak value · 2014
€7.00m
top transfer fee · 12/13
7
best season · 13/14
23 / 6
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Artem Milevskyi
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired
Michael Stegmayer
Defender - Left-Back · Retired
Benjamin Psaume
Attack - Right Winger · AS Valerguoise
Sreten Sretenovic
Defender - Centre-Back · Retired

Shares 1985-01-12 · 5 players total

626Appearances
47Goals
81Assists
104Yellow cards
2Red cards
199Full matches (90′)
Full nameBorja Valero
Name in home countryBorja Valero Iglesias
Date of birth1985-01-12 (41 yrs)
Place of birthMadrid, Spain
CitizenshipSpain
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height175.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentFootfeel ISM
Jul 2023
Transfer: CS Lebowski → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Aug 2021
Transfer: Fiorentina → CS Lebowski
21/22 · Transfer
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Sep 2020
Transfer: Inter → Fiorentina
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — ACF Fiorentina
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Inter Milan
25 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Inter Milan
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Fiorentina → Inter
17/18 · Transfer · €6.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Inter Milan
37 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — ACF Fiorentina
40 matches · 2 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — ACF Fiorentina
42 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — ACF Fiorentina
42 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — ACF Fiorentina
47 matches · 7 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: Villarreal → Fiorentina
12/13 · Transfer · €7.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — ACF Fiorentina
41 matches · 2 G · 13 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: West Brom → Villarreal
11/12 · Transfer · €6.00m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Villarreal CF
43 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2011
Transfer: Villarreal → West Brom
10/11 · Return from loan
Jul 2010
Transfer: West Brom → Villarreal
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Villarreal CF
54 matches · 5 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: RCD Mallorca → West Brom
09/10 · Return from loan
Dec 2009
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2009
Transfer: West Brom → RCD Mallorca
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — West Bromwich Albion, RCD Mallorca
40 matches · 5 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2008
Transfer: RCD Mallorca → West Brom
08/09 · Transfer · €5.90m
Jul 2008
08/09 — West Bromwich Albion
34 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: RM Castilla → RCD Mallorca
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — RCD Mallorca
40 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Real Madrid Castilla, Real Madrid
39 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Real Madrid Castilla, Real Madrid
38 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Real Madrid C → RM Castilla
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Real Madrid B
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Real Madrid U19 → Real Madrid C
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: Real Madrid U18 → Real Madrid U19
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2000
Transfer: Real Madrid U17 → Real Madrid U18
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €23.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
17,896 min
Minutes played by club
ACF Fiorentina 54.9%
Inter Milan 10.3%
Villarreal CF 15.5%
RCD Mallorca 5.8%
West Bromwich Albion 0.0%
Real Madrid 0.0%
Real Madrid Castilla 13.2%
Real Madrid B 0.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
ACF Fiorentina 6 12/13 20/21 233 17 45 9,818
Inter Milan 3 17/18 19/20 100 5 0 1,837
Villarreal CF 2 10/11 11/12 97 11 18 2,768
RCD Mallorca 2 07/08 09/10 78 9 15 1,044
West Bromwich Albion 2 08/09 09/10 36 0 3 0
Real Madrid 2 05/06 06/07 2 0 0 0
Real Madrid Castilla 2 05/06 06/07 75 4 0 2,358
Real Madrid B 1 04/05 04/05 5 1 0 71

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€5.8M9€11.5M14€17.3M18€23M04/05 — 1 goals (Real Madrid B)104/0505/06 — 2 goals (Real Madrid Castilla)205/0606/07 — 2 goals (Real Madrid Castilla)206/0707/08 — 4 goals (RCD Mallorca)07/08 — 6 assists1007/0808/09 — 3 assists308/0909/10 — 5 goals (RCD Mallorca)09/10 — 9 assists1409/1010/11 — 5 goals (Villarreal CF)10/11 — 12 assists1710/1111/12 — 6 goals (Villarreal CF)11/12 — 6 assists1211/1212/13 — 2 goals (ACF Fiorentina)12/13 — 13 assists1512/1313/14 — 7 goals (ACF Fiorentina)13/14 — 11 assists1813/1414/15 — 2 goals (ACF Fiorentina)14/15 — 4 assists614/1515/16 — 4 goals (ACF Fiorentina)15/16 — 7 assists1115/1616/17 — 2 goals (ACF Fiorentina)16/17 — 10 assists1216/1717/18 — 2 goals (Inter Milan)217/1818/1919/20 — 3 goals (Inter Milan)319/2020/2106/07 — €300K07/08 — €500K08/09 — €3.8M09/10 — €5M10/11 — €6M11/12 — €12M12/13 — €12M13/14 — €19M14/15 — €23M15/16 — €18M16/17 — €14M17/18 — €12M18/19 — €6M19/20 — €2.5M20/21 — €1.2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 1104/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 0020/21

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 6607/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 9909/1010/11: 121210/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 131312/1313/14: 111113/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 101016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 Italy Cup ACF Fiorentina 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 20 0 0 3 0 0
19/20 Champions League Inter Milan 3 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League Inter Milan 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Italy Cup Inter Milan 1 1 0 0 0 90
19/20 Serie A Inter Milan 19 2 0 4 0 462
18/19 Champions League Inter Milan 6 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Europa League Inter Milan 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Italy Cup Inter Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Serie A Inter Milan 27 0 0 4 0 0
17/18 Italy Cup Inter Milan 1 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Serie A Inter Milan 36 2 0 3 0 1,285
16/17 Europa League ACF Fiorentina 6 1 1 1 0 468
16/17 Italy Cup ACF Fiorentina 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 32 1 9 5 0 2,709
15/16 Europa League ACF Fiorentina 5 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 37 4 6 5 0 775
14/15 Europa League ACF Fiorentina 11 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Italy Cup ACF Fiorentina 3 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 28 2 4 7 0 1,085
13/14 Europa League ACF Fiorentina 9 1 2 1 0 694
13/14 Europa League Qualifying ACF Fiorentina 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Italy Cup ACF Fiorentina 4 0 0 3 0 0
13/14 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 32 6 9 5 1 459
12/13 Italy Cup ACF Fiorentina 4 1 0 0 0 345
12/13 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 37 1 13 4 0 3,283
11/12 Champions League Villarreal CF 3 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Champions League Qu. Villarreal CF 2 0 0 1 1 0
11/12 Copa del Rey Villarreal CF 2 1 0 1 0 135
11/12 LaLiga Villarreal CF 36 5 6 4 0 629
10/11 Copa del Rey Villarreal CF 5 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Europa League Villarreal CF 13 1 2 2 0 973
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Villarreal CF 1 1 1 0 0 45
10/11 LaLiga Villarreal CF 35 3 9 8 0 986
09/10 Championship West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Copa del Rey RCD Mallorca 5 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 33 5 9 10 0 573
09/10 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 30 0 3 5 0 0
07/08 Copa del Rey RCD Mallorca 6 0 1 1 0 0
07/08 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 34 4 5 5 0 471
06/07 2ª División Real Madrid Castilla 37 2 0 5 0 1,232
06/07 Champions League Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 LaLiga Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 2ª División Real Madrid Castilla 38 2 0 4 0 1,126
05/06 Champions League Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 2ª B - Grupo I Real Madrid B 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Ascenso a 2ª Real Madrid B 4 1 0 1 0 71
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2000-07-01 Real Madrid U17 Real Madrid U18 Transfer 0 —
02/03 2002-07-01 Real Madrid U18 Real Madrid U19 Transfer 0 —
04/05 2004-07-01 Real Madrid U19 Real Madrid C Transfer 0 —
05/06 2005-07-01 Real Madrid C RM Castilla Transfer 0 —
07/08 2007-07-05 RM Castilla RCD Mallorca Transfer 300000 —
08/09 2008-08-22 RCD Mallorca West Brom Transfer 3800000 €5.90m
09/10 2009-08-31 West Brom RCD Mallorca Loan 3300000 —
09/10 2010-06-30 RCD Mallorca West Brom Return from loan 5000000 —
10/11 2010-07-08 West Brom Villarreal Loan 5000000 —
10/11 2011-06-30 Villarreal West Brom Return from loan 12000000 —
11/12 2011-07-02 West Brom Villarreal Transfer 12000000 €6.00m
12/13 2012-08-01 Villarreal Fiorentina Transfer 12000000 €7.00m
17/18 2017-07-10 Fiorentina Inter Transfer 9000000 €6.50m
20/21 2020-09-16 Inter Fiorentina Transfer 1200000 —
21/22 2021-08-19 Fiorentina CS Lebowski Transfer 0 —
23/24 2023-07-01 CS Lebowski Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 muscular problems 2009-12-06 2009-12-30 25 3
13/14 muscular problems 2014-01-23 2014-02-02 11 3
16/17 Bruise on ankle 2016-08-12 2016-08-20 9 1
16/17 Leg injury 2016-12-11 2016-12-14 4 1
16/17 Ankle problems 2016-12-17 2017-01-09 24 2
18/19 unknown injury 2019-01-31 2019-02-11 12 3
19/20 muscular problems 2020-01-30 2020-02-08 10 1
20/21 unknown injury 2020-10-02 2020-11-07 37 6
20/21 unknown injury 2021-04-17 2021-05-15 29 6
Current€900k
Peak€23.00m
Low—
Δ since start+€600k
—€5.75m€11.50m€17.25m€23.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €23.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €23.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €19.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #20947 — 3 1 — — former national player
Team #12609 — 4 2 — — former national player
Team #12395 — 15 3 — — former national player
Team #3375 #8 1 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Nenad Tomovic 2 0 0
Matías Vecino 2 2 0
Josip Ilicic 2 5 0
Stefan Savic 2 2 0
Juan Cuadrado 2 5 0
Milan Škriniar 2 0 0
Neto 2 0 0
Facundo Roncaglia 2 1 0
Marcos Alonso 2 1 0
Federico Bernardeschi 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
13/14 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 6 32
09/10 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 5 33
11/12 LaLiga Villarreal CF 5 36

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 13 37
09/10 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 9 33
10/11 LaLiga Villarreal CF 9 35

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2011-06-30 Villarreal West Brom Return from loan — €12.00m
10/11 2010-07-08 West Brom Villarreal Loan — €5.00m
09/10 2010-06-30 RCD Mallorca West Brom Return from loan — €5.00m
09/10 2009-08-31 West Brom RCD Mallorca Loan — €3.30m

Teams faced most often by Borja Valero's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
CD Alavés 16 7 2 7 19 17 +2 44%
Sevilla FC 16 3 5 8 18 27 -9 19%
Athletic Club 16 3 5 8 13 21 -8 19%
SD Eibar 16 7 2 7 21 22 -1 44%
Atlético Madrid 16 5 6 5 12 14 -2 31%
Espanyol Barcelona 16 7 5 4 21 17 +4 44%
Real Betis 16 7 4 5 24 16 +8 44%
Real Madrid 16 3 5 8 18 34 -16 19%
RC Celta 16 9 4 3 30 14 +16 56%
Real Sociedad 16 9 2 5 24 18 +6 56%
Girona FC 16 5 6 5 16 15 +1 31%
FC Barcelona 16 0 2 14 16 50 -34 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
20/21 21 0 3 0 0 0
19/20 25 552 5 0 0 0.82
18/19 38 0 6 0 0 0
17/18 37 1,285 4 0 0 0.28
16/17 40 3,177 6 0 0 0.17
15/16 42 775 6 0 0 0.7
14/15 42 1,085 10 0 0 0.83
13/14 47 1,153 9 0 1 0.78
12/13 41 3,628 4 0 0 0.1
11/12 43 764 7 0 1 0.94
10/11 54 2,004 11 1 0 0.54
09/10 40 573 12 0 0 1.88
08/09 34 0 5 0 0 0
07/08 40 471 6 0 0 1.15
06/07 39 1,232 5 1 0 0.44
05/06 38 1,126 4 0 0 0.32
04/05 5 71 1 0 0 1.27

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie A
268 apps
18 G
41 A
LaLiga
138 apps
17 G
29 A
2ª División
75 apps
4 G
0 A
Europa League
50 apps
3 G
6 A
Italy Cup
17 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
3 apps
1 G
1 A
Copa del Rey
19 apps
1 G
1 A
Ascenso a 2ª
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier League
30 apps
0 G
3 A
Champions League
13 apps
0 G
0 A

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Who is Borja Valero?

Borja Valero is a Spain professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Borja Valero?

Borja Valero is 41 years old. He was born on January 12, 1985 in Madrid.

What position does Borja Valero play?

Borja Valero plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Borja Valero play for?

Borja Valero currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Borja Valero scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Borja Valero has scored 47 goals in 626 appearances.