Carla Borrego (born 11 November 1983), also known as Carla Williams and Carla Williams-Borrego, is a former Jamaica netball international. She was a member of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal at the

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. She subsequently switched to

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, playing for Broward Seahawks and

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. In 2009, after returning to netball, Borrego began playing for

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in the

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. She was a prominent member of the Thunderbirds teams that won the

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and

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titles. She has also played for

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in the

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and for Garville in the

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Early life, education and basketball

Borrego is originally from Green Island in

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. She attended Green Island High School and Queen's School. Leaving

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in 2003, Carla moved to

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where she initially attended

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. She then gained a basketball scholarship to the

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, where she completed a Criminology and Liberal Arts degree. While attending college and university, Borrego also played

for Broward Seahawks in FCSAA competitions and the

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and for

in the

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Netball

Early years

Borrego, then Carla Williams, was discovered playing netball in regional competitions by the husband of

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. She originally played as a goal keeper, but became a goal shooter when a team she played for had too many defenders. Davis and her husband encouraged Williams to play in a Kingston-based league. She subsequently played for Waulgrovians.

Adelaide Thunderbirds

In 2009, after completing her degree at the

, Borrego signed for

in the

. She was a prominent member of the Thunderbirds team that won the 2010 ANZ Championship; in the grand final against

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, Borrego scored 40 out of 46, including 11 out of 13 in the fourth quarter as Thunderbirds won 52–42. In

, Borrego won a second ANZ Championship with Thunderbirds. Borrego continued to play for Thunderbirds until she announced her retirement at the end of the 2016 season, finishing her ANZ Championship career with 2,870 goals.

Sirens

During the

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, Borrego played for

, in that team's inaugural Superleague season.

Garville

In 2017 Borrego began playing for Garville in the

. In 2018 she played for Garville in the league's grand final, helping the club finish as runners up. She was also named as the league's 2018 MVP and was included in the league's Team of the Year.

International

;Jamaica Borrego was a member of the

team that won the bronze medal at the

. She finished the tournament as the second highest scorer after

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. Jamaica tried to call Borrego up for the

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but the

refused to release her from her scholarship commitments. In January 2010, following her return to netball, it was reported that Borrego was going to make a comeback for Jamaica. However in November 2010 she announced that she was no longer available. In September 2022 she, along with Romelda Aiken-George and coach Connie Francis, was added to the Sunshine Girls for the 2022 Taini Jamison Trophy Series due to several other players being unavailable. ;Australia In May 2011 Borrego declared an interest in playing for

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and becoming an

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. In 2013 she attended Australia training camps as a guest. In February 2015 she became a citizen. In April 2015 she was included as a training partner in an Australia squad that was preparing for the

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Honours

;

**''Winners'':

; Garville *

**''Runners up'': 2018

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Borrego, Carla 1983 births Living people Jamaican netball players Australian netball players Adelaide Thunderbirds players Sirens Netball players Garville Netball Club players ANZ Championship players Netball Superleague players Jamaican women's basketball players Miami Hurricanes women's basketball players Junior college women's basketball players in the United States Jamaican expatriate netball people in Australia Jamaican emigrants to Australia Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Jamaican expatriate basketball people in the United States Broward College alumni University of Miami alumni People from Hanover Parish South Australian Sports Institute netball players South Australia state netball league players 2003 World Netball Championships players