Alexander Charles Luis "Aly" Borromeo (born 28 June 1983) is a former American-born Filipino

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who played as a defender. He played for the Philippines national team.

Club career

Borromeo joined

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in 1999, and has been the captain of the first team for several years during his tenure. He went on a loan to

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during the

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season and led the club to be the champions of the 2010 UFL Cup during that season. On October 15, 2011, in his first match for Kaya in the

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against

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, Borromeo incurred an ACL injury, which sidelined him for the club and the national team. After almost seven months, he made his return for the 2012 League season on May 12, 2012 as a substitute against Loyola Meralco Sparks, which ended a 2–2 draw. In the following match against

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on May 16, 2012, he scored an equalizer in second half injury time to end in a 1–1 draw. He was dropped from the Kaya lineup for the 2012–13 season due to a meniscus injury, in which he acquired while training for the national team in mid-2012. Borromeo's recurring injury since 2011 made him consider retirement but eventually recovered to return playing with Kaya. He played for Kaya at the

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and was a starter and captain for the team's first match against

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from Hong Kong. He was still playing for Kaya when the club joined the

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in 2017 as Kaya–Makati (and later as Kaya–Iloilo). His return stint to Kaya as a player was brief but he remained with the club after he was appointed as its team manager.

International career

Borromeo first represented the Philippines at under-19 level during the

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qualifiers and was also a goalkeeper at that time. Four years later, he made his full international debut at the 2004 Tiger Cup, playing in all four matches. Playing as a striker, he assisted two goals by

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to give the Philippines their first ever win in the competition, defeating newly-independent

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2–1. He also represented the Philippines at under-23 level. At the

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on home soil, serving as captain, he scored in a 4–2 win against

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as the Philippines failed to progress to the knockout stage.

International goals

Personal

Borromeo is the biological son of prominent

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n businessman Marcus Blackmore. He did not meet his father until he was 27. One of his step-sisters is fashion designer Imogen Merrony.

KC Concepcion Maria Kristina Cassandra "KC" Cuneta Concepcion (; born April 7, 1985) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, entrepreneur, socialite, and humanitarian. She has starred in films '' For The First Time'' (2008) and ''When I Met U'' (2 ...

had been in a relation with ex-

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Borromeo from 2017 to 2018. However, she reunited with him in October 2024.

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