Borja Valle Balonga (born 9 July 1992) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Ponferradina.

Club career

Ponferradina

Born in

Ponferrada Ponferrada () is a city of Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Ponferrada, the second most populated municipality of the Province of León, is also the capital city of El Bierzo, the only Comarcas of Spain, ''comarca'' ...

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, Valle was a product of local

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Primera Federación - Group 1, holding home ma ...

's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2009–10 season. On 9 May 2010, he appeared in his first official match with the first team, playing the last 19 minutes of the 1–0 away loss against

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a capacity of 7,813 seaters. History ...

as the club was eventually promoted. On 29 January 2011, Valle made his professional debut with ''Ponfe'' by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 defeat at

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

in the

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. His first goal in the competition came on 12 March, as he closed the 2–1 home win over

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Spell in Galicia

On 26 January 2012, Valle was loaned to

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. Six months later, he joined

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games a ...

in the same league and also on loan. Valle signed permanently with the latter on 6 June 2013.

Oviedo

On 21 May 2014, Valle moved to

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also in the third division. He scored a career-best nine goals during the campaign, achieving promotion to the second tier.

Deportivo

Valle signed a three-year contract with

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club

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

on 21 June 2016. He made his debut in the competition on 26 August, replacing Florin Andone in a 0–0 away draw against

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. On 18 January 2017, Valle was loaned to

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

of division two until the end of the season. Upon returning, he scored his first goal for Deportivo and in the top flight on 14 April 2018, in the 3–2 victory at

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Romania

Valle joined

FC Dinamo București FC Dinamo București, commonly known as Dinamo București () or simply Dinamo, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in Bucharest that competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1948 as the team of the Ministry of Inter ...

on 7 September 2020, on a two-year deal. In his first match in the Romanian

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, he scored from approximately 60 meters in the 1–1 home draw with

FC Botoșani Asociația Fotbal Club Botoșani (), commonly known as FC Botoșani or simply Botoșani, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Botoșani, Botoșani County, that competes in the Liga I. In 2013, twelve years after being ...

Later career

On 30 December 2020, Valle returned to Oviedo on a short-term contract. The following 26 July, he moved to the Emirati

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with

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, but returned to his homeland in the next

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on a five-month deal at

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. On 7 July 2022,

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Valle agreed to a one-year contract at fellow second-tier

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...

. In June 2023, he returned to Romania on a two-year contract with

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Career statistics

Honours

Oviedo *

: 2014–15

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valle, Borja 1992 births Living people People from Ponferrada 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of León Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players SD Ponferradina B players SD Ponferradina players RC Celta Fortuna players CD Ourense footballers Real Oviedo players Deportivo de La Coruña players Elche CF players AD Alcorcón footballers FC Cartagena footballers Liga I players FC Dinamo București players FC Rapid București players UAE Pro League players Khor Fakkan Club players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates