Aritz Borda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aritz Borda Etxezarreta | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lasarte-Oria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lizeo Santo Tomás | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Real Sociedad B | 59 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | → Univ. País Vasco (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Real Unión (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Bilbao Athletic | 56 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Mirandés | 32 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Recreativo | 24 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | APOEL | 35 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Muangthong United | 11 | (1) |
| 2015 | Rapid București | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Alavés | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2017. |
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Aritz Borda Etxezarreta (born 3 January 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers FC as a central defender.
Born in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa, Borda spent his first seven seasons as a senior in the third division, competing exclusively in his native Basque Country with the exception of CD Mirandés, which he represented in 2010–11, starting in all the league matches he appeared in for the Castile and León side as they fell short in the promotion playoffs.
Borda joined Recreativo de Huelva in the second level for 2011–12 campaign. He made his official debut with the Andalusians on 7 September 2011, in a 0–2 home loss against Elche CF for the Copa del Rey. His league debut arrived on 22 October, as he again played the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 defeat at AD Alcorcón; he scored his first goal as a professional on 13 November, helping to a 4–2 home win over UD Las Palmas.
On 14 June 2012, aged 27, Borda moved abroad for the first time and signed a two-year contract with Cypriot club APOEL FC. He scored his first goal for his new team on 11 November, netting the game's only at Ethnikos Achna FC, and won the First Division in his first season for the first major accolade of his career.
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