Personal information | |||
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Full name | Humberlito Borges Teixeira | ||
Date of birth | October 5, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001 | Arapongas | 5 | (2) |
2002 | Inter de Bebedouro | 2 | (4) |
2003 | Jataiense | 12 | (6) |
2004 | São Caetano | 6 | (0) |
2005 | Paysandu | 9 | (0) |
2005 | União São João | 18 | (12) |
2005 | Paraná | 36 | (19) |
2006 | Vegalta Sendai | 41 | (26) |
2007–2009 | São Paulo | 84 | (27) |
2010–2011 | Grêmio | 13 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Santos | 34 | (23) |
2012–2014 | Cruzeiro | 75 | (28) |
2015 | Ponte Preta | 31 | (6) |
2016 | América Mineiro | 16 | (2) |
National team | |||
2011 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2015. |
Humberlito Borges Teixeira or simply Borges (born October 5, 1980 in Salvador), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker.
Before coming to União São João started by clubs without much expression. He played extremely well, showing his football for the whole of Brazil, so he was hired by Paraná.
Borges had a brief spell in Jataiense, he pointed out a lot in Campeonato Goiano.
In 2006 Borges attracted the attention of Japanese team Vegalta Sendai. Whilst playing for them, he was top scorer in the J2 League for 2006.
After his success in Japan, Borges was hired by São Paulo in 2007. In the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A that year, he was one of three top scorers of São Paulo with 7 goals. The other two were Dagoberto and goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni. Sao Paulo won the Brazilian championship for the second year running.
In 2008, Borges scored 10 goals in the championship for São Paulo who won for the third year in a row. Borges scored five goals less than the top striker of the year, Alex Mineiro of Palmeiras.
On November 8, Borges scored his first hat-trick in São Paulo's shirt. He achieved this in a match against Portugal at the Estádio do Canindé. This season, he scored 16 goals in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.