Borja Baston

Borja Gonzalez Tomas (born 25 August 1992), known simply as Borja Baston, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Real Oviedo.

Trained at Atletico Madrid, he spent much of his tenure out on loan and with Atletico Madrid B, this included successful spells at Deportivo and Zaragoza in the Segunda Division and Eibar in La Liga. In 2016 he signed with Swansea City, being loaned twice during his contract.

Borja earned 27 caps and scored 18 goals for Spain at youth level, finishing as top scorer at the 2009 U-17 World Cup and winning the European Under-19 Championship two years later.

Club Career

Atletico Madrid

Born in Madrid, Borja arrived in his hometown club Atletico Madrid's youth system at the age of four. He began as a goalkeeper, the position which his father played professionally, but he converted him to a forward so that he could enjoy the game more. He made his senior debut in the 2009–10 season, scoring 12 goals for the reserve team in the Segunda Division B.

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