Borja Bastón
{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|González|Tomás|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Borja Bastón
| image = SDE - GCF DSC02690 (23842721443) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Borja with Eibar in 2016
| full_name = Borja González Tomás{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/84136|title=Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed|publisher=Premier League|date=1 September 2016|access-date=15 September 2016}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|25|df=y}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/borja-baston_prs236243/person.shtml|title=Borja Baston|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=3 February 2020}}
| birth_place = Madrid, Spain
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Granada
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = 1996–2009 | youthclubs1 = Atlético Madrid
| years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = Atlético Madrid B | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 16
| years2 = 2010–2016 | clubs2 = Atlético Madrid | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = → Murcia (loan) | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = → Huesca (loan) | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 9
| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 10
| years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = → Zaragoza (loan) | caps6 = 38 | goals6 = 22
| years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = → Eibar (loan) | caps7 = 36 | goals7 = 18
| years8 = 2016–2020 | clubs8 = Swansea City | caps8 = 38 | goals8 = 7
| years9 = 2017–2018 | clubs9 = → Málaga (loan) | caps9 = 20 | goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2018–2019 | clubs10 = → Alavés (loan) | caps10 = 27 | goals10 = 5
| years11 = 2020 | clubs11 = Aston Villa | caps11 = 2 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2020–2021 | clubs12 = Leganés | caps12 = 35 | goals12 = 5
| years13 = 2021–2024 | clubs13 = Oviedo | caps13 = 111 | goals13 = 40
| years14 = 2024–2025 | clubs14 = Pachuca | caps14 = 7 | goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2025– | clubs15 = Granada | goals15 = 6 | caps15 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008 | nationalteam1 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam2 = Spain U17 | nationalcaps2 = 22 | nationalgoals2 = 12
| nationalyears3 = 2010 | nationalteam3 = Spain U18 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2011 | nationalteam4 = Spain U19 | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 31 March 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Borja González Tomás (born 25 August 1992), known as Borja Bastón, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Segunda División club Granada.
Trained at Atlético Madrid, he spent much of his tenure out on loan and with Atlético Madrid B, this included successful spells at Deportivo and Zaragoza in the Segunda División and Eibar in La Liga. In 2016 he signed with Swansea City, being loaned twice during his contract.
Borja earned 29 caps and scored 19 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
=Atlético Madrid=
Born in Madrid, Bastón arrived in his hometown club Atlético 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deportivo/2013/09/03/baston-vuelve-riazor/0003_201309G3P35991.htm|title=Bastón vuelve a Riazor|trans-title=Bastón returns to Riazor|newspaper=La Voz de Galicia|last=Barreiros|first=Pedro|language=es|date=3 September 2013|access-date=20 April 2015}} He made his senior debut in the 2009–10 season, scoring 12 goals for the reserve team in the Segunda División B.{{cite news|url=https://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticia/azulcarbayon/2021/08/11/baston-perfil-faltaba-oviedo-deberes-ziganda/00031628713817900122156.htm|title=El olfato de Bastón, el perfil que le faltaba al Oviedo y los deberes para Ziganda|trans-title=Bastón's scoring touch, the profile that Oviedo was missing and homework for Ziganda|newspaper=La Voz de Asturias|first=Pablo|last=Fernández|language=es|date=12 August 2021|access-date=17 June 2024}}
On 15 May 2010, in the campaign's last round, Bastón made his first-team and La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Tiago in the 58th minute of the match against Getafe. Twenty minutes later, however, he was stretchered off with a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury on his left knee, in an eventual 0–3 home loss.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275884&cc=5739|title=Getafe secure Europa League spot|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=15 May 2010|access-date=26 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521164717/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275884&cc=5739|archive-date=21 May 2010}}
Bastón re-appeared with Atlético B seven months after his injury, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Cacereño. After the match, he stated: "I'm very happy. I've had a really bad time and I've suffered, but now I'm prepared to help the team go up in the table."{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2010/12/21/mas_futbol/1292916441_850215.html|title=Borja: "2011 será uno de mis mejores años"|trans-title=Borja: "2011 will be one of my best years"|newspaper=Diario AS|first=J. F.|last=Maldonado|language=es|date=21 December 2010|access-date=9 September 2024}}
In late August 2011 Bastón was loaned to Real Murcia, recently promoted to Segunda División.{{cite web|url=http://www.lospimentoneros.com/borja_gonzalez_refuerza_la_delantera_grana-noticias_del_real_murcia_cf-ispyp-248721.htm|title=Borja González refuerza la delantera grana|trans-title=Borja González strengthens grana offence|publisher=Los Pimentoneros|language=es|date=31 August 2011|access-date=1 September 2011|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331124927/http://www.lospimentoneros.com/borja_gonzalez_refuerza_la_delantera_grana-noticias_del_real_murcia_cf-ispyp-248721.htm|archive-date=31 March 2012}} On 30 August of the following year he moved to Huesca also in a temporary deal,{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2012/08/30/mas_futbol/1346277624_850215.html|title=Borja jugará cedido en el Huesca esta temporada|trans-title=Borja will play on loan in Huesca this season|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=30 August 2012|access-date=25 July 2014}} scoring nine times for the latter club during the season as it ended in relegation. On 27 January 2013, he netted in a 2–1 victory at Numancia but was also sent off for a second yellow card.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/01/27/futbol/2adivision/1359312264.html|title=El Huesca aprovecha los errores del Numancia|trans-title=Huesca take advantage of Numancia's mistakes|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=27 January 2013|access-date=6 November 2015}}
On 28 August 2013, Bastón joined Deportivo de La Coruña on a two-year loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.canaldeportivo.com/noticia/26239|title=Borja Bastón: Juan Carlos me habló increíblemente bien de la ciudad y del club|trans-title=Borja Bastón: Juan Carlos spoke incredibly well about the city and the club to me|publisher=Deportivo La Coruña|language=es|date=28 August 2013|access-date=25 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.clubatleticodemadrid.com/noticias/borja-jugara-cedido-en-el-deportivo-de-la-coruna|title=Borja jugará cedido en el Deportivo de la Coruña|trans-title=Borja will play on loan in Deportivo de La Coruña|publisher=Atlético Madrid|language=es|date=29 August 2013|access-date=25 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103210853/http://www.clubatleticodemadrid.com/noticias/borja-jugara-cedido-en-el-deportivo-de-la-coruna|archive-date=3 January 2014}} After helping his team return to the top flight at the first attempt, he moved to Real Zaragoza in the same league also in a temporary deal,{{cite web|url=http://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/44793|title=El Real Zaragoza consigue la cesión del delantero Borja|trans-title=Real Zaragoza get the loan of forward Borja|publisher=Real Zaragoza|language=es|date=27 August 2014|access-date=31 July 2015}} scoring 22 goals in the regular season, contributing to his team's run to the promotion play-off final and earning a spot in the Team of the Season.{{cite news|url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/liga-adelante/once-ideal-liga-adelante-4298853|title=El once ideal de la Liga Adelante|trans-title=The all-star XI in Liga Adelante|newspaper=Sport|language=es|date=23 June 2015|access-date=6 November 2015}}
Bastón was loaned to Eibar of the top tier on 31 July 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdeibar.com/-/borja-baston-llega-cedido-a-sd-eibar|title=Borja Bastón llega cedido a SD Eibar|trans-title=Borja Bastón arrives on loan at SD Eibar|publisher=SD Eibar|language=es|date=31 July 2015|access-date=19 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806011801/http://www.sdeibar.com/-/borja-baston-llega-cedido-a-sd-eibar|archive-date=6 August 2015}} He scored his first goals in the competition on 23 September, helping to a 2–2 draw at Levante.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2015_16/la-liga/jornada_5/lev_eib/|title=Deyverson salva los muebles|trans-title=Deyverson saves their bacon|newspaper=Marca|last=Martínez|first=Jonathan|language=es|date=23 September 2015|access-date=25 October 2015}} He was named the La Liga Player of the Month for October, for his goals against Las Palmas, Sevilla and Barcelona.{{cite web|url=http://www.laliga.es/en/news/borja-baston-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-october|title=Borja Bastón named Liga BBVA Player of the Month for October|publisher=La Liga|date=5 November 2015|access-date=6 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208233911/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/borja-baston-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-october|archive-date=8 December 2015}}
=Swansea City=
On 11 August 2016, Swansea City signed Bastón on a four-year contract for a club record fee of £15.5 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/09/swansea-city-agree-club-record-fee-borja-baston-atletico-madrid|title=Swansea City agree club record fee for Atlético Madrid striker Borja Bastón|newspaper=The Guardian|date=9 August 2016|access-date=9 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swansea-city-clinch-club-record-signing-borja-baston|title=Swans clinch club-record signing of Borja|publisher=Swansea City A.F.C.|date=11 August 2016|access-date=11 August 2016}} He made his debut in the Premier League on 18 September under Francesco Guidolin, replacing Jack Cork for the final eight minutes of a 1–0 loss at Southampton.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/18/southampton-swansea-city-premier-league-match-report|title=Charlie Austin goal against Swansea gives Southampton first league win|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Ben|last=Fisher|date=18 September 2016|access-date=26 November 2016}} He scored his first goal on 15 October again off the bench, in a 3–2 defeat away to Arsenal in new manager Bob Bradley's first game in charge.{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/bradley-suffers-defeat-in-thrilling-arsenal-debut-1.585936|title=Bradley suffers defeat in Swansea debut|publisher=The Sports Network|date=15 October 2016|access-date=26 November 2016}}
Having started just four matches and having not contributed any more goals as the Swans avoided relegation, Bastón entered talks in May 2017 with manager Paul Clement and the board of directors over his future.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39972177|title=Borja Baston: Manager Paul Clement to consider Swansea City striker's future|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 May 2017|access-date=20 May 2017}} On 4 July 2017, he was loaned to Málaga in the Spanish top division for one year;{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40478177|title=Borja Baston: Swansea City striker joins Malaga on season long loan deal|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 July 2017|access-date=5 July 2017}} both sides were eventually relegated.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44020155|title=Swansea City 1–2 Stoke City|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Dafydd|last=Pritchard|date=14 May 2018|access-date=16 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/05/18/how-malaga-went-from-rags-to-riches-to-relegation/|title=How Málaga went from rags to riches to relegation|publisher=These Football Times|first=Adam|last=Storer|date=18 May 2018|access-date=16 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727123601/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/05/18/how-malaga-went-from-rags-to-riches-to-relegation/|archive-date=27 July 2019}}
Bastón was loaned again on 16 July 2018, joining Alavés.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11731/11438924/swansea-striker-borja-baston-joins-spanish-side-alaves-on-loan|title=Swansea striker Borja Baston joins Spanish side Alaves on loan|publisher=Sky Sports|date=16 July 2018|access-date=16 July 2018}} Back at Swansea for the 2019–20 season, he scored his first goal for them since 2016 in a 2–1 win against Hull City in the first league fixture on 3 August 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49135731|title=Swansea City 2–1 Hull City|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Gareth|last=Vincent|date=3 August 2019|access-date=3 August 2019}}
=Aston Villa=
On 31 January 2020, Bastón joined Aston Villa on a free transfer, leaving Swansea six months before the end of his contract in order to remove himself from their wage bill.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51333634|title=Borja Baston: Aston Villa sign striker from Swansea in free transfer|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2020|access-date=29 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/borja-baston-leaves-swansea-city-aston-villa|title=Borja Baston leaves Swansea City for Aston Villa|publisher=Swansea City A.F.C|date=31 January 2020|access-date=31 January 2020}} Sixteen days after signing, he made his debut as a late substitute in a 3–2 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51431287|title=Aston Villa 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Sutcliffe|first=Steve|date=16 February 2020|access-date=20 February 2020}}
Bastón was released on 25 June 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1697130|title=Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists|publisher=Premier League|date=25 June 2020|access-date=25 June 2020}}
=Leganés and Oviedo=
On 6 September 2020, Bastón agreed to a one-year deal with Leganés, recently relegated to the second tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.cdleganes.com/noticia/el-c-d-leganes-fortalece-su-ataque-con-la-llegada-de-borja-baston|title=El C.D. Leganés fortalece su ataque con la llegada de Borja Bastón|trans-title=C.D. Leganés bolster their attack with the arrival of Borja Bastón|publisher=CD Leganés|language=es|date=6 September 2020|access-date=6 September 2020}} On 11 August 2021, he moved to Real Oviedo of the same league on a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.realoviedo.es/noticia/borja-baston-nuevo-jugador-del-real-oviedo|title=Borja Bastón, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo|trans-title=Borja Bastón, new player of Real Oviedo|publisher=Real Oviedo|language=es|date=11 August 2021|access-date=11 August 2021}} He was crowned top scorer in his debut campaign with 22 goals, alongside Girona's Cristhian Stuani.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/internacional/2022/05/29/el-uruguayo-stuani-y-borja-baston-comparten-el-titulo-de-maximo-goleador/|title=El uruguayo Stuani y Borja Bastón comparten el título de máximo goleador|trans-title=Uruguay's Stuani and Borja Bastón share top-scorer accolade|newspaper=ABC Color|language=es|date=29 May 2022|access-date=3 July 2022}}
International career
Bastón represented Spain's under-17 at the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Nigeria. As the national team finally finished in third position he won the Golden Boot with five goals, with teammate Sergi Roberto adding three.{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2009/11/15/futbol/1258305443.html|title=Consuelo de bronce|trans-title=Bronze consolation|newspaper=El Mundo|language=es|date=15 November 2009|access-date=11 January 2019}}
With the under-19 team, Bastón won the 2011 UEFA European Championship in Romania, but was a support player in a side favouring Álvaro Morata and Juanmi.{{cite web|url=https://es.uefa.com/under19/news/0257-0deb2b01f5b7-0770647f8b78-1000--convocatoria-definitiva-de-espana-sub-19/|title=Convocatoria definitiva de España sub-19|trans-title=Final Spain under-19 call-up|publisher=UEFA|language=es|date=13 July 2011|access-date=6 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sefutbol.com/foto-interactiva-reconoces-heroes-eurocopa-rumania-2011|title=FOTO INTERACTIVA: ¿Reconoces a los héroes de la Eurocopa de Rumanía de 2011?|trans-title=INTERACTIVE PHOTO: Do you recognise the heroes of the Romania 2011 Eurocup?|publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation|language=es|date=4 August 2015|access-date=6 December 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206091755/https://www.sefutbol.com/foto-interactiva-reconoces-heroes-eurocopa-rumania-2011|archive-date=6 December 2021}}
Personal life
Bastón's father, Miguel Bastón, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he also played with Atlético – but only with their reserves – and spent most of his career with Real Burgos.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 29 May 2022}}{{BDFutbol|12497}}{{soccerway|borja-gonzalez-tomas/95842}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Atlético Madrid B
|23 | 12 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 12 | ||||
| 2010–11
|Segunda División B |14 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 4 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 16 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 16 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Atlético Madrid
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11
|La Liga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 | ||||||||||
| Murcia (loan)
|20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 4 | |||
| Huesca (loan)
|Segunda División |31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 9 | |||
| Deportivo (loan)
|Segunda División |34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 10 | |||
| Zaragoza (loan)
|Segunda División |38 | 22 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearances in La Liga play-offs|name=pro}} | 0 | 40 | 22 | ||
| Eibar (loan)
|La Liga |36 | 18 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 19 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Swansea City
|18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20
|20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 7 | ||
| Málaga (loan)
|La Liga |20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | |||
| Alavés (loan)
|La Liga |27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 5 | |||
| Aston Villa
|Premier League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| |Leganés
|Segunda División |35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=pro}} | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| |Oviedo
|Segunda División |40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 22 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!359 | 120 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 375 | 121 |
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Honours
Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2009
Spain U19
Individual
- Pichichi Trophy (Segunda División): 2021–22 (22 goals)
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Boot: 2009
- La Liga Player of the Month: October 2015
References
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External links
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