Celso Borges

{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{family name hatnote|Borges|Mora|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Celso Borges | image = Celso Borges - Gold Cup 2015.jpg | caption = Borges with Costa Rica at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup | fullname = Celso Borges Mora<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Costa Rica |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|5|27|df=y}} | birth_place = San José, Costa Rica | height = 1.82 m<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Costa Rica |publisher=FIFA |page=7 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Alajuelense | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Saprissa | years1 = 2006–2009 | clubs1 = Saprissa | caps1 = 86 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2009–2012 | clubs2 = Fredrikstad FK | caps2 = 76 | goals2 = 34 | years3 = 2012–2015 | clubs3 = AIK | caps3 = 79 | goals3 = 26 | years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2015–2018 | clubs5 = Deportivo La Coruña | caps5 = 90 | goals5 = 12 | years6 = 2018–2020 | clubs6 = Göztepe | caps6 = 53 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = Deportivo La Coruña | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2021– | clubs8 = Alajuelense | caps8 = 171 | goals8 = 11 | nationalyears1 = 2005 | nationalteam1 = Costa Rica U17 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2007 | nationalteam2 = Costa Rica U20 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2008–2025 | nationalteam3 = Costa Rica | nationalcaps3 = 164 | nationalgoals3 = 27 }}

'''Celso Borges Mora''' (born 27 May 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga FPD club Alajuelense. With 164 international appearances, he is the most capped player in Costa Rica's history.

==Early years== His father is Alexandre Guimarães,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FIFA.com|title=Celso Borges, new Tico idol|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1022196.html|date=10 February 2009|access-date=1 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104141718/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1022196.html|archive-date=4 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brazilian-born, Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer and coach. He was born in Costa Rica's capital city San José and during his high school years, he attended Saint Clare High School, where he also took part in the school's team. His studies were often interrupted by his football training and playing outside the country.

==Club career== ===Saprissa=== At the age of 18, Borges made his professional debut for Saprissa on 15 January 2006.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Saprissa |title=Celso Borges |url=http://www.saprissa.co.cr/content/articles/87/1/Celso-Borges-Mora/Page1.html |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822033423/http://www.saprissa.co.cr/content/articles/87/1/Celso-Borges-Mora/Page1.html |archive-date=22 August 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He won five national championships with Saprissa.

===Fredrikstad FK=== On 18 January 2009, Fredrikstad FK sporting director Tor-Kristian Karlsen confirmed that Borges had signed for them, joining on 1 July when Borges's contract with Saprissa expired. Fredrikstad later agreed to pay 1 million kroner (€125,000 ) to Deportivo Saprissa so Borges could join the team immediately and play for Fredrikstad, when the season started on 14 April, against the former league champion Stabæk.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=VG.no|title=Fredrikstad sign "young ballack"|url=http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=546334|date=18 January 2009|access-date=1 July 2011|language=no}}</ref> In March 2011, Borges stated he would leave Fredrikstad during or after the 2011 season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=TV2.no|title=Borges to leave FFK|url=http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/celso-borges-forlater-fredrikstad-3441545.html|date=14 March 2011|access-date=1 July 2011|language=no}}</ref>

===AIK=== On 1 January 2012, it was confirmed that Borges, as a free agent, was to leave Fredrikstad FK signing a three-year contract with the Swedish football club AIK Stockholm.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=aftonbladet.se|title=Bekräftat: AIK värvar landslagsstjärna|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/aik/article14152594.ab|date=1 January 2012|access-date=1 January 2012|language=sv}}</ref>

He received the vacant number 10 jersey, last worn by Martin Kayongo-Mutumba.

On 1 April 2012, Borges made his first match for AIK, in a match against Mjällby AIF. He got his first goal for the club in the next game, scoring the game-winning goal against Kalmar FF. During the first half of the season he was used as a striker by manager Andreas Alm. But after the summer vacation he dropped down and started playing as a central midfielder and subsequently was the team's first choice in central midfield. He finished the season ending up as the team's best goalscorer.

===Deportivo La Coruña=== On 14 January 2015, Borges joined Deportivo de La Coruña, signing with them until the end of the season, with an option of a two-year extension.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canaldeportivo.com/servlet/es.iris.servlets.Noticias?accion=4&ver=1&nid=29497|title= Celso Borges nuevo jugador del Deportivo|trans-title=Celso Borges new player of Deportivo|publisher=Deportivo's official website|language=es|date=14 January 2015|access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref> He scored twice in his first official appearance for ''Dépor'', having started in a 1–2 away win against Rayo Vallecano on 30 January which also marked his La Liga debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canaldeportivo.com/servlet/es.iris.servlets.Noticias?accion=4&ver=1&nid=29622&mid=12|title=Celso Borges da pura vida al Dépor en Vallecas (1-2)|trans-title=Celso Borges gives pure life to Depor in Vallecas (1-2)|publisher=Deportivo's official website|language=es|date=30 January 2015|access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>

==International career== [[File:Bras-Cos (21).jpg|thumb|right|Borges disputing a ball against Brazil's Gabriel Jesus]]Borges currently holds the appearance record for the Costa Rica national football team with 164 caps, scoring 27 goals.<ref name=wc>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=236530/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616194859/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=236530/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2014|title=Celso BORGES|access-date=30 June 2014|work=FIFA}}</ref> He has represented his country in over 50 FIFA World Cup qualification matches<ref name="FIFA" /> and at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. He has also played at the 2011<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam2011.html Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045831/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam2011.html |date=5 November 2013 }} - RSSSF</ref> and 2013 Copa Centroamericana,<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam2013.html Copa Centroamericana 2013 (UNCAF Nations Cup)] - RSSSF</ref> as well as at the 2009,<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726152032/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/09gc-full.html |date=26 July 2014 }} - RSSSF</ref> 2011,<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/11gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details]{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} - RSSSF</ref> 2013,<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/13gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2013 - Full Details]{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} - RSSSF</ref> 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cups, and the Copa América Centenario.

Borges played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Peru, in which he scored a goal and was considered among the best players of the tournament. After the tournament he was picked as one of ten players to watch out for in the future.<ref name="FIFA">{{FIFA player|236530|Celso Borges}}</ref> Borges also participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.<ref name="FIFA" />

He made his debut for the Costa Rican senior team in a June 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Grenada<ref name=wc/> and, in September of the same year, scored his first international goal against Suriname.

After featuring prominently during the team's unsuccessful 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Borges helped the team to a second-place finish at the 2011 Copa Centroamericana, as well as the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup later that year.<ref name=wc/>

In June 2014, Borges was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/costa-rica/10810092/Costa-Rica-World-Cup-2014-squad.html|title=Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad|date=2 June 2014|access-date=30 June 2014|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> During the round of 16, Borges was the first of five Costa Rican players to successfully convert his kick in a 5–3 penalty shootout win over Greece.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27961189|title=Costa Rica 1-1 Greece|access-date=30 June 2014|date=29 June 2014|work=BBC}}</ref>

In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g|title=Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players|last=Arnold|first=Jon|date=14 May 2018|work=Goal.com}}</ref>

==Personal life== Through his father, Borges was also a Brazilian national until 2017, when he relinquished his Brazilian nationality to become a Spanish citizen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Celso Borges renunciará a nacionalidad brasileña para obtener la española |url=https://www.elpais.cr/2017/02/08/celso-borges-renunciara-a-nacionalidad-brasilena-para-obtener-la-espanola/ |access-date=14 November 2021 |work=Diario Digital Nuestro País |date=8 February 2017 |language=es}}</ref>

Borges is usually considered one of the most educated players of the Costa Rica national football team. ''El País''<nowiki>'</nowiki> Diego Torres described him as "the brain of Costa Rica" and "a gleaned midfielder with elegant diction", while ''La Nación''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Antonio Alfaro called him "the exemplary Costa Rican player."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Diego|title=La fuerza de la educación|url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2014/06/28/mundial_futbol/1403990912_397430.html|access-date=15 August 2017|work=El País|date=28 June 2014|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Alfaro|first1=Antonio|title=Celso Borges: 'Yo estaba decaído en espíritu y mis papás me hablaron'|url=http://www.nacion.com/dialogos/Celso-Borges-decaido-espiritu-papas-ayudaron_0_1570043096.html|access-date=15 August 2017|work=La Nación|date=1 July 2016|language=es}}</ref> Aside from his native Spanish, Borges can also speak English, Portuguese and Swedish.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fonseca|first1=Alejandro|title=Celso con acento español: 'No soy un juega de vivo'|url=http://www.diarioextra.com/Noticia/detalle/335197/celso-con-acento-espanol:--no-soy-un-juega-de-vivo|access-date=15 August 2017|work=Diario Extra|date=15 June 2017|language=ES}}</ref>

A heavy metal fan, citing Slipknot, Metallica, Dream Theater and Killswitch Engage as his favorite bands,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Solano|first1=Gabriela|title=Celso Borges: "Me atrae Scarlett Johansson"|url=http://www.aldia.cr/fuera-cancha/celsoborges-entrevista_0_70193016.html|access-date=16 August 2017|work=Al Día|date=27 January 2013|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062658/http://www.aldia.cr/fuera-cancha/celsoborges-entrevista_0_70193016.html|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Borges plays the drums, and has covered System of a Down's "Toxicity" alongside Peruvian musician Kurt Dyer.<ref>{{cite news|title=El talento oculto de Celso Borges|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/torremarathon/2017/06/19/talento-oculto-celso-borges/00031497881460127588378.htm|access-date=15 August 2017|work=La Voz de Galicia|date=19 June 2017|language=es-ES}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 28 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/celso-borges/42678/|title=C. Borges|website=Soccerway|access-date=7 November 2014}}</ref>

{| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Saprissa |2005–06 |Costa Rican Primera División |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2006–07 |Costa Rican Primera División |35||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||2 |- |2007–08 |Costa Rican Primera División |25||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League|name=CCL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||31||1 |- |2008–09 |Costa Rican Primera División |24||5||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=CCL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||29||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !86!!7!!colspan="2"|—!!11!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!97!!9 |- |rowspan="4"|Fredrikstad FK |2009 |Tippeligaen |22||7||2||1||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||25||9 |- |2010 |Adeccoligaen |29||14||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||15 |- |2011 |Tippeligaen |25||8||5||7||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||15 |- !colspan="2"|Total !76!!29!!9!!9!!1!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!86!!39 |- |rowspan="4"|AIK |2012 |Allsvenskan |29||8||colspan="2"|—||12{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||41||9 |- |2013 |Allsvenskan |24||8||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||8 |- |2014 |Allsvenskan |26||6||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||29||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !79!!22!!3!!0!!15!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!97!!23 |- |Deportivo La Coruña (loan) |2014–15 |La Liga |17||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||3 |- | rowspan="4" |Deportivo La Coruña |2015–16 |La Liga |24||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||3 |- |2016–17 |La Liga |34||6||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||6 |- |2017–18 |La Liga |32||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !107!!15!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!111!!15 |- |rowspan="3"|Göztepe |2018–19 |Süper Lig |32||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||2 |- |2019–20 |Süper Lig |21||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !53!!2!!9!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!62!!3 |- |rowspan="2"|Deportivo La Coruña |2020–21 |Segunda División B |15||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs}}||0||22||2 |- !colspan="2"|Deportivo total !122!!17!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!5!!0!!133!!17 |- |rowspan="6"|Alajuelense |2021–22 |Liga FPD |21||2||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in CONCACAF League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||22||2 |- |2022–23 |Liga FPD |34||2||colspan="2"|—||10{{efn|One appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup, nine appearances and one goal in CONCACAF League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||44||3 |- |2023–24 |Liga FPD |42||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=CON|Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup}}||0||10{{efn|Appearances in Central American Cup}}||1||56||1 |- |2024–25 |Liga FPD |45||5||2||0||2{{efn|name=CON}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica}}||0||50||5 |- |2025–26 |Liga FPD |29||2||0||0||2||0||10{{efn|One appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica, seven appearances in Central American Cup}}||0||41||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !171!!11!!4!!0!!6!!0!!22!!1!!203!!10 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !587!!88!!31!!10!!44!!5!!26!!1!!688!!104 |}

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===International=== {{updated|match played 13 November 2025}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT|26674|Celso Borges|access-date=24 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-borges-intlg.html|title=Celso Borges - Century of International Appearances|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="17"|Costa Rica |2008||7||2 |- |2009||15||5 |- |2010||3||0 |- |2011||10||1 |- |2012||5||1 |- |2013||20||5 |- |2014||13||5 |- |2015||14||0 |- |2016||11||2 |- |2017||10||0 |- |2018||10||0 |- |2019||12||2 |- |2020||1||0 |- |2021||15||3 |- |2022||12||1 |- |2023||5||0 |- |2025||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||164||27 |}

:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Borges goal (includes unofficial goals scored).''<ref name="NFT" />

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Celso Borges |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | 1. || 6 September 2008 || Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica ||{{fb|SUR}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|7–0 ||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 2. || 11 October 2008 || André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname |{{fb|SUR}}|| align="center" |2–0 || align="center"|4–1 |2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 3. || 3 June 2009 || Estádio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|USA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 ||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 4. || rowspan=2 | 6 June 2009 || rowspan=2 | Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan=2 | {{fb|TRI}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 3–2 | rowspan="2" |2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 5. || align="center"|3–2 |- | 6. || 7 July 2009 || Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, United States || {{fb|JAM}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | 7. || 19 July 2009 || AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States || {{fb|Guadeloupe|local}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|5–1 || 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | 8. || 21 January 2011 || Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || 2011 Copa Centroamericana |- | 9. || 16 October 2012 ||Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|GUY}} || align="center"|6–0 || align="center"|7–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 10. || 20 January 2013 |Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica|| {{fb|NCA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 2013 Copa Centroamericana |- | 11. || 19 June 2013 |Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica|| {{fb|PAN}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 12. || rowspan=2 | 14 August 2013 || rowspan=2 | Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic || rowspan=2 | {{fb|DOM}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 4–0 || rowspan=2 | Friendly |- | 13. || align="center"|2–0 |- | 14. || 6 September 2013 || Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|USA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 15. || 6 June 2014 || PPL Park, Chester, United States || {{fb|IRL}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly |- | 16. || 3 September 2014 || Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington D.C., United States || {{fb|NCA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 ||2014 Copa Centroamericana |- | 17. || 7 September 2014 || Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|2–2 |2014 Copa Centroamericana |- | 18. || rowspan=2 | 14 October 2014 || rowspan=2 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea || rowspan=2 | {{fb|KOR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 3–1 || rowspan=2 | Friendly |- | 19. || align="center"|2–1 |- | 20. || 29 March 2016 || Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|JAM}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 21. || 11 June 2016 || NRG Stadium, Houston, United States || {{fb|COL}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–2 || Copa América Centenario |- | 22. || 16 June 2019 || Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|NCA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | 23. || 6 September 2019 |Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica|| {{fb|URU}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || Friendly |- | 24. || 12 July 2021 || Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States || {{fb|GLP}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | 25. || 16 July 2021 |Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States|| {{fb|SUR}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 |2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | 26. || 10 October 2021 || Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 27. || 24 March 2022 |Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica|| {{fb|CAN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 |2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |}

==Honours== '''Deportivo Saprissa''' *Primera División de Costa Rica: Apertura 2005, Clausura 2006, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2008 '''Alajuelense'''

* CONCACAF Central American Cup: 2023, 2024

'''Costa Rica''' *Copa Centroamericana: 2013, 2014<ref>{{cite web |title=Borges se une el Deportivo de la Coruña |url=https://www.concacaf.com/es/gold-cup/noticias/borges-se-une-el-deportivo-de-la-coruna/ |website=Copa Oro |access-date=22 October 2022 |date=6 June 2017}}</ref>

'''Individual''' *CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team: 2009 * CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/gold-cup/article/turner-funes-mori-named-to-best-xi/|title=Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI|publisher=CONCACAF|date=3 August 2021|access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>

==See also== * List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

==References== {{reflist}}

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