Tristan Borges’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Tristan Daniel Borges (born 26 August 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Forge FC as a midfielder.

Club career

Heerenveen

From early 2016 until summer 2018, Borges was a member of the youth academy of Dutch Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen where he played for the U21 team.

Sigma FC

After leaving Heerenveen in summer 2018, Borges returned to Canada and signed with League1 Ontario side Sigma FC in September of that year. He scored one goal in seven league appearances for Sigma and scored another in three playoff appearances.

Forge FC

On 10 January 2019, Borges signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC. He made his debut in the inaugural CPL match against York9 on 27 April 2019. Borges won the league championship with Forge in 2019, scoring the decisive goal in the first leg of the CPL Finals. In the same game, he received a red card and was sent off, However, Forge appealed the red card to the Canadian Soccer Association and they rescinded it, allowing Borges to play in the second leg, which also ended in a 1-0 victory. He also won the Golden Boot as league league’s top scorer with 13 goals, and was part of a six way tie for most assists, with five.

Borges was announced as the inaugural CPL player of the year in November 2019, he also took home the award for best Canadian U-21 player.

International career

Borges received his first Canadian youth national team call-up in August 2014 for an under-17 friendly tournament in Mexico. He participated in several other under-17 camps in the fall and winter of 2014–15 and was subsequently called up for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. Borges made six appearances in the tournament and scored Canada’s lone goal in a 1–1 draw against Mexico.

Beginning in September 2015, Borges participated in several under-20 team camps in the lead-up to the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. At that tournament, he made three appearances for Canada and assisted on a goal in a 2–0 win over Antigua and Barbuda.

In January 2018, Borges was called up for a Canadian under-23 camp in the United States.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Forge FC

• Canadian Premier League: 2019 Finals

Individual

• Canadian Premier League:
  • Golden Boot: 2019
  • Player of the Year: 2019
  • Best Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year: 2019