Alexander Borromeo

Alexander Charles Luis "Aly" Borromeo[1] (born 28 June 1983) is an American-born Filipino retired footballer who played as a utility player. He is currently a general manager for Kaya-Iloilo.

Aly Borromeo
Borromeo in 2011
Personal information
Full name Alexander Charles Luis Borromeo
Date of birth (1983-06-28) 28 June 1983
Place of birth San Francisco, California, USA
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kaya (general manager)
Youth career
1999–2003 Kaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2018 Kaya
2010–2011 → Global (loan)
National team‡
2000 Philippines U-19 4 (0)
2005 Philippines U-23 8 (0)
2004–2011 Philippines 42 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 01, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 01, 2014

Borromeo was a long-time captain of the Philippines national team. Previously a goalkeeper, he became a utility player, playing as a central midfielder or center forward for his club and mainly as a central defender for the national team.

Club career

Borromeo joined Kaya in 1999, and has been the captain of the first team for several years during his tenure.[2] He went on a loan to Global during the 2010–11 season and led the club to be the champions of the 2010 UFL Cup during that season.

On October 15, 2011, in his first match for Kaya in the 2011 UFL Cup against Diliman, Borromeo incurred an ACL injury, which sidelined him for the club and the national team.[3] After almost seven months, he made his return for the 2012 League season on May 12, 2012 as a substitute against Loyola Meralco Sparks, which ended a 2–2 draw. In the following match against Global F.C. on May 16, 2012, he scored an equalizer in second half injury time to end in a 1–1 draw.[4]

He was dropped in the Kaya lineup for the 2012–13 season due to a meniscus injury,[5] in which he acquired while training for the national team in mid-2012.[6]

Borromeo's recurring injury since 2011 made him consider retirement but eventually recovered to return playing with Kaya.[7] He played for Kaya at the 2016 AFC Cup and was a starter and captain for the team's first match against Hong Kong sides, Kitchee.[8] He was still playing for Kaya when the club joined the Philippines Football League in 2017 as Kaya–Makati (and later as Kaya–Iloilo). His return stint to Kaya as a player was brief but he remained with the club after he was appointed as its team manager.[7]

International career

Borromeo first represented the Philippines at under-19 level during the 2000 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers and was also a goalkeeper at that time.[9] Four years later, Borromeo would make his full international debut playing in all four matches in the 2004 Tiger Cup. This time he was playing as a striker and he assisted both goals by Emelio Caligdong, to give the Philippines their first ever win in the competition, defeating Timor-Leste 2–1.[10]

He has also represented the Philippines at under-23 level. He captained the Philippines under-23 team during the 2005 Southeast Asian Games on home soil and was converted to a central defender.[11] He also scored in the 4–2 win against Cambodia.[12] However, the Philippines failed to progress to the knockout stage.

Personal

Borromeo is the biological son of prominent Australian business man, Marcus Blackmore. He did not meet his father until he was 27.[13] Borromeo has a step-sister, fashion designer Imogen Merrony, daughter of Furlong.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Philippines roster – 2008 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  2. "Aly Borromeo profile". KayaFC.com. Kaya Futbol Club. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. Tupas, Cedelf (16 October 2011). "ACL injury sidelines Azkals skipper Aly Borromeo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  4. "Borromeo keeps Kaya in UFL title hunt". ESPNStar.com. ESPN Star Sports. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  5. Decena, Karl (24 January 2013). "Former Azkals skipper Aly Borromeo dropped from Kaya lineup due to knee issues". InterAKTV. Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5). Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  6. Henson, Joaquin (23 November 2012). "Aly, Anton cheer for Azkals at home". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  7. Co, Adrian (22 May 2020). "Borromeo: I could have played more for Azkals". Panay News. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. Guerrero, Bob (7 March 2016). "AFC Cup preview: Kaya FC's special anniversary moment". Rappler. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  9. "Malaysia finish as runners-up". New Straits Times. 2000-07-05. p. 38.
  10. "First-ever win for Filipinos". The Star. Malaysia. 2004-12-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  11. Limpag, Mike T. (2005-11-23). "3 own goals in 'Nam win". SunStar.com.ph. Sun.Star Cebu. Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  12. Tupas, Cedelf P. (2005-11-26). "RP booters pull off hard triumph over Cambodia". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. A23.
  13. "Marcus Blackmore: The medicine man". 2014-12-18.
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