Rowllin Borges

Borges began his youth career by joining the youth team of Fransa-Pax FC at the age of 14, from where he moved to Velsao Pale FC's academy after one year. He then moved to the academy of then I-League club, Sporting Clube de Goa.

Sporting Goa

Borges began his career by signing with Sporting Clube de Goa in 2011, who used to play in I-League at that time. He made his debut for the club against Prayag United on 23 October 2011, which ended in a 2–2 draw in the 2011-12 I-League season.

Borges stayed at the club for the 2012-13 I-League season. He played his first match of the season for the club against East Bengal on 7 October 2012, which ended in a 0–0 draw. He ended his season goalless and played his last match of the season on 11 May 2013 against Mumbai FC that ended in a 2–2 draw.

Borges played his first match of the 2013-14 I-League season against Mumbai FC on 21 September 2013 in 1–1 draw. He scored his debut goal for the club against Mohun Bagan on 23 March 2014, which ended in a 1–3 defeat for Sporting, as Borges scored the only goal for them in the 78th minute. Borges scored his second of the season on 2 April in a 1–2 victory over Rangdajied United. He scored his third goal of the season in his last match of the season against Goan rivals Salgaocar FC on 15 April in a thrilling 3–3 draw.

After a decent season, he played his first match of the 2014-15 I-League season against East Bengal on 18 January 2015 in a 1–1 draw, and ended his season by playing against Pune FC on 30 May as a substitute for Mahmoud Amnah in a huge victory over Pune with a score of 4–0.

He stayed with Sporting for the 2015-16 I-League season, and played his first match of the season against DSK Shivajians…

Borges had represented India in under-23 level, and in 2015, he was called for India's senior national team. Borges played his debut match for India as a substitute for Eugeneson Lyngdoh against Nepal on 31 August 2015, which ended in a 0–0 draw. He was included in the squad of India for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and played his first qualifying match for India on 8 September 2015 against Iran as a substitute for Dhanpal Ganesh, which they lost 0–3.

Borges was later included in the Indian squad to take part in the 2015 SAFF Championship. He scored his debut goal for the national team in that competition against Nepal on 27 December 2015 in the group stage match, which India won 4–1. Borges started in the final of the 2015 SAFF Championship on 3 January 2016 against reigning champions Afghanistan, which India won 2–1 after extra time, thereby Borges winning his first international trophy. As a result of his brilliant performance in the year 2016 for both club and country, Borges was awarded with the AIFF Emerging Player of the Year Award.

He was selected for the national team to play in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Borges scored his second goal for the national team in the competition against Macau on 11 October 2017, where he opened the scoresheet of the game, as India won on a big margin of 4–1, thereby qualifying for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

He was in the squad for the 2018 Intercontinental Cup, and played in the final as a substitute for Halicharan…

Rowlin Borges was born in Nuvem, Goa on 5 June 1992. He began playing football as a goalkeeper in school. His favorite footballers include Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane, Sunil Chhetri, and Climax Lawrence.