Borja Iglesias

In September 2022, Iglesias and Nico Williams were called up for the first time to the Spain national team, ahead of UEFA Nations League games with Switzerland and Portugal. He made his debut against the former, in a 2–1 loss in Zaragoza. Despite his 20 goals making him the top scoring national player of the calendar year, he was overlooked for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – the first Spaniard since 1994 to be in this position. In August 2023, in response to the Royal Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales non-consensually kissing Spanish midfielder Jennifer Hermoso during the Women's World Cup medal ceremony, Iglesias announced he would boycott playing for Spain until Rubiales resigned. He returned to the squads in October 2025, and was called up by Luis de la Fuente for the 2026 World Cup finals. The 33-year-old made his debut in the competition on 6 July, playing injury time of the 1–0 victory over Portugal in the round of 16 in place of Mikel Oyarzabal.

Club

As of match played 7 September 2026

International

As of match played 6 July 2026

Villarreal

Born in Santiago de Compostela, Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Iglesias began playing football as a toddler in his local primary school, until he was recruited by Compostela at age 10. He eventually graduated from Villarreal's youth setup after stints at Roda and Valencia, starting his senior career in 2012 with the former's C team in the Tercera División.

Celta

Iglesias joined Celta de Vigo on 9 July 2013, signing a two-year deal with an option for a further three and being assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B. On 3 January 2015 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Santi Mina in a 1–0 away loss against Sevilla. On 11 December 2016, after scoring a brace in a 3–2 away defeat to Caudal, Iglesias became Celta B's all-time top scorer with 53 goals, surpassing Goran Marić. He topped the third-tier charts at 32, being essential as his team sealed a play-off berth. On 6 July 2017, Iglesias was loaned to Segunda División club Real Zaragoza for one year. He scored his first goal for his new team on 27 August, the equaliser through a penalty kick in a 1–1 home draw with Granada. Additionally, he netted braces against Córdoba, Sevilla Atlético, Real Valladolid and Osasuna, to reach 15 goals by March and finish the season as the division's joint-third highest scorer on 22. Earlier on 24 September, he was sent off just before half time in a 1–1 draw with Gimnàstic de Tarragona at La Romareda…

Iglesias was nicknamed Panda, after the song of the same name by rapper Desiigner. He received attention for painting his fingernails black in support of Black Lives Matter in 2020; his gesture was also a statement against homophobia, for which he was praised by the actor Brays Efe. In January 2026, after a match against Sevilla, Iglesias was subjected to homophobic slurs and hateful chanting in a car park while giving his shirt to a fan. In response, Celta launched a campaign titled "Against Hate, Together." During the subsequent home match against Rayo Vallecano, over 5,000 supporters, the club's coaching staff and president Marián Mouriño all painted their nails in solidarity with the player, who clarified that he is heterosexual, stating his goal is to help "create a safe space" in men's football. When asked about his political opinions, Iglesias said "Footballers tend to lean a little bit to the right because sometimes we value that economic policy. For me, for example, that's not the only thing worth anything. What I'm trying to say is, I prefer to pay more to live in a country where I like what they do with that money". In September 2025, he denounced the Gaza genocide. He expressed surprise that "more importance is accorded to the cancellation of a sporting event than to a genocide," specifically addressing complaints regarding pro-Palestine protests that had impacted stages of the Vuelta a España cycling race; he defended his stance by stating that "sometimes, it is…