Milan Borjan

Milan Borjan (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Борјан; born 23 October 1987) is a professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh.

Borjan was born on 23 October 1987 in Knin, former SFR Yugoslavia today Croatia, to ethnic Serb parents Boško and Mirjana.

[16] Following an appearance in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Borjan joined the Turkish club Sivasspor,[17] and made his debut on 11 September 2011 in a 2–1 loss against Karabükspor.

[18] Due to a lack of playing time in Turkey, Borjan was loaned to Romanian club SC Vaslui in a deal that would keep him in Romania through the end of the season, with an option to purchase the player for an undisclosed transfer fee.

[22] Speculation arose, after the termination, that a deal had been put in place for Borjan to join Napoli in June, as the Turkish Football Association blocked a January move.

[27] Spurning interest from Sarajevo,[28] Borjan signed a one-year contract with SuperLiga club FK Radnički Niš on 15 February 2015.

[citation needed] On 15 February 2017, Borjan was loaned to the Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce through the end of the season,[33] where he made 14 league appearances and five clean sheets.

[36] He made his debut in the first leg of the third qualifying round for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, keeping a clean sheet in a home victory against Sparta Prague on 27 July 2017.

[38] In his second season with the club, Borjan would help Red Star qualify for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, and would earn two clean sheets: once in the group stage opener against Napoli,[39] and again in a 2–0 home win against Liverpool.

[41] On 23 May 2022 Borjan notably scored a penalty for Red Star in their final game of the 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga against Voždovac, as the club clinched their fifth-straight title.

[49] He also recorded his first national team game on home soil at BMO Field on 1 June 2011 in an exhibition against Ecuador that ended in a 2–2 draw.

Due to the suspension of first choice goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld, Borjan started in the 0–0 home draw against Honduras in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 12 June 2012.

[52] He earned his first red card for Canada on 11 June 2015 in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match, handling the ball outside the box after a mistake from Julian de Guzman.

Borjan with Sivasspor in 2013
Borjan playing for Red Star Belgrade in 2017
Borjan with the Canada national team in 2011