[21] After his stint with East Bengal, Borges was retained by NorthEast United for the 2017-18 Indian Super League season.

[23] Borges stayed at the club for the 2018-19 Indian Super League season,[24] and played his first match of the campaign against FC Goa on 1 October 2018, which ended in a 2–2 draw.

In that match, it was Borges who opened the scoresheet, as it was him who scored an own goal in the fourth minute and gave Chennaiyin an early lead.

He left after a remarkable season with four goal and two assists in his name, that helped NorthEast United to qualify for the semi-finals of the ISL for the first time in their history.

[34] He played his last match with East Bengal on 29 April in a 0–4 victory over Mumbai FC and left the club after finishing his loan term.

[35] On his 27th birthday, on 5 June 2019, it was announced that Mumbai City FC had secured Rowllin Borges on a three-year contract.

[36][37] He played his debut match for the club in the 2019-20 Indian Super League season against Kerala Blasters FC in a 0–1 victory on 24 October 2019.

[40] Borges played his first match of the 2020-21 Indian Super League season on 21 November 2020 in a 1–0 defeat against his former club NorthEast United.

The deciding penalty was taken by Rowllin Borges, which he netted in, thereby taking Mumbai City FC to the final of the Indian Super League for the first time in their history.

[54] 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.

[60] 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.

[65] 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.

[74] He also played the last match in the group stage against Bahrain on 14 January, which India lost 0–1, resulting in their elimination for the campaign.

[82] He was also a fan of India national team skipper Sunil Chhetri, and former Indian international from Goa, Climax Lawrence.