| Name: | Borja Valero |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Date of Birth: | 12/01/1985 |
| Height: | 5' 9" (175cm) |
| Weight: | 11st 5lbs (72.18kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | Real Madrid, WBA, Villarreal (loan), Real Mallorca, Real Mallorca (loan) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
VALERO joined Villarreal on a season-long loan in July 2010 with a view to a permanent deal.
The 25-year-old midfielder rejoined the Baggies for pre-season training at the beginning of that month following a season-long loan in La Liga with Real Mallorca, who turned down an option to buy him.
After returning to Albion, he expressed a strong desire to continue his career in Spain for professional and family reasons.
Valero became Albion's record transfer when he completed a £4.7million move from Real Mallorca in August 2008.
The playmaker penned a four-year contract, plus a further year's option in the club's favour.
The transfer eclipsed the £3.5m Albion paid Cardiff for Robert Earnshaw, who joined in August 2004.
Valero showed some impressive skills during his first season in England but found it difficult to get to grips with the physical nature of the Barclays Premier League.
Baggies fans first got a glimpse of Valero when he impressed as a 59th-minute substitute in Mallorca's 1-1 pre-season draw at The Hawthorns prior to the 2008/09 campaign.
He signed for Mallorca from Real Madrid in summer 2007 and scored four times in 35 La Liga games to help them finish seventh.
He came through the ranks at the Bernabeu and played under now-England boss Fabio Capello.
His chances were limited at the Spanish giants but he boasts Champions League experience and played alongside David Beckham in a draw with Dynamo Kiev in December 2006.
The 5ft9in ace also earned nine caps for Spain Under-17s and was part of his country's Under-19s European Championship-winning squad in 2004.
He has made 36 appearances, including six as a substitute, for the Baggies but has not scored.
(LAST UPDATED JULY 21, 2010)
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 21 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 5 (0) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| Villarreal | 2010 - 11 | League | 34 (1) | 3 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 12 (2) | 2 | ||
| WBA | 2009 - 10 | League | 0 (1) | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Real Mallorca | 2009 - 10 | League | 32 (1) | 5 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| WBA | 2008 - 09 | League | 27 (3) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (2) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Real Mallorca | 2007 - 08 | League | 17 (17) | 4 |
| FA Cup | 4 (1) | 0 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2006 - 07 | Euro Cups | 0 (1) | 0 |
