Jeremiah Chabon "JB" Borlongan (born 8 December 1998) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger for Philippines Football League club Cebu and the Philippines national team.

Jeremiah Borlongan
Personal information
Full name Jeremiah Chabon Borlongan[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-08) December 8, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Cebu
Number 8
Youth career
Abba's Orchard School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 University of the Philippines
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Cebu 35 (6)
International career
2013 Philippines U15
2015–2016 Philippines U19 10 (1)
2017–2019 Philippines U23 9 (1)
2024– Philippines 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 20, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:05, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Personal life

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Borlongan was born in Cagayan de Oro.[1] He played youth football for Abba's Orchard School at age 10,[2] and was also a member of the team dubbed the "Little Azkals", a group of gifted kids chosen to undergo special football training and form the eventual core of the Philippine Men's Football Team.[3] The team was coached by coaches such as Anto Gonzales and Oliver Colina.[4] His brother, Jethro, is also a footballer, and has also played for the various youth teams of the Philippines.

Collegiate career

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In 2016, Borlongan played for the college football team of the University of the Philippines alongside future teammates Kintaro Miyagi, Ace Villanueva, and Daniel Gadia.[5][6] In his freshman year, UP would go on to win their first title in 5 years, defeating Ateneo 4–1 in the UAAP Season 78 final. In his third year, UP won again, topping the table at the end of the regular season[7] and defeating University of Santo Tomas 1–0 in the Season 80 Final.[8] Aside from that, UP also won another collegiate tournament, the Ang Liga trophy.[9] Borlongan was planning to play one more year with UP after graduating, but plans fell through after UAAP Season 82 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Club career

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Dynamic Herb Cebu

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In 2021, Borlongan signed for Dynamic Herb Cebu, a newly-formed team that would start to compete in the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[11] He would make his first appearance for the club in the opening game, a 1–0 loss to Stallion Laguna.[12] Cebu officially joined the Philippines Football League a year later, and Borlongan scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Maharlika Manila in the 2022 edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara.[13] He would rack up 20 games, 4 goals, and 8 assists in his first full season with the club, after which they qualified for the 2023–24 edition of the AFC Cup.[14]

International career

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Philippines U19

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After playing matches for the Azkals' U13 and U15 teams,[4][15][16][17][18] Borlongan was called up for the Philippines' U19 squad for the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship,[19] making his debut in the opening match, a 2–1 win over Brunei.[1][20] He would go on to play in the 2016 edition of the same championship and the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers the next year.

Philippines U23

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In 2017, he got his first call-up for the Philippines' U-23 team for the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, alongside some of his fellow UP teammates Christian Lapas and Marco Casambre.[21] He made his debut in the opening game, subbing on for Dylan de Bruycker in a 2–0 win over Cambodia.[22] He would go on to play in the 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship and in two editions of the qualifiers for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[23] He scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss to Vietnam in the 2019 AFF Championship.[24][1][25] His last tournament representing the team was the 2019 SEA Games held in his home country the Philippines.[26]

Philippines

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In November 2022, after his recent performances for Cebu, Borlongan was included in the preliminary pool for the Philippines for the upcoming 2022 AFF Championship alongside teammates Daniel Gadia and Ace Villanueva, but didn't make the final roster.[27][28][29]

In August 2024, Borlongan was not initially part of the roster for the 2024 Merdeka Tournament but eventually got called up alongside Sandro Reyes to replace injured Oskari Kekkonen and Jesse Curran. He made his senior national team debut in the 82nd minute of the match against Malaysia, where he replaced Alex Monis.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Jeremiah Borlongan - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Biantan, Jack (June 20, 2017). "Biantan: JB Borlongan an inspiration to Oro kids". sunstar.com.ph. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Little Azkals beat Chelsea again in friendly match". Inquirer.net. January 27, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Sacamos, Karlo (June 23, 2013). "Nurturing a new breed of Azkals". spin.ph. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Valderrama, Aeron (February 28, 2019). "JB Borlongan screamer sends UP Fighting Maroons to win over NU". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  6. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (February 15, 2019). "Kintaro Miyagi, JB Borlongan braces catapult 'lazy' UP above Adamson". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Lozada, Bing (March 11, 2018). "UP climbs to top of UAAP football ladder". Inquirer.net. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Pineda, Hailee (May 3, 2018). "UP Men's Football Team UAAP Season 80 champion". upd.edu.ph. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Guerrero, Bob (July 17, 2015). "UP WINS THE UNDERRATED ANG LIGA CUP". bobguerreroph. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Lozada, Bong; Tupas, Cedelf (May 2, 2020). "Extension of seniors' playing year provides options for UAAP standouts". Inquirer.net. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Welcome JB Borlongan!". Cebu Football Club on Facebook. November 2, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Cebu FC falters in PFL debut". philstar.com. November 13, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  13. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (May 5, 2022). "Dynamic Herb Cebu fends off Maharlika, remains unbeaten in Copa Paulino Alcantara 2022". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  14. ^ Terrado, Jonas (May 21, 2023). "Cebu keeps slim PFL title hopes alive". Inquirer.net. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  15. ^ Guerrero, Bob (June 16, 2013). "Philippines U15 Boys National Football team impresses in loss to Indonesians". Yahoo News. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Guerrero, Bob (July 22, 2013). "Philippine U15 Boys Football team dominates, but falls to Myanmar side 1-0". Yahoo News. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  17. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (September 23, 2013). "Borlongan stands at forefront as Under-16 Azkals vie in AFC Championship qualifiers". spin.ph. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  18. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (August 19, 2013). "Little Azkals vie for honors in Asean U-16". spin.ph. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  19. ^ "Under 19 National Team to compete in AFF U19 Championship 2015". Philippine Football Federation. August 21, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  20. ^ "2015-AFF_U19_CHAMPIONSHIP-MatchSummary-002.pdf" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  21. ^ Guerrero, Bob (March 17, 2016). "Men's U22, Women's National Football Teams prepare for international battle". Rappler. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  22. ^ "2017-29thSEAGames-MensFootball-005.pdf" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  23. ^ "Philippines Men's Under-23 in AFC U23 Championship 2020 Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. March 20, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  24. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (February 17, 2019). "Azkals U22 suffer late heartbreaker to Vietnam in AFF LG Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  25. ^ "Philippines Men's Under-22 in AFF U22 Championship 2019". Philippine Football Federation. February 15, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  26. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (November 22, 2019). "Azkals team for SEA Games revealed". pna.gov.ph. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  27. ^ "TINGNAN: Ito na ang listahan ng mga manlalarong inanyayahan natin sa gaganaping Training Camp". The Azkals on Facebook. November 17, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  28. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (November 18, 2022). "44 players called up for Azkals' training camp". pna.gov.ph. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  29. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (November 17, 2022). "Young guns called up for Azkals' Mitsubishi Electric Cup pool". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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