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name: Nat Borchers
position: D height: 6-2 weight:175 Birthdate: April 13, 1981 Hometown: Pueblo, CO last club: Odd Grenland (Norway) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 30 | 2,679 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 173 | 172 | 15,442 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 16 | 181 | 99 | 30 | 4 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 06/13/09 | Real Salt Lake @ Galaxy |
 Nat Borchers Scores
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Acquired
RSL: Acquired by Real Salt Lake via an MLS Player Allocation Lottery on 2/14/08
COL: Signed to Developmental Roster on 3/18/03
After spending two seasons in the Norwegian Tippeligaen, defender Nat Borchers didn't miss a beat in his return to Major League Soccer for Real Salt Lake in 2008, sitting out of just one of the squad's 30 regular season contests. The cerebral central defender helped anchor a revamped RSL backline that broke the club's single-season record with 39 goals allowed, while also providing veteran leadership both on the field and in the locker room. With a year of familiarity under his belt alongside Jamison Olave, the dependable Borchers should be expected to turn his partnership with the hulking Colombian into the League's most formidable center-back tandem across MLS in 2009.
MLS Career
2008: Started 29 of 30 contests in his first season in Salt Lake, contributing one assist along the way Partnered with Jamison Olave to make up RSL's center-back tandem in 22 of RSL's final 26 regular season contests and all three postseason matches Acquired by RSL on 2/14/08 via a Player Allocation Lottery, this after spending two seasons in the Norwegian Tippeligaen (First Division) with Odd Grenland from 2006-2007 Made his RSL debut - and first MLS appearance since the end of the 2005 season - with a 90-minute performance on 3/29 v. CHI in a 1-1 draw Borchers' prior MLS appearance came on 10/12/05 @ RSL Recorded first MLS assist in more than 3 years on 4/12/08 v. DC, his header helping Beckerman notch RSL's 3rd goal in a 4-0 triumph Played the final 28 minutes of RSL's 1-4 defeat to Santos Laguna (MEX) on 7/09 in XanGo Cup 2008 Played in 100th MLS regular season match on 7/12 v. CLB and made his 100th regular season start on 7/19 @ CHI Played the second half of RSL's 1-2 L on 7/23 v. Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) in international friendly action Missed first minutes of 2008 season on 10/18 v. FCD (cervical strain) Prior to that match, was only RSL field player to log all 2,520 minutes through its first 28 contests Capped the season by playing all 270 minutes across RSL's first-ever postseason appearance, a three-game run that ended in the Western Conference Final v. NY on 10/15.2005: Started in all 31 appearances for the Colorado Rapids and notched one assist Lone helper of the season came in season opener on 4/02 @ KC For second year in a row, only missed game of the season was due to a red card suspension.
2004: Started 29 of the Rapids 30 contests, his only missed action of the season coming due to a red card suspension Added two goals and an assist out of the back Notched first career MLS goal and assist on 6/30 @ MET, his 78' score evening the match and his assist in the 89' lifting the Rapids to a 3-2 win Registered first career GWG on 9/04 v. DAL, his 85' tally making the difference in a 2-1 triumph Played all 180 minutes in the Rapids' Western Conference Semifinal Series against Los Angeles For the second year in a row was involved in the lone goal for the Rapids in postseason play, this time garnering his first-ever postseason assist in COL's 1-0 victory in Game One.
2003: Went from undrafted preseason camp invitee to developmental player to full-time starter in his rookie season, contributing almost immediately by starting in 22 of his 23 League appearances Made MLS debut on 5/23 @ CHI as a member of the starting XI Played the full 90 minutes in both of the Rapids' Western Conference Semifinal Series contests against KC Figured in COL's lone playoff tally in Game One in Denver, his first career postseason goal helping the Rapids earn a 1-1 draw.
International Club Career 2006-07: Odd Grenland - Norwegian Tippeligaen (First Division): Made over 50 appearances in his two seasons with Odd Grenland after joining the Norwegian squad following the 2005 MLS season Scored three goals out of the back in his two seasons of play in Norway's top-flight league Returned to MLS after Odd Grenland was relegated to the second-tier Adeccoligaen in the fall of 2007.
U.S. National Teams
Made two appearances for the full U.S. Men's National Team, with both "caps" coming in 2005 Made senior international debut on 3/09/05 v. COL, playing the final 4 min. in place of then-Rapids teammate Pablo Mastroeni in the USA's 3-0 friendly victory over Colombia in Fullerton, Calif. Made his first starting appearance for the Stars-and-Stripes 10 days later against Honduras in Albuquerque, helping the USA to a 1-0 shutout win Represented the U.S. Under-23 MNT on six occasions, including four starting nods in CONCACAF Region Qualifying in Guadalajara, Mexico, for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
College
Was a stalwart for the University of Denver, notching nine goals and eight assists while not missing a single one of the Pioneers' 72 games from 1999-2002 Was a three-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) All-League selection, including first-team nods as a junior and senior Also named to the Academic All-MPSF Team on two occasions Named the MPSF Player of the Year in 2002 following a standout senior campaign, during which he scored six goals and made six assists while starting in each of the Pioneers' 21 contests.
Club/High School
Was a member of the Colorado Rapids' USL Premier Development League's affiliate, the Boulder Rapids Reserves In 2002, was a key component of the Rapids Reserves side that won the PDL's Central Conference title and appeared in the PDL National Championship Game, in which it fell 2-1 to the Cape Cod Crusaders At East High School in Pueblo, CO, was a member of the Club Colorado Select team and was a First-Team All-State honoree and the 1998 South Central Conference MVP as a senior Was also a three-time All-South Central Conference selection and was named the East High team captain as a junior and senior An all-around athlete, also played basketball and ran track at East High.
Personal
Earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Accounting while at the University of Denver An all-around athlete, also played basketball and ran track while at East High, and still enjoys playing a game of hoops in his spare time As a Colorado native, is an avid follower of the Denver Broncos and Colorado Avalanche.
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