Borja Granero Niñerola (born 30 June 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Castellón as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder.
 Granero in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Granero Niñerola | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Castellón | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Valencia B | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Villajoyosa (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Recreativo | 25 | (1) |
| 2013–2018 | Racing Santander | 124 | (15) |
| 2018–2020 | Extremadura | 71 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Deportivo La Coruña | 40 | (3) |
| 2023– | Castellón | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Valencia, Granero finished his development at local giants Valencia CF. He made his senior debut with neighbouring Villajoyosa CF in the 2009–10 season,[1] suffering relegation from Segunda División B.
In late January 2011, after returning to the Che, with the reserves in Tercera División, Granero was sold to Recreativo de Huelva of the Segunda División. He made his official debut for his new club on 29 May in a 2–0 away loss against Villarreal CF B,[2] one of only two league appearances during the campaign.
On 30 July 2013, after being rarely used, Granero signed with Racing de Santander, recently relegated to the third division.[3] A regular starter, he achieved promotion to the second tier in his first season but was relegated in the second.[4]
Granero returned to division two on 24 July 2018, after agreeing to a contract with Extremadura UD.[5] On 3 September 2020, after suffering relegation, he signed a three-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña who also went down.[6]
Personal life edit
Granero's father, José Carlos, was also a footballer. He too was developed at Valencia.[7][1]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villajoyosa (loan) | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| Recreativo | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Racing Santander | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 32 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | Segunda División | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| Total | 124 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 147 | 16 | ||
| Extremadura | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Total | 71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 259 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 287 | 21 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Albertos, Maria Victoria (26 September 2009). ""Ser hijo de Granero es un gran favor"" ["Being the son of Granero is a big favour"]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "El Villarreal B sella su permanencia en Segunda" [Villarreal B seal permanence in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Borja Granero, cuarta incorporación del Racing" [Borja Granero, fourth Racing addition]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ Menocal, Marcos (31 May 2018). "Borja Granero, fin de un ciclo" [Borja Granero, end of a cycle]. El Diario Montañes (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "El Extremadura ficha al medio centro Borja Granero" [Extremadura sign central midfielder Borja Granero]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Borja Granero, nuevo jugador del Dépor 20·21" [Borja Granero, new player of 20–21 Dépor] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Icigar, Santiago (30 July 2013). "Borja Granero se suma al proyecto de Paco Fernández en el Racing" [Borja Granero added to Paco Fernández project at Racing] (in Spanish). Vavel. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Borja Granero at BDFutbol
- ^ Borja Granero at Soccerway
External links edit
- Borja Granero at BDFutbol
