Borja Docal Sáiz (born 3 October 1991) is a Spanish former footballer who played as either a left-back or a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Docal Sáiz | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Racing B | 88 | (19) |
| 2012–2013 | Racing Santander | 17 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Mirandés | 26 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Racing Santander | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | Senica | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Dynamo Brest | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Gimnástica | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2018 | |||
Club career edit
Docal was born in Santander, Cantabria. A product of local giants Racing de Santander's youth system, he made his first-team debut on 19 August 2012, starting in a 0–1 home loss against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División.[1] He scored his first professional goal the following 23 March but in another defeat, this time 3–2 at CD Lugo.[2] He finished his first season with the main squad with 14 starts and 1,314 minutes of action, suffering relegation.[3]
On 14 July 2013, Docal signed with fellow second-tier club CD Mirandés.[4] He returned to Racing the following year,[5] and subsequently had abroad spells with FK Senica (Slovak Super Liga) and FC Dynamo Brest (Belarusian Premier League) before returning to Spain in 2018 with Gimnástica de Torrelavega.[6]
Personal life edit
Docal's second cousin, Sergio Canales – their paternal grandmothers being sisters – is also a footballer.[7]
References edit
- ^ Las Palmas ilusiona ante un Racing discreto (Las Palmas full of illusion against discreet Racing); Marca, 19 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Quique Setién hunde un poco más a 'su' Racing (Quique Setién sinks 'his' Racing further); Marca, 23 March 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mirandés incorpora al joven extremo Borja Docal, del Racing (Mirandés add young winger Borja Docal, from Racing); Diario de Burgos, 15 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mirandés ficha a Borja Dorcal (Mirandés sign Borja Docal); Marca, 14 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Borja Docal regresa al Racing y José Artiles jugará como cedido (Borja Docal returns to Racing and José Artiles will play on loan); El Diario Montañés, 26 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Un fichaje conocido y la renovación más deseada (A known signing and the most wanted renewal); Cadena SER, 27 June 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Racing ficha al hermano pequeño de Sergio Canales (Racing sign Sergio Canales' little brother); Diario AS, 5 June 2010 (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Borja Docal at BDFutbol
- Borja Docal at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Borja Docal at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Borja Docal at Soccerway