James Davis Borikó

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Davis and the second or maternal family name is Borikó.
James
Personal information
Full name James Anthony Davis Borikó
Date of birth (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Mallorca B
Youth career
Santa Catalina
2010–2011 Atlético Baleares
2011–2014 Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Mallorca B 48 (6)
2015– Mallorca 6 (0)
National team‡
2015– Equatorial Guinea 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995), simply known as James, is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Spanish club RCD Mallorca B. Mainly a left back, he can also appear as a winger.

Club career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, James joined RCD Mallorca's youth setup in 2011, aged 16, after starting it out at CD Atlético Baleares.[1] He was also called up to train with the main squad two times, one in October 2012 under Joaquín Caparrós,[1] and other in February 2013 under Gregorio Manzano.[2]

In the 2014 summer James was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. He made his senior debut on 24 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF Mestalla.[3]

James made his professional debut on 21 November 2015, coming on as a half-time substitute for Thierry Moutinho in a 1–1 home draw against CD Lugo for the Segunda División championship.[4]

International career

A son of a Fernandino father and a Bubi mother, James was eligible for Equatorial Guinea despite being born in Spain. On 26 March 2015 he made his full international debut, starting in a 0–2 friendly loss against Egypt.[5]

Statistics

International

As of 30 March 2015[6]
Equatorial Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201520
Total20

References

  1. 1 2 Penúltima sesión con bajas importantes (Penultimate session with significant losses); Mallorca's official website, 5 October 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Tercera sesión semanal en Son Bibiloni (Third weekly session in Son Bibiloni); Mallorca's official website, 13 February 2013 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Crónica 2ª División B: RCD Mallorca B 2–1 Valencia Mestalla (2ª División B feature: RCD Mallorca B 2–1 Valencia Mestalla); Fútbol Balear, 24 August 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Lugo deja al 'Chapi' Ferrer en la cuerda floja (Lugo leaves 'Chapi' Ferrer under the strings); Marca, 21 November 2015 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Nzalang Nacional pierde ante Egipto (Nzalang Nacional loses against Egypt); Guinea Ecuatorial Press, 27 March 2015 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ James at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

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