Borja Docal
| 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 | |||
Borja Docal Sáiz (born 3 October 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a left back or a left winger.
Club career
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 for the Segunda División championship.[1] He scored his first professional goal the following 23 March but in another defeat, this time 2–3 at CD Lugo;[2] he finished his first season with the main squad with 14 starts and 1,314 minutes of action, suffering relegation.
On 14 July 2013, Docal signed with fellow second level club CD Mirandés.[3] He returned to Racing the following year,[4] 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.[5]
Personal life
Docal's cousin, Sergio Canales, is also a footballer.[6]
References
- ^ 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 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
- Borja Docal at BDFutbol
- Borja Docal at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Borja Docal at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Borja Docal at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santander, Spain
- Spanish footballers
- Cantabrian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football wingers
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Rayo Cantabria players
- Racing de Santander players
- CD Mirandés footballers
- Gimnástica de Torrelavega footballers
- Slovak Super Liga players
- FK Senica players
- Belarusian Premier League players
- FC Dynamo Brest players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate footballers in Belarus
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belarus