Borja Docal

Borja Docal
Personal information
Full nameBorja Docal Sáiz
Date of birth3 October 1991
Place of birthSantander, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Mirandés
Number16
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2013Racing B88(19)
2012–2013Racing Santander17(1)
2013–Mirandés26(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Docal and the second or maternal family name is Sáiz.

Borja Docal Sáiz (born 3 October 1991 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Mirandés as a midfielder.

Club career

A product of local giants Racing de Santander's youth system, Docal 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] On 23 March of the following year he scored his first professional goal 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 team relegation.

On 14 July 2013, Docal signed with CD Mirandés also in the second level.[3]

Personal life

Docal's cousin, Sergio Canales, is also a footballer.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Las Palmas ilusiona ante un Racing discreto (Las Palmas full of illusion against discreet Racing); Marca, 19 August 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Quique Setién hunde un poco más a 'su' Racing (Quique Setién sinks 'his' Racing further); Marca, 23 March 2013 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Mirandés ficha a Borja Dorcal (Mirandés sign Borja Docal); Marca, 14 July 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Racing ficha al hermano pequeño de Sergio Canales (Racing signs Sergio Canales' little brother); Diario AS, 5 June 2010 (Spanish)

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