Borja Docal Sáiz (born 3 October 1991) is a Spanish former footballer who played as either a left-back or a left winger.

Borja Docal
Personal information
Full name Borja Docal Sáiz
Date of birth (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 33)
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

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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

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Docal's second cousin, Sergio Canales – their paternal grandmothers being sisters – is also a footballer.[7]

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