James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Tercera Federación club Llosetense. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a winger, he can also appear as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Anthony Davis Borikó | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Llosetense | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Son Cotoner | ||
| 2009–2010 | Santa Catalina | ||
| 2010–2011 | Atlético Baleares | ||
| 2011–2014 | Mallorca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Mallorca B | 87 | (13) |
| 2015–2019 | Mallorca | 22 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Guijuelo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Iraklis | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Saguntino | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Platges Calvià | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Andratx | 13 | (2) |
| 2021– | Llosetense | 57 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2019 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, James joined RCD Mallorca's youth setup in 2011, aged 16, from 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 in the Segunda División.[4] On 24 June of the following year, he signed a new two-year deal with the club, but remained assigned to the B-side.[5]
On 22 August 2018, James was loaned to third division side CD Guijuelo, for one year.[6]
International career
editA 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.[7]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 30 March 2015[8]
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b Penúltima sesión con bajas importantes (Penultimate session with significant losses) Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine; RCD Mallorca, 5 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Tercera sesión semanal en Son Bibiloni (Third weekly session in Son Bibiloni) Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine; RCD Mallorca, 13 February 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Lugo deja al 'Chapi' Ferrer en la cuerda floja (Lugo leaves 'Chapi' Ferrer under the strings); Marca, 21 November 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ James renueva con el RCD Mallorca (James renews with RCD Mallorca); RCD Mallorca, 24 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Guijuelo recibe al cedido James Anthony Davis (Guijuelo receive the loanee James Anthony Davis); Salamanca 24 Horas, 22 August 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Nzalang Nacional pierde ante Egipto (Nzalang Nacional loses against Egypt) Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine; Guinea Ecuatorial Press, 27 March 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ James at National-Football-Teams.com