Borja Docal

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Docal and the second or maternal family name is Sáiz.
Borja Docal
Personal information
Full name Borja Docal Sáiz
Date of birth (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2018

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
  1. Las Palmas ilusiona ante un Racing discreto (Las Palmas full of illusion against discreet Racing); Marca, 19 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. Quique Setién hunde un poco más a 'su' Racing (Quique Setién sinks 'his' Racing further); Marca, 23 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. El Mirandés ficha a Borja Dorcal (Mirandés sign Borja Docal); Marca, 14 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. 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)
  5. Un fichaje conocido y la renovación más deseada (A known signing and the most wanted renewal); Cadena SER, 27 June 2018 (in Spanish)
  6. El Racing ficha al hermano pequeño de Sergio Canales (Racing sign Sergio Canales' little brother); Diario AS, 5 June 2010 (in Spanish)
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