Borja Docal

Borja Docal
Personal information
Full name Borja Docal Sáiz
Date of birth (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions
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)
Total 158 (21)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Borja Docal Sáiz (born 3 October 1991) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played 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 in the Segunda División. He scored his first professional goal the following 23 March but in another defeat, this time 3–2 at CD Lugo. 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-tier club CD Mirandés. He returned to Racing the following year, 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.

Personal life

Docal's second cousin, Sergio Canales – their paternal grandmothers being sisters – was also a footballer.

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