Borja Sainz Eguskiza (born 1 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Turkish club Giresunspor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Sainz Eguskiza | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Leioa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Giresunspor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lagun Artea | |||
| 2012–2017 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2017–2018 | Alavés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Alavés B | 24 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Alavés | 40 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2022– | Giresunspor | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2019–2020 | Spain U19 | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 | |||
Born in Leioa, Biscay, Basque Country, Sainz joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama in 2012, from lowly locals AD Lagun Artea. In August 2017, he signed for Deportivo Alavés after refusing a contract renewal from the Lions.[1]
On 2 September 2018, Sainz made his senior debut with the reserves at the age of just 17, playing the last three minutes in a 3–0 Tercera División home win against SD San Pedro. He scored his first senior goal on 7 October in a 2–0 home defeat of SD Beasain,[2] and finished the campaign with five goals in 18 appearances.
Sainz made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 25 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luis Rioja in a 0–0 home draw against RCD Espanyol;[3] by doing so, he became the first player of the 21st century to appear for the senior side.[4] He scored his first goal in the category on 18 June of the following year, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of Real Sociedad.
On 5 August 2021, Sainz was loaned to Segunda División side Real Zaragoza for the season.[5] On 28 July of the following year, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing for Giresunspor in Turkey.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alavés B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 18 | 5 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
| Alavés | 2019–20 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 8 | ||
Giresunspor – current squad | |
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