James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995), also known simply as James, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Tercera División club CE Andratx and 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 | (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Andratx | ||
| 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 | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2019 | |||
Born 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]
A 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]
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |