Borja Docal | |
Fullname: | Borja Docal Sáiz |
Birth Date: | 3 October 1991 |
Birth Place: | Santander, Spain |
Height: | 1.750NaN0 |
Position: | Left-back, winger |
Youthclubs1: | Racing Santander |
Years1: | 2010–2012 |
Caps1: | 88 |
Goals1: | 19 |
Years2: | 2012–2013 |
Caps2: | 17 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2013–2015 |
Caps3: | 26 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2015–2016 |
Caps4: | 14 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2016 |
Caps5: | 2 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2017 |
Caps6: | 6 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2018 |
Caps7: | 5 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 16 December 2018 |
Borja Docal Sáiz (born 3 October 1991) is a Spanish former footballer who played as either a left-back or a left winger.
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.[1] He scored his first professional goal the following 23 March but in another defeat, this time 3–2 at CD Lugo.[2] He finished his first season with the main squad with 14 starts and 1,314 minutes of action, suffering relegation.[3]
On 14 July 2013, Docal signed with fellow second-tier club CD Mirandés.[4] He returned to Racing the following year,[5] 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.[6]
Docal's second cousin, Sergio Canales – their paternal grandmothers being sisters – is also a footballer.[7]