James Davis (footballer, born 1995) explained

James Davis
Fullname:James Anthony Davis Borikó
Birth Date:5 July 1995
Birth Place:Palma, Spain
Height:1.72m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Llosetense
Clubnumber:14
Youthyears1:2008–2009
Youthclubs1:Son Cotoner
Youthyears2:2009–2010
Youthclubs2:Santa Catalina
Youthyears3:2010–2011
Youthclubs3:Atlético Baleares
Youthyears4:2011–2014
Youthclubs4:Mallorca
Years1:2014–2018
Clubs1:Mallorca B
Caps1:87
Goals1:13
Years2:2015–2019
Clubs2:Mallorca
Caps2:22
Goals2:0
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Guijuelo (loan)
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Years4:2019
Caps4:12
Goals4:1
Years5:2019–2020
Clubs5:Atlético Saguntino
Caps5:10
Goals5:1
Years6:2020–2021
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Years7:2021
Clubs7:Andratx
Caps7:13
Goals7:2
Years8:2021–
Clubs8:Llosetense
Caps8:57
Goals8:13
Nationalyears1:2015–
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:26 February 2023
Nationalteam-Update:8 September 2019

James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Tercera Federación club Llosetense. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a winger, he can also appear as a left back.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

International

Equatorial Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201520
201610
201920
Total50

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=31852&idseccion=3&idmenu=3&idsubmenu=34 Penúltima sesión con bajas importantes (Penultimate session with significant losses)
  2. http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=32285&idmenu=3 Tercera sesión semanal en Son Bibiloni (Third weekly session in Son Bibiloni)
  3. http://www.futbolbalear.es/2014/08/24/cronica-2a-division-b-rcd-mallorca-b-2-1-valencia-mestalla/ Crónica 2ª División B: RCD Mallorca B 2–1 Valencia Mestalla (2ª División B feature: RCD Mallorca B 2–1 Valencia Mestalla)
  4. http://www.marca.com/2015/11/21/futbol/2adivision/1448129118.html El Lugo deja al 'Chapi' Ferrer en la cuerda floja (Lugo leaves 'Chapi' Ferrer under the strings)
  5. http://www.rcdmallorca.es/noticias/noticia/james-renueva-con-el-rcd-mallorca James renueva con el RCD Mallorca (James renews with RCD Mallorca)
  6. https://www.salamanca24horas.com/texto-diario/mostrar/1165929/guijuelo-recibe-cedido-james-anthony-davis El Guijuelo recibe al cedido James Anthony Davis (Guijuelo receive the loanee James Anthony Davis)
  7. http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=6385 Nzalang Nacional pierde ante Egipto (Nzalang Nacional loses against Egypt)