James Davis Borikó


James Anthony Davis Borikó, simply known as James, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Tercera División club Atlético Saguntino and 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. He was also called up to train with the main squad two times, one in October 2012 under Joaquín Caparrós, and other in February 2013 under Gregorio Manzano.
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.
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 for the Segunda División championship. On 24 June of the following year, he signed a new two-year deal with the club, but remained assigned to the B-side.
On 22 August 2018, James was loaned to third division side CD Guijuelo, for one year.

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.

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