Borja Granero

Borja Granero Niñerola (born 30 June 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Castellón as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granero and the second or maternal family name is Niñerola.
Borja Granero
Granero in 2015
Personal information
Full name Borja Granero Niñerola
Date of birth (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CD Castellón
Number 2
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Valencia B 9 (1)
2009–2010 → Villajoyosa (loan) 23 (3)
2011–2013 Recreativo 25 (1)
2013–2018 Racing Santander 124 (15)
2018–2020 Extremadura 71 (1)
2020–2023 Deportivo La Coruña 40 (3)
2023– Castellón 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023

Club career

Born in Valencia, Granero finished his development at local giants Valencia CF. He made his senior debut with neighbouring Villajoyosa CF in the 2009–10 season,[1] suffering relegation from Segunda División B.

In late January 2011, after returning to the Che, with the reserves in Tercera División, Granero was sold to Recreativo de Huelva of the Segunda División. He made his official debut for his new club on 29 May in a 2–0 away loss against Villarreal CF B,[2] one of only two league appearances during the campaign.

On 30 July 2013, after being rarely used, Granero signed with Racing de Santander, recently relegated to the third division.[3] A regular starter, he achieved promotion to the second tier in his first season but was relegated in the second.[4]

Granero returned to division two on 24 July 2018, after agreeing to a contract with Extremadura UD.[5] On 3 September 2020, after suffering relegation, he signed a three-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña who also went down.[6]

Personal life

Granero's father, José Carlos, was also a footballer. He too was groomed at Valencia.[7][1]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 March 2021[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villajoyosa (loan) 2009–10 Segunda División B 23310—243
Recreativo 2010–11 Segunda División 2000—20
2011–12 14010—150
2012–13 9110—101
Total 2512000271
Racing Santander 2013–14 Segunda División B 324804[lower-alpha 1]0444
2014–15 Segunda División 27300—273
2015–16 Segunda División B 263004[lower-alpha 1]0303
2016–17 111106[lower-alpha 1]1182
2017–18 28400—284
Total 124159014114716
Extremadura 2018–19 Segunda División 31110—321
2019–20 40000—400
Total 7111000721
Deportivo La Coruña 2020–21 Segunda División B 16010—170
Career total 2592014014128721
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References
  1. Albertos, Maria Victoria (26 September 2009). "«Ser hijo de Granero es un gran favor»" ["Being the son of Granero is a big favour"]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "El Villarreal B sella su permanencia en Segunda" [Villarreal B seal permanence in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. "Borja Granero, cuarta incorporación del Racing" [Borja Granero, fourth Racing addition]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. Menocal, Marcos (31 May 2018). "Borja Granero, fin de un ciclo" [Borja Granero, end of a cycle]. El Diario Montañes (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. "El Extremadura ficha al medio centro Borja Granero" [Extremadura sign central midfielder Borja Granero]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. "Borja Granero, nuevo jugador del Dépor 20·21" [Borja Granero, new player of 20–21 Dépor] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. Icigar, Santiago (30 July 2013). "Borja Granero se suma al proyecto de Paco Fernández en el Racing" [Borja Granero added to Paco Fernández project at Racing] (in Spanish). Vavel. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  8. Borja Granero at BDFutbol
  9. Borja Granero at Soccerway
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