James Davis (footballer, born 1995)

James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995), also known simply as James, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Llosetense and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a winger, he can also appear as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Davis and the second or maternal family name is Borikó.
James Davis
Personal information
Full name James Anthony Davis Borikó
Date of birth (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team 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 13 (2)
2021– Llosetense 57 (13)
International career‡
2015– Equatorial Guinea 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 326 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2019

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
As of 30 March 2015[8]
Equatorial Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201520
201610
201920
Total50

References
  1. Penúltima sesión con bajas importantes (Penultimate session with significant losses) Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine; RCD Mallorca, 5 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. Tercera sesión semanal en Son Bibiloni (Third weekly session in Son Bibiloni) Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine; RCD Mallorca, 13 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. Crónica 2ª División B: RCD Mallorca B 2–1 Valencia Mestalla (2ª División B feature: RCD Mallorca B 2–1 Valencia Mestalla); Fútbol Balear, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. El Lugo deja al 'Chapi' Ferrer en la cuerda floja (Lugo leaves 'Chapi' Ferrer under the strings); Marca, 21 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. James renueva con el RCD Mallorca (James renews with RCD Mallorca); RCD Mallorca, 24 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. El Guijuelo recibe al cedido James Anthony Davis (Guijuelo receive the loanee James Anthony Davis); Salamanca 24 Horas, 22 August 2018 (in Spanish)
  7. Nzalang Nacional pierde ante Egipto (Nzalang Nacional loses against Egypt); Guinea Ecuatorial Press, 27 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. James at National-Football-Teams.com
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