James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Tercera Federación club Llosetense. Born in Spain, he played five games 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
Source:[8]
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ El Lugo deja al 'Chapi' Ferrer en la cuerda floja (Lugo leaves 'Chapi' Ferrer under the strings); Marca, 21 November 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ James renueva con el RCD Mallorca (James renews with RCD Mallorca); RCD Mallorca, 24 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Guijuelo recibe al cedido James Anthony Davis (Guijuelo receive the loanee James Anthony Davis); Salamanca 24 Horas, 22 August 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Nzalang Nacional pierde ante Egipto (Nzalang Nacional loses against Egypt) Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine; Guinea Ecuatorial Press, 27 March 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ James at National-Football-Teams.com