Borja Granero Niñerola (born 30 June 1990) is a Spanish
footballer
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who plays for
CD Alcoyano as either a
central defender or a
defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in
Valencia, Granero finished his development at local giants
Valencia CF. He made his senior debut with neighbouring
Villajoyosa CF
Villajoyosa Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Vila Joiosa, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1942, in the 2022–23 season, the club competes in Regional Preferente – Group 4, holding home matches at the '' ...
in the
2009–10 season,
suffering relegation from
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
.
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
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. He made his official debut for his new club on 29 May in a 2–0 away loss against
Villarreal CF B
Villarreal Club de Fútbol "B" is a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1999, it is the reserve team of Villarreal CF and plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Ciudad Deporti ...
, 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. A regular starter, he achieved promotion to the second tier in his
first season but was relegated in
the second.
Granero returned to division two on 24 July 2018, after agreeing to a contract with
Extremadura UD. On 3 September 2020, after
suffering relegation, he signed a three-year deal with
Deportivo de La Coruña who also went down.
Personal life
Granero's father,
José Carlos, was also a footballer. He too was developed at Valencia.
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Career statistics
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Valencia
Men's association football central defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Primera Federación players
Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
Villajoyosa CF footballers
Recreativo de Huelva players
Racing de Santander players
Extremadura UD footballers
Deportivo de La Coruña players
CD Castellón footballers
CD Alcoyano footballers