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Borja Mayoral Moya (; born 5 April 1997) is a Spanish professional
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who plays as a striker for
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club
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. Formed at
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from the age of 10, he made his first-team debut in 2015 after featuring for the reserves in
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. He was also loaned to Levante and
Getafe Getafe () is a municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality. Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat ar ...
in
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,
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in the
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, and
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in
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. Mayoral represented Spain up to under-21 level, earning 48
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and scoring 29 goals. He was top scorer as the under-19 team won the 2015 European Championship, and was a 2017 runner-up and 2019 winner with the under-21 team.


Club career


Real Madrid

Born in
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in the
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, Mayoral joined
Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
's youth setup in 2007, after starting out at his hometown club
AD Parla Agrupación Deportiva Parla is a Spanish football team based in Parla, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1973 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 7, holding home games at '' Estadio Los Prados'', with a capacity of 4,00 ...
. In 2014, he was included in the latter's '' Juvenil A'' squad, and also scored seven goals in the
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, including a
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in a 6–0 group stage win over PFC Ludogorets Razgrad and the team's goal in their 1–1 draw with
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in the last 16, being their only player to convert his opportunity in their
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exit. On 18 January 2015, Mayoral made his senior debut for the reserves, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Álvaro Jiménez in a 1–0
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win over
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. As a half-time replacement for
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on 25 April, he scored his first goal for the team in a 2–2 draw with
Sestao River Club Sestao River Club is a Spanish football team based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1996 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Estadio Las Llanas'', with a capacity of 8,905 ...
at the
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. Four days later, having amassed 43 goals for different teams over the season, Mayoral was an unused substitute in the main team's 3–0
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home win over
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. On 4 May, he scored twice in a 3–1 win over
Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues ...
in the quarter-finals of the División de Honor Juvenil, and thirteen days later he concluded his reserve season by scoring the only goal in Castilla's win over
CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 18, holding home games at ''Estadio Salto del Caballo'', w ...
. He was sent off on 27 June at the end of the 2–1 loss to
Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Lig ...
in the final of the 2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil at the
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in
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, for attacking an opponent. On 22 August 2015, Mayoral opened the 2015–16 season with a brace in a 5–1 home routing of
CD Ebro Club Deportivo Ebro is a Spanish football club in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1942, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, holding home games at '' Campo Municipal de Fútbol La Almozara'', which has a cap ...
. On 31 October he finally made his first team debut, replacing
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in the last minutes of a 3–1 home success over
UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...
. Returning to the reserves, on the following 16 January he scored his first senior
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in a 4–0 home rout of CF Rayo Majadahonda. On 2 March 2016, due to injury to
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, manager
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gave Mayoral his first start for Real Madrid against
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; he took a shot that went in as an
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by goalkeeper
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in a 3–1 win at the
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. On the last day of the reserves' season, he scored twice in a 6–1 win against
La Roda CF La Roda Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in La Roda, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1999 it plays in Segunda División B – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio Municipal de Deportes'', which h ...
, winning the group at
Barakaldo CF Barakaldo Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Barakaldo, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1917 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 4, holding home matches at '' Lasesarre'', with a capacity ...
's expense.


Loan to VfL Wolfsburg

On 22 July 2016, Mayoral was loaned to
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team
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for the upcoming season. He made his debut on 20 August in the first round of the
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, replacing goalscorer Bas Dost for the final seven minutes of a 2–1 win at
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. On 16 October, he played his first league game for the ''Wolves'', entering in the 77th minute in place of
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in a 0–1 home loss to
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, and scored his first goal on 3 December to open a 3–2 home loss to
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.


Return to Madrid

In August, Mayoral was named Most Valuable Player of the 2017 Major League Soccer All-Star Game for scoring Real Madrid's goal in their penalty shootout victory at
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, Chicago. Mayoral started his first game after his return to Madrid on 17 September 2017 away to
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
. He scored the team's opening goal, his first senior goal for Real Madrid. In December 2017, he was part of the squad that won the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, but did not play. During the
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, he made four appearances, while scoring one goal, when Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall Champions League title.


Loan to Levante

On 31 August 2018, Mayoral was loaned to fellow top division side
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for the season. He scored his first goal on 9 December in a 4–4 draw with
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. The loan was extended for another season on 29 July 2019. He recorded his best La Liga figures of eight goals in 34 games in 2019–20, starting with a 3–2 loss at his parent club on 14 September and also including a 3–1 home win over leaders
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on 2 November.


Loan to Roma

On 2 October 2020, Real Madrid loaned Mayoral to
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until 30 June 2022. The loan fee was €2 million, with the option to buy for €15 million in the first year or €20 million in the second. He scored 10 goals in 31 games in his first
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as they came 7th, including braces in home an away victories over
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and a 4–3 home victory over
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. He was joint top scorer with 7 goals in 13 appearances in the
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, including braces against
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in the group stage and
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in the last 16. In 2021–22, Mayoral played almost only as a substitute under new manager
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. He contributed one goal to their victorious run in the inaugural
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, in a 3–2
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group win away to
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.


Loan to Getafe

On 13 January 2022, Mayoral returned to his home province, with La Liga team
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taking over the rest of his loan. He played all 18 remaining games of the season as the team moved away from relegation, scoring six times including three minutes into his debut in a 4–2 home win over
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on 20 January, and both of a win at
RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...
on 20 April.


Getafe

On 1 August 2022, Mayoral permanently joined Getafe, signing a five-year contract.


International career

Mayoral scored in each of
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's three qualification matches for the 2015 European Under-19 Championship: two in a 5–0 rout of
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and other goals in victories over rivals
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and hosts
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. At the finals in Greece, he finished as top scorer with three goals, including one in the 2–0 final win over
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as Spain sealed a seventh title in the category, and made the Team of the Tournament. On 7 October 2015, Mayoral made his debut for the under-21 team in a
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match away to Georgia for the 2017 European Championship; he replaced Samu Castillejo with an hour played, and nine minutes later converted
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's assist in a 5–2 comeback victory. He scored a hat-trick away at Northern Ireland U21 in
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of the following U21 Euros qualifying campaign.


Style of play

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writer Rob Train predicted in August 2015 that Mayoral could become the new
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, another forward produced at Real Madrid's academy. Richard Martin of
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described Mayoral as "an unapologetic scavenger".
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complimented Mayoral as well, when he said, that "Mayoral's a striker who scores every time he has a shot". Mayoral himself has cited Raúl and
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as his inspirations.


Personal life

Mayoral's older brother Cristian is also a footballer. An
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, he was an
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youth graduate. Mayoral was diagnosed with
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at the age of 4 due to showing excessive thirst. In April 2020, he and fellow Spanish footballer Sergi Samper spoke of their isolation during the
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due to their condition. He and Real Madrid teammate
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were made honorary patrons of the DiabetesCERO charity, for which they auctioned their shirts from the
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.


Career statistics


Club


Honours

Real Madrid *
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Roma *
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: 2021–22 Spain U19 *
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...
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; runner-up:
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/ref> Individual *UEFA European Under-19 Championship top scorer:
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UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
top scorer:
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(joint – seven goals)


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