James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995), also known simply as James, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional

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who plays for Spanish club Llosetense and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a winger, he can also appear as a left back.

Club career

Born in

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, Balearic Islands, James joined RCD Mallorca's youth setup in 2011, aged 16, from CD Atlético Baleares.Penúltima sesión con bajas importantes (Penultimate session with significant losses)
; RCD Mallorca, 5 October 2012 He was also called up to train with the main squad two times, one in October 2012 under

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, and other in February 2013 under

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. 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

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. 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. On 24 June of the following year, he signed a new two-year deal with the club, but remained assigned to the B-side. On 22 August 2018, James was loaned to third division side

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, for one year.

International career

A son of a Fernandino father and a

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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

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, James 1995 births Living people Equatoguinean men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football utility players Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers International sportspeople born abroad Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda División players Football League (Greece) players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players CD Guijuelo footballers Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece People of Bubi descent People of Liberated African descent Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Spanish men's footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent Spanish people of Bubi descent 21st-century African-American people CE Andratx footballers