James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995) is a professional

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who plays for

Tercera Federación Tercera Federación, previously known as Tercera RFEF, is the fifth tier of the Spanish football league system. It is below the ''La Liga'', ''Segunda División'', and its fellow semi-professional divisions '' Primera Federación'' and ''Segunda F ...

club Llosetense. Born in Spain, he played five games for the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a winger, he can also appear as a

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Club career

Born in

Palma, Majorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of M ...

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, James joined

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

's youth setup in 2011, aged 16, from

CD Atlético Baleares Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Palma de Mallorca, Palma, the capital of the Mallorca, island of Mallorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Foun ...

.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

Joaquín Caparrós Joaquín de Jesús Caparrós Camino (born 15 October 1955) is a Spanish football manager currently in charge of La Liga club Sevilla. After winning the Segunda División with Sevilla in 2001, Caparrós was a regular on the La Liga sidelines for ...

, and other in February 2013 under

Gregorio Manzano Gregorio "Goyo" Manzano Ballesteros (; born 11 March 1956) is a Spanish football manager. In a career of 35 years, he managed for 14 consecutive seasons in La Liga with seven clubs, including three spells at Mallorca and two at Atlético Madrid ...

. In the 2014 summer James was promoted to the reserves in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: 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 ...

. 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 Valencia Club de Fútbol Mestalla, shortened to Valencia Mestalla, is the reserve team of Valencia CF, a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community. Founded in 1944, and currently plays in , holding home games at '' Ciud ...

. James made his professional debut on 21 November 2015, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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in a 1–1 home draw against

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

in the

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. 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

CD Guijuelo Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in , holding home games at the 1,500-seat '' Estadio Municipal de Guijuelo''. ...

, for one year.

International career

A son of a Fernandino father and a

Bubi Bubi may refer to: * Bubi people, an ethnic group in Central Africa * Bubi language, a Bantu language spoken in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea * Bubi District, Zimbabwe * Bubi River, a tributary of the Limpopo River in Zimbabwe * BuBi, a bicy ...

mother, James was eligible for

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...

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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Career statistics

International

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, James 1995 births Living people Equatoguinean men's footballers 21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen 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 CE Andratx footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen