Borja Sainz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Borja Sainz Eguskiza | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Leioa, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Zaragoza (on loan from Alavés) | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lagun Artea | |||
2012–2017 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
2017–2018 | Alavés | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Alavés B | 24 | (6) |
2019– | Alavés | 40 | (2) |
2021– | → Zaragoza (loan) | 25 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Spain U19 | 5 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:41, 27 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2020 |
Borja Sainz Eguskiza (born 1 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Real Zaragoza, on loan from Deportivo Alavés.
Club career[]
Born in Leioa, Biscay, Basque Country, Sainz joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama in 2012, from lowly locals AD Lagun Artea. In August 2017, he signed for Deportivo Alavés after refusing a contract renewal from the Lions.[1]
On 2 September 2018, Sainz made his senior debut with the reserves at the age of just 17, playing the last three minutes in a 3–0 Tercera División home win against SD San Pedro. He scored his first senior goal on 7 October in a 2–0 home defeat of SD Beasain,[2] and finished the campaign with five goals in 18 appearances.
Sainz made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 25 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luis Rioja in a 0–0 home draw against RCD Espanyol;[3] by doing so, he became the first player of the 21st century to appear for the senior side.[4] He scored his first goal in the category on 18 June of the following year, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of Real Sociedad.
On 5 August 2021, Sainz was loaned to Segunda División side Real Zaragoza for the season.[5]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 21 March 2021[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Alavés B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 18 | 5 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Total | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
Alavés | 2019–20 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
Career total | 60 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 8 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Promotion play-offs
References[]
- ^ "El Alavés arrebata otro canterano al Athletic" [Alavés take another youth prospect from Athletic] (in Spanish). El Correo. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "El filial vuelve a sonreír" [The reserves smile again] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 8 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Diego López evita en el descuento la victoria del Alavés" [Diego López prevents the victory of Alavés in the stoppage time] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Borja Sainz, un juvenil en Primera" [Borja Sainz, a youngster in Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Borja Sainz jugará cedido en el Real Zaragoza" [Borja Sainz will play on loan at Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Borja Sainz at Soccerway
External links[]
- Borja Sainz at Athletic Bilbao
- Borja Sainz at BDFutbol
- Borja Sainz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Borja Sainz at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Greater Bilbao
- Sportspeople from Biscay
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Deportivo Alavés B players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Real Zaragoza players
- Spain youth international footballers