James Davis (footballer, born 1995)

James Davis
Personal information
Full name	James Anthony Davis Borikó
Date of birth	5 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Palma, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Llosetense
Number	14
Youth career
2008–2009	Son Cotoner
2009–2010	Santa Catalina
2010–2011	Atlético Baleares
2011–2014	Mallorca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2018	Mallorca B
2015–2019	Mallorca
2018–2019	→ Guijuelo (loan)
2019	Iraklis
2019–2020	Atlético Saguntino
2020–2021	Platges Calvià
2021	Andratx
2021–	Llosetense
International career‡
2015–	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2019

James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Tercera Federación club Llosetense. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a winger, he can also appear as a left back.

Club career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, James joined RCD Mallorca's youth setup in 2011, aged 16, from CD Atlético Baleares.^[1] He was also called up to train with the main squad two times, one in October 2012 under Joaquín Caparrós,^[1] and other in February 2013 under Gregorio Manzano.^[2]

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 Valencia CF Mestalla.^[3]

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.^[4] On 24 June of the following year, he signed a new two-year deal with the club, but remained assigned to the B-side.^[5]

On 22 August 2018, James was loaned to third division side CD Guijuelo, for one year.^[6]

International career

A son of a Fernandino father and a Bubi 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 Egypt.^[7]