Borja Sainz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lagun Artea | |||
| 2012–2017 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2017–2018 | Alavés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Alavés B | 24 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Alavés | 40 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Giresunspor | 32 | (9) |
| 2023– | Norwich City | 31 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Spain U19 | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 26 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Borja Sainz Eguskiza (born 1 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL Championship club Norwich City.
Club career[edit]
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] On 28 July of the following year, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing for Giresunspor in Turkey.[6]
On 30 June 2023, Sainz signed for Championship club Norwich City on a three-year contract following his departure from Giresunspor.[7][8] Sainz scored on his debut for Norwich in an EFL Cup tie against Fulham on 27 September 2023.[9] Sainz also scored for Norwich in an FA Cup tie against Liverpool on 28 January 2024.[10]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of end of 20 April 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alavés B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 18 | 5 | — | — | 4[c] | 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 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
| Real Zaragoza | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| Giresunspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 10 | ||
| Norwich | 2023-24 | Championship | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 35 | 8 | |
| Career total | 159 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 29 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Promotion play-offs
References[edit]
- ^ "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, primera salida del Deportivo Alavés" [Borja Sainz, first departure of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Sainz signs for City". www.canaries.co.uk. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Canaries clinch signing of Spanish winger Sainz" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Fulham 2-1 Norwich". BBC. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Entertaining victory clinches Reds' place in FA Cup fifth round". BBC. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Borja Sainz at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- 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 Leioa
- Footballers from Biscay
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda División players
- Süper Lig players
- Deportivo Alavés B players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Real Zaragoza players
- Giresunspor footballers
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England