Borja Sainz Eguskiza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sainz and the second or maternal family name is Eguskiza.
Borja Sainz
Personal information
Full name Borja Sainz Eguskiza
Date of birth (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)
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 19 (5)
International career
2019–2020 Spain U19 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 28 January 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

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

As of end of 28 January 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 16 2 3 1 1 1 — 20 4
Career total 144 22 12 2 1 1 4 0 161 25
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Borja Sainz, un juvenil en Primera" [Borja Sainz, a youngster in Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Sainz signs for City". www.canaries.co.uk. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Canaries clinch signing of Spanish winger Sainz" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Fulham 2-1 Norwich". BBC. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Entertaining victory clinches Reds' place in FA Cup fifth round". BBC. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  11. ^ Borja Sainz at Soccerway

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