Borja Mayoral

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Borja Mayoral
Personal information
Full name Borja Mayoral Moya
Date of birth (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Parla, Spain
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid Castilla
Youth career
2004–2007 Parla
2007– Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Real Madrid B 30 (15)
2015– Real Madrid 6 (0)
International career
2013 Spain U17 2 (1)
2014–2016 Spain U19 16 (11)
2015– Spain U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2016

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Borja Mayoral Moya (born 5 April 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for Real Madrid Castilla. He has also represented Spain up to under-21 level.

Club career

Born in Parla, Madrid, Mayoral joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2007, after starting out at his hometown club AD Parla. In 2014 he was included in the latter's Juvenil A squad, and also scored seven goals in the UEFA Youth League, including a hat-trick in a 6–0 group stage win over PFC Ludogorets Razgrad[1] and the team's goal in their 1–1 draw with FC Porto Juniors in the last 16, being their only player to convert his opportunity in their penalty shootout exit.[2]

On 18 January 2015, Mayoral made his senior debut for the reserves, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Álvaro Jiménez in a 1–0 Segunda División B win over Getafe CF B.[3] As a half-time replacement for Cristian Benavente on 25 April, he scored his first goal for the team in a 2–2 draw with Sestao River Club at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano.[4]

Four days later, having amassed 43 goals for different teams over the season,[5] Mayoral was an unused substitute in the main team's 3–0 La Liga home win over UD Almería.[6] On 4 May, he scored twice in a 3–1 win over Celta de Vigo in the quarter-finals of the División de Honor Juvenil,[7] and thirteen days later he concluded his reserve season by scoring the only goal in Castilla's win over CD Toledo.[8] He was sent off on 27 June at the end of the 2–1 loss to Rayo Vallecano in the final of the 2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil at the Estadio Alfonso Murube in Ceuta, for attacking an opponent.[9]

On 22 August 2015, Mayoral opened the 2015–16 season with a brace in a 5–1 home routing of CD Ebro.[10] On 31 October he finally made his first team debut, replacing Toni Kroos in the last minutes of a 3–1 home success over UD Las Palmas.[11] Returning to the reserves, on the following 16 January he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–0 home rout of CF Rayo Majadahonda.[12]

On 2 March 2016, due to injury to Karim Benzema, manager Zinedine Zidane gave Mayoral his first start for Real Madrid against Levante UD;[13] he took a shot that went in as an own goal by goalkeeper Diego Mariño in a 3–1 win at the Estadi Ciutat de València.[14] On the last day of the reserves' season, he scored twice in a 6–1 win against La Roda CF, winning the group at Barakaldo CF's expense.[15]

International career

Mayoral scored in each of Spain's three qualification matches for the 2015 European Under-19 Championship: two in a 5–0 rout of Turkey and other goals in victories over rivals Portugal and hosts Georgia.[16] At the finals in Greece, he finished as top scorer with three goals,[17] including one in the 2–0 final win over Russia as Spain sealed a seventh title in the category,[18] and made the Team of the Tournament.[19]

On 7 October 2015, Mayoral made his debut for the under-21 team in a qualification match away to Georgia for the 2017 European Championship; he replaced Samu Castillejo with an hour played, and nine minutes later converted Saúl Ñíguez's assist in a 5–2 comeback victory.[20]

Style of play

ESPN writer Rob Train predicted in August 2015 that Mayoral could become the new Raúl, another forward produced at Real Madrid's academy.[21] Richard Martin of UEFA.com described Mayoral as "an unapologetic scavenger". Zinedine Zidane complimented Mayoral as well, when he said, that "Mayoral's a striker who scores every time he has a shot".[22]

Mayoral himself has cited Raúl and Benzema as his inspirations.[22]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2016[23]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid B 2014–15 5 2 5 2
2015–16 25 13 25 13
Total 30 15 30 15
Real Madrid 2015–16 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 36 15 0 0 0 0 36 15

Honours

International

Individual

References

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  23. Borja Mayoral at Soccerway