Borja Granero

Borja Granero Niñerola (born 30 June 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granero and the second or maternal family name is Niñerola.
Borja Granero
Granero in 2015
Personal information
Full name Borja Granero Niñerola
Date of birth (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 19
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Valencia B 9 (1)
2009–2010 → Villajoyosa (loan) 23 (3)
2011–2013 Recreativo 25 (1)
2013–2018 Racing Santander 124 (15)
2018–2020 Extremadura 71 (1)
2020– Deportivo La Coruña 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in Valencia, Granero finished his development at local giants Valencia CF. He made his senior debut with neighbouring Villajoyosa CF in the 2009–10 season,[1] suffering relegation from Segunda División B.

In late January 2011, after returning to the Che, with the reserves in Tercera División, Granero was sold to Recreativo de Huelva from Segunda División. He made his official debut for his new club on 29 May in a 0–2 away loss against Villarreal CF B,[2] one of only two league appearances during the campaign.

On 30 July 2013, after being rarely used, Granero signed with Racing de Santander, recently relegated to the third level.[3] A regular starter, he achieved promotion to the second tier in his first season but suffered relegation in the second.[4]

Granero returned to the second division on 24 July 2018, after agreeing to a contract with Extremadura UD.[5] On 3 September 2020, after suffering relegation, he signed a three-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña who also went down.[6]

Personal life

Granero's father, José Carlos, was also a footballer. He too was groomed at Valencia.[7][1]

References
  1. Albertos, Maria Victoria (26 September 2009). "«Ser hijo de Granero es un gran favor»" ["Being the son of Granero is a big favour"]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "El Villarreal B sella su permanencia en Segunda" [Villarreal B seal permanence in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. "Borja Granero, cuarta incorporación del Racing" [Borja Granero, fourth Racing addition]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. Menocal, Marcos (31 May 2018). "Borja Granero, fin de un ciclo" [Borja Granero, end of a cycle]. El Diario Montañes (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. "El Extremadura ficha al medio centro Borja Granero" [Extremadura sign central midfielder Borja Granero]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. "Borja Granero, nuevo jugador del Dépor 20·21" [Borja Granero, new player of 20–21 Dépor] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. Icigar, Santiago (30 July 2013). "Borja Granero se suma al proyecto de Paco Fernández en el Racing" [Borja Granero added to Paco Fernández project at Racing] (in Spanish). Vavel. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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