Santi Borikó

Santi Borikó
Personal information
Full name José Santiago Borikó Saká
Date of birth (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Teruel
Youth career
Sant Joan Despí
Hospitalet
2017–2020 EF Gavà
2020–2021 Sant Andreu
2021–2022 Unificación Bellvitge
2022 Europa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Europa B 20 (2)
2023–2024 Europa 19 (1)
2024–2025 Castellón B 23 (1)
2024–2026 Castellón 4 (0)
2025–2026 → Arenas Getxo (loan) 24 (0)
2026– Teruel 0 (0)
International career‡
2025– Equatorial Guinea 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2025

José Santiago "Santi" Borikó Saká (born 19 May 2003) is a professional footballer who plays for Primera Federación club Teruel. Mainly a centre-back, he can also operate as a defensive midfielder. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia to Equatoguinean parents,[1] Borikó represented FC Sant Joan Despí, CE L'Hospitalet, EF Gavà, UE Sant Andreu, UD Unificación Bellvitge and CE Europa as a youth; initially a forward at Hospi, he later moved back to midfield at Gavà before establishing himself as a centre-back at Europa.

After making his senior debut with the reserves in Primera Catalana, Borikó made his first team debut on 29 January 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 Tercera Federación away loss to FE Grama.[2] On 3 July, he was definitely promoted to the main squad, now in Segunda Federación.[3]

On 12 July 2024, Borikó was transferred to CD Castellón,[4] being initially assigned to the B-team in the fifth division. He made his professional debut on 14 December, replacing Gonzalo Pastor in a 4–1 Segunda División home routing of FC Cartagena.[5][6]

On 20 August 2025, Borikó signed for Primera Federación club Arenas Club de Getxo on a one-year loan deal.[7] Exactly one year later, he joined fellow league team Teruel.[8]

International career

On 15 March 2025, he received his first call up to the Equatorial Guinea national team,[9] which he accepted.[10] He made his debut six days later.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Conociendo a Santi Borikó" [Knowing Santi Borikó] (in Spanish). Actualidad Guinea Mundo. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Boriko debuta amb el Primer Equip" [Boriko debuts with the first team] (in Catalan). CE Europa. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Boriko també entra en dinàmica de Primer Equip" [Boriko joins the first team dynamics] (in Catalan). CE Europa. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Acord amb el CE Castelló pel traspàs de Borikó" [Agreement with CD Castellón for the transfer of Borikó] (in Catalan). CE Europa. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Santi Borikó debuta con el CD Castellón" [Santi Borikó debuts with CD Castellón] (in Spanish). Fundació Albinegra. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Debut en el futbol profesional" [Debut in professional football] (in Spanish). Actualidad Guinea Mundo. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Santi Borikó se marcha cedido al Arenas de Getxo" [Santi Borikó moves out on loan to Arenas de Getxo] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 20 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Santi Borikó, nuevo jugador del CD Teruel".
  9. ↑ @SportssEge (15 March 2025). "📋🇬🇶 CONVOCATORIA de Guinea Ecuatorial para el parón de selecciones de marzo" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  10. ↑ "Ha hablado Borico en su primera convocatoria a la selección". 18 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea vs. São Tomé e Príncipe". Soccerway. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
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