Borja Docal

Docal was born in Santander, Cantabria. A product of local giants Racing de Santander's youth system, he made his first-team debut on 19 August 2012, starting in a 0–1 home loss against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División. He scored his first professional goal the following 23 March but in another defeat, this time 3–2 at CD Lugo. He finished his first season with the main squad with 14 starts and 1,314 minutes of action, suffering relegation. On 14 July 2013, Docal signed with fellow second-tier club CD Mirandés. He returned to Racing the following year, and subsequently had abroad spells with FK Senica (Slovak Super Liga) and FC Dynamo Brest (Belarusian Premier League) before returning to Spain in 2018 with Gimnástica de Torrelavega.

Docal's second cousin, Sergio Canales – their paternal grandmothers being sisters – was also a footballer.