 Mayoral in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Borja Mayoral Moya[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (age 28)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Parla, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Getafe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Parla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2015 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Real Madrid B | 38 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Real Madrid | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | →VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | →Levante (loan) | 63 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | →Roma (loan) | 36 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | →Getafe (loan) | 18 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Getafe | 76 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Spain U17 | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Spain U19 | 16 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Spain U21 | 31 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 16 March 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borja Mayoral Moya (born 5 April 1997) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forLa Liga clubGetafe.
Formed atReal Madrid from the age of 10, Mayoral made his first-team debut in 2015 after featuring for thereserves inSegunda División B. He was also loaned toLevante andGetafe inLa Liga,VfL Wolfsburg in theBundesliga, andRoma inSerie A.
Mayoral represented Spain up tounder-21 level, earning 48caps and scoring 29 goals. He was top scorer as theunder-19 team won the2015 European Championship, and was a2017 runner-up and2019 winner with the under-21 team.
Born inParla in theCommunity of Madrid, Mayoral joinedReal Madrid's youth setup in 2007, after starting out at his hometown clubAD Parla. In 2014, he was included in the latter'sJuvenil A squad, and also scored seven goals in theUEFA Youth League, including ahat-trick in a 6–0 group stage win overPFC Ludogorets Razgrad[4] and the team's goal in their 1–1 draw withFC Porto Juniors in the last 16, being their only player to convert his opportunity in theirpenalty shootout exit.[5]
On 18 January 2015, Mayoral made his senior debut forthe reserves, coming on as a 74th-minutesubstitute forÁlvaro Jiménez in a 1–0Segunda División B win overGetafe CF B.[6] As a half-time replacement forCristian Benavente on 25 April, he scored his first goal for the team in a 2–2 draw withSestao River Club at theEstadio Alfredo Di Stéfano.[7]
Four days later, having amassed 43 goals for different teams over the season,[8] Mayoral was an unused substitute in the main team's 3–0La Liga home win overUD Almería.[9] On 4 May, he scored twice in a 3–1 win overCelta de Vigo in the quarter-finals of theDivisión de Honor Juvenil,[10] and thirteen days later he concluded his reserve season by scoring the only goal in Castilla's win overCD Toledo.[11] He was sent off on 27 June at the end of the 2–1 loss toRayo Vallecano in the final of the2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil at theEstadio Alfonso Murube inCeuta, for attacking an opponent.[12]
On 22 August 2015, Mayoral opened the2015–16 season with a brace in a 5–1 home routing ofCD Ebro.[13] On 31 October he finally made his first team debut, replacingToni Kroos in the last minutes of a 3–1 home success overUD Las Palmas.[14] Returning to the reserves, on the following 16 January he scored his first seniorhat-trick in a 4–0 home rout ofCF Rayo Majadahonda.[15]
On 2 March 2016, due to injury toKarim Benzema, managerZinedine Zidane gave Mayoral his first start for Real Madrid againstLevante UD; he took a shot that went in as anown goal by goalkeeperDiego Mariño in a 3–1 win at theEstadi Ciutat de València.[16] On the last day of the reserves' season, he scored twice in a 6–1 win againstLa Roda CF, winning the group atBarakaldo CF's expense.[17]
On 22 July 2016, Mayoral was loaned toBundesliga teamWolfsburg for theupcoming season.[18] He made his debut on 20 August in the first round of theDFB-Pokal, replacing goalscorerBas Dost for the final seven minutes of a 2–1 win atFSV Frankfurt.[19] On 16 October, he played his first league game for theWolves, entering in the 77th minute in place ofLuiz Gustavo in a 0–1 home loss toRB Leipzig,[20] and scored his first goal on 3 December to open a 3–2 home loss toHertha Berlin.[21]
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In August, Mayoral was named Most Valuable Player of the2017 Major League Soccer All-Star Game for scoring Real Madrid's goal in their penalty shootout victory atSoldier Field, Chicago.[22]
Mayoral started his first game after his return to Madrid on 17 September 2017 away toReal Sociedad. He scored the team's opening goal, his first senior goal for Real Madrid.[23] In December 2017, he was part of the squad that won the2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, but did not play.[24] During the2017–18 UEFA Champions League, he made four appearances, while scoring one goal, when Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall Champions League title.[25]
On 31 August 2018, Mayoral was loaned to fellow top division sideLevante forthe season.[26][27] He scored his first goal on 9 December in a 4–4 draw withEibar.[28]
The loan was extended for another season on 29 July 2019.[29][30] He recorded his best La Liga figures of eight goals in 34 games in 2019–20, starting with a 3–2 loss at his parent club on 14 September and also including a 3–1 home win over leadersBarcelona on 2 November.[31][32]
On 2 October 2020, Real Madrid loaned Mayoral toRoma until 30 June 2022. The loan fee was €2 million, with the option to buy for €15 million in the first year or €20 million in the second.[33] He scored 10 goals in 31 games in his firstSerie Aseason as they came 7th, including braces in home an away victories overCrotone and a 4–3 home victory overSpezia.[34][35][36] He was joint top scorer with 7 goals in 13 appearances in the2020–21 UEFA Europa League, including braces againstCluj in the group stage andShakhtar Donetsk in the last 16.[37]
In 2021–22, Mayoral played almost only as a substitute under new managerJosé Mourinho.[38] He contributed one goal to their victorious run in the inauguralUEFA Europa Conference League, in a 3–2dead rubber group win away toCSKA Sofia.[39]
On 13 January 2022, Mayoral returned to his home province, with La Liga teamGetafe taking over the rest of his loan.[38][40] He played all 18 remaining games ofthe season as the team moved away from relegation, scoring six times including three minutes into his debut in a 4–2 home win overGranada on 20 January,[41] and both of a win atCelta Vigo on 20 April.[42]
On 1 August 2022, Mayoral permanently joined Getafe, signing a five-year contract.[43][44] In the2023–24 season, he became the top scorer for his club, as he also set a new personal best in La Liga by scoring 15 goals.[45]
Mayoral scored in each ofSpain's threequalification matches for the2015 European Under-19 Championship: two in a 5–0 rout ofTurkey and other goals in victories over rivalsPortugal and hostsGeorgia.[46] At the finals in Greece, he finished as top scorer with three goals,[47] including one in the 2–0 final win overRussia as Spain sealed a seventh title in the category,[48] and made the Team of the Tournament.[49]
On 7 October 2015, Mayoral made his debut for theunder-21 team in aqualification match away to Georgia for the2017 European Championship; he replacedSamu Castillejo with an hour played, and nine minutes later convertedSaúl Ñíguez's assist in a 5–2 comeback victory.[50] He scored a hat-trick away atNorthern Ireland U21 inGroup 2 of thefollowing U21 Euros qualifying campaign.[51]
ESPN writer Rob Train predicted in August 2015 that Mayoral could become the newRaúl, another forward produced at Real Madrid's academy.[52] Richard Martin ofUEFA.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".[53]
Mayoral himself has cited Raúl andKarim Benzema as his inspirations.[53]
Mayoral's older brother Cristian is also a footballer. Anattacking midfielder, he was anAtlético Madrid youth graduate.[8]
Mayoral was diagnosed withtype 1 diabetes at the age of 4 after showing excessive thirst.[54] In April 2020, he and fellow Spanish footballerSergi Samper spoke of their isolation during theCOVID-19 pandemic due to their condition.[55] He and Real Madrid teammateNacho were made honorary patrons of the DiabetesCERO charity, for which they auctioned their shirts from the2017 Supercopa de España.[56]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 33 | 15 | — | — | — | 33 | 15 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 17 | — | — | — | 38 | 17 | |||||
| Real Madrid | 2015–16 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Levante (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 69 | 14 | ||||
| Roma (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13[d] | 7 | — | 45 | 17 | |
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | — | 56 | 18 | |||
| Getafe (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | |||
| Getafe | 2022–23 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 17 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 33 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 104 | 37 | ||||
| Career total | 272 | 76 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 95 | ||
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