Rafael Santos Borré
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Full name | Rafael Santos Borré Maury | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 September 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Internacional | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Deportivo Cali | 26 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Deportivo Cali (loan) | 20 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Villarreal (loan) | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | River Plate | 83 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 63 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Internacional | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Colombia U20 | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2016 |
Colombia Olympic | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019– | Colombia | 32 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 16 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Rafael Santos Borré Maury (born 15 September 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional and represents the Colombia national team.
Succeeding his early career with
At youth level, Borré represented Colombia at the South American U-20 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2015. He made his senior debut in 2019 and has since collected over ten caps; Borré was part of the Colombia squad that finished third at the 2021 Copa América.
Club career
Deportivo Cali
Borré began his career with
Loan to Villarreal
On 13 August 2016, Borré joined Spanish club Villarreal on loan from Atlético Madrid.[4] On 23 February 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Roma in the Europa League round of 32. Despite winning the match, Villarreal still lost the series by a 4–1 aggregate. On 1 March, he scored a brace in a 4–1 win over Osasuna, scoring twice in under 5 minutes.
River Plate
On 7 August 2017, Borré joined River Plate.[5] On 23 November 2019, he scored River Plate's only goal in a 2–1 defeat to Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores final.
For the 2020 Argentine season, Borré was the league's top scorer with 12 goals in 20 league matches and has cemented himself as a star for Gallardo due to his goalscoring and work rate. In April 2021, Borre scored a poker, scoring four goals in one match in the league. He is the maximum goal scorer in the legendary Gallardo era with 54 goals and 20 assists as of 18 April.
On 1 July 2021, Santos Borré became a free agent.[6]
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 5 July 2021, Santos Borré joined German club
Loan to Werder Bremen
On 1 September 2023, the last day of the 2023 summer transfer window, Santos Borré joined Frankfurt's league rivals Werder Bremen on loan for the 2023–24 season.[10]
Internacional
On 17 January 2024, Brazilian Série A club Internacional announced that an agreement had been reached with Eintracht Frankfurt for the signing of Santos Borré on a contract until December 2028. The date in which the transfer would happen was not specified, but revealed to be prior to 10 July 2024.[11][12] The transfer fee involved was reported to be around €5.5 million.[13]
International career
Youth
Borré had his first stint in international football with Colombia's U-20 team which participated at the 2014 Toulon Tournament, where he scored a goal against Qatar during Colombia's third group-stage match which ended in a 1–1 draw.[14][15] Finally, Colombia were eliminated after finishing fourth in their group with Borré appearing in the entirety of Colombia's matches.[16]
Borré was called up to Colombia's under-20 team to take part in the
At the U-20 World Cup, Borré managed to score a goal during Colombia's final group-stage match against Portugal; Colombia was eliminated in the round of 16 after losing 1–0 to the United States.[20][21]
In March 2016, Borré was called up to Colombia's
Senior
On 20 March 2015, Borré received his first call-up to Colombia's senior team by coach José Pékerman for friendlies against Bahrain and Kuwait.[24] However, he was an unused substitute in both matches.[25]
He made his Colombia debut on 6 September 2019 in a friendly against Brazil, when he substituted Duván Zapata in the 83rd minute.[26]
On 10 June 2021, Borré was named in Colombia manager Reinaldo Rueda's list for the 2021 Copa América.[27] In total, Borré appeared in five matches as his country secured a third-place finish.[28]
On 5 June 2022, Borré scored his first goal for Colombia during a 1–0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia.[29] He netted another goal for his country on 24 September, Colombia's third in a 4–1 triumph against Guatemala.[30]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 March 2024[31]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Deportivo Cali | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2014 | Categoría Primera A | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
2015 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 16 | |||
Total | 26 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 20 | ||
Atlético Madrid | 2015–16 | La Liga | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Deportivo Cali (loan) | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2016 | Categoría Primera A | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
Total | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
Villarreal (loan) | 2016–17 | La Liga | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9[d] | 2 | — | 30 | 4 | |
River Plate | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11[b] | 3 | 8[e] | 4 | 44 | 14 | |
2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7[b] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | |
2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10[b] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |
2021 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 1 | 20 | 9 | |
Total | 83 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 149 | 56 | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2021–22[32] | Bundesliga | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13[g] | 4 | — | 45 | 12 | |
2022–23[32] | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8[h] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
Total | 63 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 15 | ||
Werder Bremen (loan) | 2023–24[32] | Bundesliga | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
Internacional | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 228 | 68 | 42 | 13 | 71 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 353 | 105 |
- ^ Includes Copa Colombia, Copa del Rey, Copa Argentina, DFB-Pokal
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Superliga Colombiana
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances and three goals in FIFA Club World Cup, four appearances and one goal in Copa de la Superliga, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Colombia | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 2 | |
2023 | 10 | 3 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 5 |
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 June 2022 | Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia, Spain | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 24 September 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | Guatemala | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
3 | 28 March 2023 | Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan | Japan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
4 | 7 September 2023 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Venezuela | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 21 November 2023 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Deportivo Cali
- Categoría Primera A: 2015 (Apertura)
- Superliga Colombiana: 2014
River Plate
- Copa Libertadores: 2018
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2019
- Copa Argentina: 2016–17, 2018–19
- Supercopa Argentina: 2017, 2019
Eintracht Frankfurt
Individual
- Copa Colombia Top scorer: 2015
- FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2018[33]
- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Boot: 2018
- Argentine Primera División Top scorer: 2019–20
- South American Team of the Year: 2020
- Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2020[34]
- Copa de la Liga Profesional Top scorer: 2021
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2021–22[35]
References
- ^ "Rafael Borré". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "El Atleti hace oficial el fichaje del colombiano Santos Borré" (in Spanish). AS. 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Rafael Santos Borré es baja para Deportivo Cali entre tres y cuatro semanas - Deportes - El País". Archived from the original on 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Santos Borre se va cedido al Villarreal" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 August 2016.
- ^ "El Atlético anuncia el traspaso de Santos Borré al River Plate" [Atlético announces the transfer of Santos Borré to River Plate] (in Spanish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Por qué se queda libre Rafael Santos Borré" (in Spanish). Clarín. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Borré joins the Eagles". Eintracht Frankfurt. 5 July 2021.
- ^ "De la mano de Borré, Eintracht Frankfurt regresa a una final europea". caracol.com.co (in Spanish). 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Borré schießt die Eintracht auf den Thron der Europa League". kicker.de (in German). 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Werders Füllkrug-Nachfolger: Frankfurts Borré wechselt nach Bremen" [Werder's Füllkrug successor: Frankfurt's Borré moves to Bremen]. buten un binnen (in German). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Señoras y Señores: Rafael Borré é do Inter" [Ladies and gentlemen: Rafael Borré is an Inter player] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Rafael Borré wechselt nach Brasilien" [Rafael Borré is moving to Brazil] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Oficial: Rafael Santos Borré no Internacional" [Official: Rafael Santos Borré to Internacional]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Última Selección Colombia que participó en el Esperanzas de Toulon".
- ^ "Colombia empata contra Qatar 1-1 en Toulon".
- ^ "Toulon 2014: Colombia, sin chance de avanzar a la final – Federación colombiana de fútbol".
- ^ "Chile vs. Colombia: Gol de Rafael Borre en el Sudamericano Sub 20 | FUTBOL". 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Sudamericano Sub 20:Colombia vence a Perú 3-1 y toma impulso - CONMEBOL". 2 February 2015.
- ^ "A pesar de empate Colombia clasifica al Mundial Sub-20 de Nueva Zelanda". 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Colombia U20 vs. Portugal U20 - Football Match Summary - June 5, 2015 - ESPN".
- ^ Bird, Liviu (10 June 2015). "U.S. U-20s showed potential, growth in beating Colombia to reach WC quarters". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "US ties Colombia 1-1 on Gil goal in Olympic playoff 1st leg". USA Today.
- ^ Bird, Liviu (30 March 2016). "USA U-23s shrink from moment vs. stronger Colombia". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Falcao y Bacca convocados para los amistosos de Colombia con Bahrein y Kuwait".
- ^ "Colombia football roster declared for Bahrain, Kuwait matches". sportsmirchi.com. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Brazil v Colombia game report". ESPN. 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina de Mayores para CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 – Federación colombiana de fútbol".
- ^ "Colombia beat Peru 3-2 in the third-place match at Copa America". 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Borre, Sanchez lead Colombia squad for Saudi Arabia friendly-Xinhua".
- ^ "Colombia 4-1 Guatemala - International Friendlies International Friendly - Football".
- ^ Rafael Santos Borré at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "Rafael Santos Borré". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Bale, Caio and Borre sweep awards". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Campeão, Palmeiras domina seleção da Libertadores com seis jogadores; Santos tem três" [Champion, Palmeiras dominate the Best XI of the Libertadores with six players; Santos have three] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "2021/22 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External links
- Rafael Santos Borré at Soccerway
- Rafael Santos Borré at National-Football-Teams.com