Rafael Santos Borré

Who is this?

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 the Colombia national team. Succeeding his early career with Deportivo Cali, Borré signed with Spanish club Atlético Madrid in 2015, where he was loaned back to Cali until 2016; that same year, Borré was loaned out to La Liga counterpart Villarreal CF. In 2017, Borré joined Argentine giant River Plate and won several titles during his time with the club, including the 2018 Copa Libertadores and the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana. Before his departure from the club, Borré consolidated himself as River Plate's top scorer of the renowned Marcelo Gallardo era with 55 goals. He returned to European football in 2021, signing for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He helped the side conquer their second Europa League title in 2022, also scoring Eintracht's equalizer and winning penalty (5–4) in the final against Rangers; for his contributions, Borré was named in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League Team of the Year. 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 forty caps; Borré was part of the Colombia squad that finished third at the 2021 Copa América.

Career

1. 1995
   Born
2. 2013
   Joined Deportivo Cali
3. 2014
   Joined Colombia national under-20 football team
4. 2015
   Joined Atlético Madrid
5. 2015
   Joined Deportivo Cali
6. 2016
   Joined Colombia Olympic football team
7. 2016
   Joined Villarreal CF
8. 2017
   Joined Club Atlético River Plate
9. 2019
   Joined Colombia men's national football team
10. 2021
    Joined Eintracht Frankfurt
11. 2023
    Joined SV Werder Bremen
12. 2024
    Joined S.C. Internacional

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Barranquilla
• •Citizenship: Colombia
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football