Rafael Santos Borré Maury (born 15 September 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Colombia national team.
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Full name | Rafael Santos Borré Maury | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 27) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | |||||||||||||||
Number | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Deportivo Cali | 28 | (14) | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Deportivo Cali (loan) | 26 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Villarreal (loan) | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2017–2021 | River Plate | 62 | (21) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 45 | (9) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Colombia U20 | 15 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2016 | Colombia Olympic | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019– | Colombia | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
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 Villareal 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 ten caps; Borré was part of the Colombia squad that finished third at the 2021 Copa América.
Borré began his career with Deportivo Cali, and earned himself a name as a prolific goalscorer, which garnered the attention of some of Europe's biggest clubs. In August 2015, Borré was seen in the training grounds of Atlético Madrid. He signed for them on 28 August 2015, penning a six-year deal. However, he went back on loan to Deportivo Cali.[2] On 25 March 2016, Borré suffered an injury. He did not play until 1 May, coming on as a 64-minute substitute for Andrés Felipe Roa in a 3–2 win against Alianza Petrolera.[3] Borré played his next match on 15 May against Jaguares de Córdoba. There he scored his team's second goal in a 3–2 win.
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 AS Roma in Europa League Competition. 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.
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]
On 5 July 2021, Santos Borré joined German club Eintracht Frankfurt.[7] On 5 May 2022, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over West Ham United in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Europa League, which helped his club to reach the final.[8] In the final, Borré scored Eintracht's equalizer against Rangers, and the winning penalty (5–4) to win the competition for his team.[9]
Borré was called up to Colombia's under-20 team to take part in the 2015 South American Youth Championship. Colombia would eventually end up as runner-up, earning a spot at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He managed to score two goals at the tournament.
Despite his major role in Deportivo Cali, he was still included in Colombia's 23-man squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. This meant that his season at the club would be over. Borré would also participate in qualifying for the Olympics.
On 20 March 2015, Colombia coach José Pékerman called Borré up to the senior squad for friendlies against Bahrain and Kuwait. However, he was an unused substitute in both matches.[10]
He made his Colombia debut on 6 September 2019 in a friendly against Brazil, when he substituted Duván Zapata in the 83rd minute.[11]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 June 2022 | Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia, Spain | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 24 September 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–1 |
Deportivo Cali
River Plate
Eintracht Frankfurt
Individual
Eintracht Frankfurt – current squad | |
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Colombia squad – 2021 Copa América third place | ||
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