9 Rafael Santos Borré
Rafael Santos Borré, 1995-09-15, Forward for Colombia, plays for Internacional. 25 international caps, 5 goals. Part of Colombia's 2026 World Cup Group K squad.
Biography
Internacional forward and a key player in Colombia's 2024 Copa América run. Currently plying his trade at Internacional, a clinical forward, Rafael Santos Borré possesses sharp finishing instincts and intelligent movement, serving as Colombia's primary attacking threat. Has earned 25 international caps, scoring 5 goals. Set to compete with Colombia at the 2026 World Cup, building on the team's 6 previous tournament appearances.
Career Timeline
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.
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.
He returned to European football in 2021, signing for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
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.
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.
At youth level, Borré represented Colombia at the South American U-20 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2015.