18 Facts About Jared Borgetti

Jared Borgetti spent most of his playing career with Santos Laguna, where he is the club's all-time leading scorer.

Jared Borgetti represented Mexico at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006.

Jared Borgetti later signed a one-year contract with promoted team Dorados de Sinaloa, where he stated he wanted to play in his home team, before joining Pachuca, at the latter where he had little activity due to the qualifying games for the World Cup.

Jared Borgetti became the first Mexican to play for an English club.

Jared Borgetti went on to score in the FA Cup against Watford and in the League Cup against West Ham and Leicester City.

In 2007, Jared Borgetti was called upon by Hugo Sanchez to represent Mexico in a series of international friendly matches and tournaments.

Jared Borgetti was brought especially to play in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.

Jared Borgetti always stated that he had accomplished one of his dreams as a footballer, to be on a team where all of the players were Mexican-born and to be on a team with the most championships in the Primera Division.

Jared Borgetti played seven games in the Torneo Clausura 2009 as a starter and six as a sub, barely recording 220 minutes for the club.

Shortly after the season ended Jared Borgetti was let go along with other newly recruited teammates due to the club's disappointing season.

Jared Borgetti scored his first goal on 9 August 2009 against Queretaro.

Jared Borgetti decided to go back to Mexico with his family and friends.

Jared Borgetti scored three goals against Brazil and Germany and helped Mexico to a fourth-place finish.

Jared Borgetti had to retake a penalty twice against Brazil due to various infractions.

On 25 March 2007, Jared Borgetti came off the bench, replacing Omar Bravo in a match against Paraguay.

On 8 June 2007, Jared Borgetti played in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring two goals.

Jared Borgetti scored a goal in the quarter-finals against Costa Rica.

Jared Borgetti is of Italian descent through his grandfather, who migrated from Cuneo, Piedmont, to Sinaloa.