Jared Borgetti

Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (Spanish: [xaˈɾeð βoɾˈxeti] ^ⓘ; born 14 August 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who works as a commentator for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico.

A forward, Borgetti earned a reputation as a prolific goal scorer, particularly noted for his exceptional heading skills. He spent most of his playing career with Santos Laguna, where he is the club's all-time leading scorer. Borgetti ranks as the third highest scorer in the history of the Mexican football league. As such, he is regarded as one of the best North American footballers of all time.

On the international stage, Borgetti made over 80 appearances and scored 46 goals, making him the second all-time leading scorer for the national team. He represented Mexico at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006.

Borgetti began his club career with Atlas in the Mexican Primera División on 6 March 1994, debuting in a 3–1 loss to Club América. After two successful seasons, he signed with Santos Laguna, where he claimed three golden boot titles for most goals in the season in his seven-year participation with club. With Santos, he won two league championships. 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.

On 4 August 2005, Borgetti signed a two-year deal with English club Bolton Wanderers for a fee of around £1 million. He became the first Mexican to play for an English club.

He made his official English debut in a 2–0 Premier League win over Newcastle United twenty days after signing, and scored his first goal for the club during Bolton's UEFA Cup tie against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 15 September, scoring again in the competition against Besiktas on 20 October. He went on to score in the FA Cup against Watford and in the League Cup against West Ham and Leicester City. Having also scored two league goals against Manchester City and Charlton Athletic, Borgetti ended the season with seven goals in all competitions.

After the 2005–06 season, Borgetti was released by Bolton. He eventually signed with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad. He made his debut on 9 September 2006, scoring two goals in a 3–2 victory over Saudi team Al-Ta'ee. In December 2006, Borgetti left Al-Ittihad. Teams from the leagues of France, England, and Spain showed interest in signing the player.

In mid-December 2006, Santos Laguna showed interest in signing Borgetti and Francisco Fonseca, but days later, Club América signed Vicente Matias Vuoso on loan to Santos. Borgetti and Fonseca turned down the club's offer and later announced that he would return to Mexico as a member of Cruz Azul under a one-year contract. In 2007, Borgetti was called upon by Hugo Sánchez to represent Mexico in a series of international friendly matches and tournaments. His jersey number was 58.