
Against Italy in Oita on 13 June 2002 he ran away from goal with Maldini on his shoulder, twisted his neck and looped the ball over Buffon, a header FIFA still lists among the World Cup's best. Forty-six goals left him Mexico's record scorer for twelve years, alongside the 2003 Gold Cup, two league titles and three scoring crowns with Santos Laguna, and a move to Bolton that made him the first Mexican to play in the Premier League. Career record: 89 caps and 46 goals for Mexico; club career at Atlas, Santos Laguna, Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
| 1994–1996 | Atlas |
| 1996–2004 | Santos Laguna |
| 2004–2004 | Dorados de Sinaloa |
| 2005–2006 | Chelsea |
| 2005–2005 | CF Pachuca |
| 2006–2006 | Al Ittihad |
| 2007–2007 | Cruz Azul |
| 2008–2008 | Club de Fútbol Monterrey |
| 2009–2009 | Puebla |
| 2009–2009 | C.D. Guadalajara |
| 2009–2010 | Puebla |
| 2010–2010 | Club Atlético Morelia |
| Mexico | 89 caps, 46 goals |
Mexico legends whose careers overlapped Borgetti's
One rank above: Claudio Suárez at #10.
One rank below: Luis de la Fuente at #12.
Mexico's editorial top five: Hugo Sánchez · Rafael Márquez · Andrés Guardado · Cuauhtémoc Blanco · Guillermo Ochoa.