Miguel Ángel Borja is one of the Colombian strikers with the most goals converted in 2022. The attacker, who has already accumulated three games with River Plate, is part of the classification of players with the most goals until July 31, 2022 in international competitions with clubs and national teams around the world. The ranking was prepared by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.
The soccer player accumulates six goals in international competitions, 1 with the Colombian National Team, in the South American Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, and 5 with Junior de Barranquilla, in the South American Cup. The player will no longer have the opportunity to increase his registration in clubs since River was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores, while with the Tricolor he will wait for his call to the FIFA Date in September.
The six annotations of the Cordovan put it at the same level as players like Lionel Messi, Christian Pulisic, Robert Lewandowski and Germán Cano, who have also converted that number of goals. The IFFHS classification is led by Karim Benzema with 11 points, followed by Sadio Mané with 10, while third place is shared by Eldor Shomurodov, Juan Ignacio Dinenno and Raphael Veiga.
Player | Equipment | Selection | GE | GS | Total | |
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1 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | France | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2 | Sadio Mané | Liverpool | Senegal | 3 | 7 | 10 |
3 | Eldor Shomurodov John Ignatius Dinenno Rafael Veiga | AS Roma Pumas UNAM palm trees | Uzbekistan Argentina Brazil | – 9 9 | 9 – – | 9 |
4 | Vincent Aboubakar Erling Haaland Edmilson Junior Edmilson Junior | Al Nassr Borussia Dortmund USGN Al-Duhail | Cameroon Norway Nigeria Brazil | – – 6 8 | 8 8 2 – | 8 |
5 | Karl Toko Ekambi Julian Alvarez Cyriel Desserts James Tavernier Pedro Ron Rafael Navarro | Lyon River Plate Feyenoord Rangers Flamengo palm trees palm trees | Cameroon Argentina Nigeria England Brazil Brazil Brazil | – 6 6 7 7 7 7 | 7 1 1 – – – – | 7 |
6 | Lionel Messi Chris Wood Christian Pulisic Robert Lewandowski Miguel Angel Borgia German Cano Bergson Zeca Sebastian Rodriguez Bernard Cuesta Ask Yira Tiago Azulão | PSG Newcastle United Chelsea Bayern Junior Fluminense Johor Darul Ta’zim Mirasol, Daegu Emelec Melgar Slavia Prague Petro de Luanda | Argentina New Zealand USA Poland Colombia Argentina Brazil Brazil Uruguay Argentina Nigeria Brazil | – – 2 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 4 2 1 – – – – – – | 6 |
Miguel Ángel Borja’s next challenge will be this Sunday, August 7 at 6:30 pm (Colombian time) when he faced Independiente de Avellaneda with River Plate at the Libertadores de América stadium. The Millionaire is currently in box 12 with 15 points, 10 units behind the leader.