Christian Torres (footballer, born 2004)

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Christian Torres
Personal information
Full name Christian Dominick Torres Palacios
Date of birth (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Fontana, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC
Number 21
Youth career
2016–2018 LA Galaxy
2018–2020 Los Angeles FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Los Angeles FC 8 (1)
2021–2022 → Las Vegas Lights (loan) 45 (4)
2023– Los Angeles FC 2 20 (2)
International career‡
2019 United States U15 5 (0)
2021–2022 Mexico U20 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 27, 2022

Christian Dominick Torres Palacios (born April 15, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national under-20 team.

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Club career

Born in Fontana, California, Torres began his career with the LA Galaxy youth academy before joining rivals Los Angeles FC in 2018. [2] During his first season with the club, Torres won the Golden Boot for the under-15's level, scoring 17 goals. [2] [3]

Los Angeles FC

On July 8, 2020, Torres signed a professional homegrown player contract with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC. [3] He was signed alongside fellow Mexican-American teammates Erik Dueñas and Tony Leone and all three were the first three homegrown signings to come directly from the club's academy. [3] Torres then made his competitive debut for the club on August 30, 2020, in a 3–1 defeat against Seattle Sounders FC. He came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Brian Rodríguez. [4] Torres made his first start on October 14, 2020, in a 2–1 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [5] His first professional goal came on October 18, 2020, in the 93rd minute for a 1–1 draw against the Portland Timbers. [6] On November 24, 2020, Torres became the youngest player in MLS history to start in a playoff game at the age of 16 years 223 days. The previous record holder was Jozy Altidore, then of the New York Red Bulls, at the age of 16 years 349 days. [7]

International career

Torres was called up to the Mexico U-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition. [8] In June 2022, he was named into the final 20-man roster for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 8, 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Los Angeles FC 2020 MLS 81——1 [lower-alpha 1] 091
2023 —21——21
Total81210010112
Las Vegas Lights (loan) 2021 USL 253–––253
2022 201–––201
Total454–––454
Los Angeles FC 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 202–––202
Career total737210010768
  1. ↑ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Mexico U20

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References

  1. ↑ "Christian Torres". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Christian Torres – USSDA". US Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Rodriguez, Alicia (July 8, 2020). "LAFC sign Christian Torres, Tony Leone and Erik Dueñas as first homegrown players". Angels on Parade. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "LAFC v Vancouver box score". mlssoccer.com.
  6. ↑ "Christian Torres marks "proud moment" for LAFC after homegrown scores his first MLS goal". mlssoccer.com.
  7. ↑ "Gianluca Busio, Christian Torres lead youth record-breakers in Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs". mlssoccer.com.
  8. ↑ "Mexico to host U20 Revelations Cup Tournament". fmfstateofmind.com. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ "¡Papelón! ¡Ridículo! ¡Fracasototote! La prensa mexicana no puede creer eliminación de su Selección". ESPN. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  10. ↑ Christian Torres at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Mexico wins Revelation Cup after win over the United States". SBNATION. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Mexico defeats Peru to win U20 Revelations Cup". SBNATION. September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.


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