Félix Torres (footballer, born 1997)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torresand the second or maternal family name is Caicedo.

Félix Torres

Torres with Ecuador U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo [1]
Date of birth	(1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	San Lorenzo, Ecuador
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	3
Youth career
2013–2015	Alianza del Pailón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	LDU Portoviejo
2016–2017	→ Barcelona S.C. (loan)	6	(1)
2017–2019	Barcelona S.C.	35	(3)
2019–2023	Santos Laguna	137	(15)
2024–	Corinthians	0	(0)
International career‡
2017	Ecuador U20	8	(0)
2019–	Ecuador	31	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 12 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo (born 11 January 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Corinthians and the Ecuador national team. ^{[2] [3]}

After beginning his career with LDU Portoviejo, Torres signed for Barcelona in 2017 before joining Santos Laguna in 2019. He made his international debut in 2019 and represented Ecuador at both the 2021 Copa America and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In the start of 2024 he signed with brazilian team Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

Club career

Torres began his career with LDU Portoviejo before signing for Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona in December 2016, on an initial one-year loan deal. ^[4] He made his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over Macará on 2 July and scored his first goal in a win over Guayaquil City F.C. on 5 November. ^[2] Two weeks later, Torres joined the club permanently in November 2017 having made six appearances during his loan spell, signing a six-year contract. ^[5]

In January 2019 Torres transferred over to Mexican club Santos Laguna, ^[6] following his former Barcelona coach Guillermo Almada who had taken charge of the side. ^[7] In October 2019 Torres was punished for indiscipline by the club and as of November 2019 has not played since. ^{[8] [9]}

International career

After playing for Ecuador at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Torres was called up for the national team in February 2017 but did not play. ^[10]

Torres was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, playing in all three of his nation's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage. ^[2]

Career statistics

As of 24 March 2024 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ecuador	2019	3	0
	2021	9	1
	2022	8	1
	2023	10	3
	2024	1	0
Total		31	5

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.

List of international goals scored by Félix Torres

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 September 2021	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Paraguay	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	27 January 2022	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Brazil	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	24 March 2023	Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Australia	1–1	1–3	Friendly
4	12 September 2023	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Uruguay	1–1	2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5				2–1

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. Félix Torres at Soccerway
3. "Jackson Porozo vibra com estreia pela seleção equatoriana: 'Lembrarei por toda minha vida'" [Jackson Porozo celebrates his debut for the Ecuador national team: 'I will remember it for my whole life'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tribuna. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
4. Ladines, Ronald (14 December 2016). "Barcelona presentó cuatro refuerzos para el 2017" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
5. Martinez, Rodrigo (23 November 2017). "Félix Torres renovó su contrato con Barcelona SC por seis temporadas" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
6. "Santos Laguna: Félix Torres, último refuerzo, llegó a Torreón" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
7. "Félix Torres aseguró que luchará por ganarse la titularidad en el Santos" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
8. "Torres castigado en Santos Laguna por indisciplina" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
9. "Guillermo Almada castigó a Félix Torres en Santos Laguna" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
10. "La selección ecuatoriana se refuerza con tres jugadores menores de 20 años" (in Spanish). EFE. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
11. Félix Torres at National-Football-Teams.com