Gabriel Torres

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Gabriel Torres
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Torres with Universidad de Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada
Date of birth (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sporting San Miguelito
Number 90
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2009 Chepo 94 (31)
2005–2006 → San Francisco (loan) 35 (10)
2008 → La Equidad (loan) 25 (6)
2009 → América de Cali (loan) 1 (0)
2009 → La Equidad (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → Atlético Huila 6 (0)
2011 San Francisco 33 (7)
2011–2013 Zamora 68 (32)
2013–2015 Colorado Rapids 56 (10)
2013–2014 Colorado Rapids 2 2 (2)
2016 Zamora 23 (22)
2016–2017 Lausanne-Sport 42 (8)
2018 Huachipato 30 (15)
2019–2021 Universidad de Chile 12 (1)
2019–2020 → Independiente del Valle (loan) 25 (15)
2021 UNAM 20 (1)
2021 Alajuelense 13 (5)
2022-2023 Antofagasta 21 (5)
2023 Zamora 9 (2)
2023- Sporting San Miguelito 12 (1)
International career‡
Panama U17 [2]
Panama U20 [3]
2005–2022 Panama 103 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022

Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada (born 31 October 1988) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays for Sporting San Miguelito and the Panama national team.

Contents

Career

Club

He was widely regarded as the top prospect from Panama and in 2007 he traveled twice to England to train with Manchester United and once in Spain with Valencia. On his second flight to Manchester he got injured on the second day of practice and had to return home, [4] where he played for ANAPROF side Chepo. In 2008, he was loaned for 6 months to 2007 Mustang Cup runner-up La Equidad, his loan contract was later extended for 6 extra months. In his debut in Colombia, Torres scored in a 2–3 loss against Deportivo Pereira. In January 2009 Torres signed a loan contract for a year with current Mustang Cup champions América Cali. [5] However, after missing the pre-season because of his participation in the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup with Panama, he was relegated to the bench where he would spend most of his matches. On 30 March he was released from America after having returned to his home late and intoxicated, [6] [7] allegations Torres has denied. [8] Gaby returned to Panama to play with Chepo in April 2009. [9]

In January 2010 Torres moved abroad again to play for Colombian side Atlético Huila alongside compatriot Amílcar Henríquez [10] and in July 2011 moved to Venezuelan side Zamora [11] and he became the club's all-time top goalscorer in February 2013 after scoring his 29th goal against Portuguesa. [12]

On 8 August 2013, Torres signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He is the Rapids' first Designated Player. [13]

International

Torres made his debut for Panama in an October 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago. [14] He was also captain of the Panama U-20 squad that took part in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada.

In May 2018, Torres was named in Panama's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [15]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 2 June 2022 [16]
Panama
YearAppsGoals
200520
200641
200740
200820
200930
201051
2011110
201210
2013127
201450
201530
201661
2017135
201870
2019103
202020
202184
202241
Total10223

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2006 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, GuatemalaFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–12–1 Friendly
2.12 October 2010 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1–01–0Friendly
3.7 July 2013 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United StatesFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–02–1 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4.2–1
5.11 July 2013 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United StatesSnake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 1–01–02013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6.20 July 2013 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United StatesFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1–16–1 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7.2–1
8.10 September 2013 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, HondurasFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 1–12–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.15 October 2013Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–02–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.2 September 2016Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–02–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.12 July 2017 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United StatesFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2–12–1 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12.15 July 2017 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United StatesSnake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 3–03–02017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13.5 September 2017Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–03–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.10 October 2017Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.9 November 2017 Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, AustriaFlag of Iran.svg  Iran 1–21–2Friendly
16.22 June 2019FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United StatesFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 4–14–2 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17.5 September 2019 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, BermudaFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 1–04–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
18.3–1
19.5 June 2021 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, PanamaFlag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 4–013–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.7–0
21.9–0
22.11–0
23.30 March 2022Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
As of 30 March 2022 [17]

Honours

Chepo

La Equidad

Zamora

Independiente Del Valle

Individual

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "CONCACAF 2005 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Gabriel Torres regresa a Panamá para rehabilitación – Panamá América (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Gabriel Torres nuevo refuerzo del America
  6. ↑ Gabriel Torres desvinculado del America [ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Torres y Batiste separados del America
  8. ↑ Interview with Gabriel Torres
  9. ↑ Gaby Torres debuta este sábado con el Chepo FC – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Gabriel Torres se suma al Atlético Huila – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Gabriel Torres ya es jugador del Zamora venezolano – Crítica (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Gabriel Torres es el goleador histórico de Zamora – Líder en deportes (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Gabriel Torres ficha con el Colorado Rapids Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ Panama – Record International Players – RSSSF
  15. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
  16. ↑ "Gabriel Torres". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "G. Torres". Soccerway.
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