Marcelo Torres

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Marcelo Torres
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Marcelo Torres
Personal information
Full name Luis Marcelo Torres [1]
Date of birth (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Temperley, Argentina [1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 United
Number 32
Youth career
Boca Juniors
2012–2017 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Boca Juniors 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Talleres Córdoba (loan) 13 (3)
2018–2019 → Banfield (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2020 → Pafos (loan) 5 (2)
2020–2023 Pafos 30 (7)
2022 → Akritas Chlorakas (loan)
2022 → Riga (loan) 16 (11)
2023 → Akritas Chlorakas (loan) 20 (7)
2023– United 31 (26)
International career‡
2017 Argentina U20 10 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2017

Luis Marcelo Torres (born 6 November 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dubai-based United FC.

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Club career

Boca Juniors

A graduate of the Boca Juniors football academy, having joined the club in 2012, Torres signed his first professional contract in December 2016, aged 19. [2] Earlier in the month, he had led Boca's reserve side to victory in the Superclásico, scoring twice in a 2–0 win over River Plate. [3] He ended the season as the reserve league's top goalscorer, with 14 goals. [4]

Loans to Talleres Córdoba & Banfield

In August 2017, Torres joined fellow Primera División side Talleres Córdoba, signing on a season-long loan with the club retaining the option of purchase. [4] He made a goalscoring debut for the club on 26 August, coming off the bench to score in a 5–2 league win over Lanús. His time at the club was marred by injury, however, and at the end of the season he left to join Banfield on a further loan. [5]

Pafos and loans

On 13 September 2020, Pafos announced the signing of Torres. [6] On 17 June 2022, Riga announced the loan of Torres until the end of the season. [7] On 24 January 2023, Akritas Chlorakas announced the return of Torres on loan until the end of the season. [8]

International career

Argentina national youth teams

Torres made his international debut for Argentina at youth level in 2017 and represented his nation at the 2017 Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20, ending as the tournament's joint-top scorer with five goals in seven appearances. [9] [4] Later that year, he took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and scored twice before Argentina were eliminated from the group stages. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 June 2021 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1League CupContinental2Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2016–17 Primera División 0000000000
Talleres Córdoba (loan) 2017–18 133100000143
Banfield (loan) 2018–19 101000030131
Pafos (loan) 2019–20 First Division 5210——62
Pafos 2020–21 30700——307
Career total58132000306213

1 Includes Copa Argentina matches.
2 Includes Copa Sudamericana matches.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "M. Torres". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "El primer refuerzo". Olé (in Spanish). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Boca se quedó con el Superclásico de la reserva y festejó con chicana en el vestuario". Toda Pasión (in Spanish). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Marcelo Torres refuerza la delantera de Talleres". Club Átletico Talleres (in Spanish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Alimusi, Ricardo (14 July 2018). "Benítez y Torres seguirán en el fútbol argentino" (in Spanish). Lanumero 12. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "MARCELO TORRES OFFICIALLY JOINS PAFOS FC". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "ARGENTĪNIEŠU UZBRUCĒJS TORRESS PIEVIENOJAS "RIGA FOOTBALL CLUB"". rigafc.lv (in Latvian). Riga FC. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Marcelo Luis Torres, 25, is back to home". facebook.com/AkritasFcOfficial/. Akritas Chlorakas Facebook. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Serie A sides track 'new Tevez' Torres". Football Italia. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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