Pablo Torre (footballer)

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Pablo Torre
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Torre training with Barcelona in 2022
Personal information
Full name Pablo Torre Carral
Date of birth (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Soto de la Marina  [ es ], Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Barcelona
Youth career
2012–2015 Marina Sport
2015–2020 Racing Santander
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Racing B 0 (0)
2020–2022 Racing Santander 55 (14)
2022–2023 Barcelona B 3 (0)
2022– Barcelona 8 (1)
2023–2024Girona (loan) 26 (0)
International career
2020 Spain U17 1 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U19 8 (3)
2022– Spain U21 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:55, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Pablo Torre Carral (born 3 April 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona.

Contents

Club career

Racing Santander

Born in Soto de la Marina  [ es ], Cantabria, Torre joined Racing de Santander's youth setup in 2015, from CD Marina Sport. [1] On 15 April 2020, while still a youth, he signed a professional contract with the club, until June 2025. [2] [3]

Torre made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 July 2020, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Gimnástica de Torrelavega, for the year's Tercera División promotion play-offs. [4] In August, aged only 17, he was a part of the first team squad in the pre-season under manager Javi Rozada, [5] and was definitely promoted to the main squad in September. [6]

Torre made his first team debut for Racing on 18 October 2020, starting in the opening match of the 2020–21 Segunda División B, a 1–1 home draw against Club Portugalete. [5] [7] He scored his first senior goal the following 21 February, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win over CD Laredo; [8] six days later, he scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing of Barakaldo CF. [9]

A regular starter during his first full season as a senior, Torre was assigned the number 10 jersey ahead of the 2021–22 campaign, in the new third tier called Primera División RFEF. [10] He contributed with ten goals in 32 matches (play-offs included) as Racing achieved promotion to Segunda División.

Barcelona

On 4 March 2022, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Racing for the transfer of Torre for a fee of 5 million plus variables, [11] and he was initially assigned to the B team for the 2022–23 season. [12] [13] He signed a contract until June 2026 on 15 June. [14]

On 7 September 2022, Torre played his first Champions League match, coming on for Franck Kessié in the 81st minute, in a 5–1 win over Viktoria Plzeň in the first match of the 2022–23 season. [15] On 23 October, Torre played his first La Liga game for Barcelona at Camp Nou, coming on for Ousmane Dembélé in the 77th minute against Athletic Bilbao. [16] On 1 November, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–2 away win over Viktoria Plzeň in the second leg of the same season. [17]

Loan to Girona

On 18 July 2023, Torre was loaned to fellow top tier side Girona for the 2023–24 season. [18] On 12 August 2023, he made his debut for the club in a league match against Real Sociedad.

Personal life

Torre's father Esteban was also a footballer and a midfielder. [19] He represented Racing for the most of his career.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Copa del Rey EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rayo Cantabria 2019–20 Tercera División 001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Racing Santander 2020–21 Segunda División B 24410254
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 31103 [lower-alpha 2] 03410
Total551410305914
Barcelona Atlétic 2022–23 Primera Federación 3030
Barcelona 2022–23 La Liga 80203 [lower-alpha 3] 100131
Girona (loan) 2023–24 La Liga26031291
Career total921461314010516
  1. Appearance in Tercera División play-offs
  2. Two appearances in Copa Federación, one in Primera División RFEF Final
  3. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Racing Santander

Barcelona

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References

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  3. "El contrato de Pablo Torre marca el camino de un nuevo Racing" [The contract of Pablo Torre mark the path of a new Racing] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. "La Gimnástica se mete en la final más por oficio que por fútbol" [Gimnástica go to the final more by trade than by football] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Pablo Torre no para de crecer" [Pablo Torre does not stop growing] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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