Pau Torres (footballer, born 1997)

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Pau Torres
Personal information
Full name Pau Francisco Torres [1]
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain [2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 4
Youth career
2002–2016 Villarreal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Villarreal C 1 (0)
2016–2018 Villarreal B 59 (2)
2017– Villarreal 77 (5)
2018–2019 → Málaga (loan) 38 (1)
National team‡
2018 Spain U21 1 (0)
2021 Spain U23 7 (0)
2019– Spain 15 (1)
Honours
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Men's Football
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2021 Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 23:02, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:13, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Pau Francisco Torres (born 16 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Villarreal and the Spain national team.

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Club career

Born in Villarreal, Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Torres played youth football with Villarreal CF. He made his league debut with the reserves on 21 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against UE Cornellà. [3]

Torres scored his first senior goal on 8 October 2016, the first in a 2–2 home draw with CF Badalona. [4] His maiden competitive appearance for the first team took place on 20 December, when he came on as a late substitute for Víctor Ruiz in the 1–1 home draw against CD Toledo in the round of 32 of Copa del Rey; [5] by doing so, he became the first player born in Villarreal to debut for the club in 13 years. [6]

Torres played his first match in La Liga on 26 November 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Manu Trigueros late into a 2–3 home loss to Sevilla FC. [7] He made his UEFA Europa League debut ten days later, starting and finishing the 0–1 group stage home defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. also at the Estadio de la Cerámica. [8]

On 6 August 2018, Torres was loaned to Málaga CF for one year. [9] He only missed four Segunda División games during his spell as the side reached the promotion play-offs and, subsequently, was recalled by his parent club. [10]

Torres subsequently cemented his place in Villarreal's starting XI, playing every minute in the league. [11] In October 2019, he was rewarded with a contract extension until 2024, [12] and the same month scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier, opening a 2–1 loss at CA Osasuna. [13]

International career

Torres got his first call up for the Spain national team by Robert Moreno on 4 October 2019, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Norway and Sweden. [14] He did not debut until 15 November when he scored in a 7–0 rout of Malta for the already qualified hosts, within a minute of replacing Sergio Ramos; Dani Olmo also scored on his first cap in that game, the first time that two Spaniards did so in exactly 30 years. [15]

Torres was included in Luis Enrique's 24-man squad for the finals. [16] He was also selected for the Olympic team due to compete in Tokyo. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2021 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal B 2016–17 Segunda División B 342———342
2017–18 Segunda División B250——6 [lower-alpha 1] 0310
Total592——60652
Villarreal 2016–17 La Liga 001000—10
2017–18 La Liga20301 [lower-alpha 2] 0—60
2019–20 La Liga34220——362
2020–21 La Liga332209 [lower-alpha 2] 1—443
2021–22 La Liga81004 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 0131
Total77580141101006
Málaga (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 38100—2 [lower-alpha 5] 0401
Career total174880141902059

International

As of match played 6 October 2021 [19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 201911
202060
202180
Total151
As of match played 6 October 2021.
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal [19]
List of international goals scored by Pau Torres
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 November 2019 Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, SpainFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 3–07–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Villarreal

Spain U23

Spain

Individual

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Pau Torres". Eurosport . Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "El Villarreal B se estrenó con derrota en Cornellà con un solitario gol encajado en el minuto 91 (1–0)" [Villarreal B had losing debut in Cornellà with lone goal against in the 91st minute (1–0)] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Al Villarreal B le anulan dos goles legales ante un Badalona que el empató en el minuto 94 (2–2)" [Villarreal B have two legal goals disallowed against a Badalona who drew in the 94th minute (2–2)] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Matilla, Alfredo (20 December 2016). "Pato evita la sorpresa del Toledo y Manolo, la goleada" [Pato avoids Toledo's surprise and Manolo, a rout]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pau Torres, primer futbolista nacido en Vila-real que debuta en 13 años" [Pau Torres, first footballer born in Villarreal who debuts in 13 years]. Sport (in Spanish). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "El Sevilla remonta dos goles y se lleva la victoria de Villarreal" [Sevilla come back from two goals and take win from Villarreal] (in Spanish). RTVE. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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