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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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Marcelo Torres[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1997 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
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*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 | |||
Club career
editBoca Juniors
editA 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
editIn 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
editOn 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
editArgentina national youth teams
editTorres 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
editClub
edit- As of 7 June 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Continental2 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2016–17 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talleres Córdoba (loan) | 2017–18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| Banfield (loan) | 2018–19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Pafos (loan) | 2019–20 | First Division | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| Pafos | 2020–21 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 58 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 13 | ||
1 Includes Copa Argentina matches.
2 Includes Copa Sudamericana matches.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "M. Torres". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "El primer refuerzo". Olé (in Spanish). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d "Marcelo Torres refuerza la delantera de Talleres". Club Átletico Talleres (in Spanish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Alimusi, Ricardo (14 July 2018). "Benítez y Torres seguirán en el fútbol argentino" (in Spanish). Lanumero 12. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "MARCELO TORRES OFFICIALLY JOINS PAFOS FC". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ARGENTĪNIEŠU UZBRUCĒJS TORRESS PIEVIENOJAS "RIGA FOOTBALL CLUB"". rigafc.lv (in Latvian). Riga FC. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Marcelo Luis Torres, 25, is back to home". facebook.com/AkritasFcOfficial/. Akritas Chlorakas Facebook. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Serie A sides track 'new Tevez' Torres". Football Italia. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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