José Francisco Torres

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José Francisco Torres

Personal information
Full name	José Francisco Torres Mezzell
Date of birth	October 29, 1987 (1987-10-29)
Place of birth	Longview, Texas, United States
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Pachuca
Number	18
Youth career
2003–2006	Pachuca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–	Pachuca	119	(3)
National team‡
2008–	United States	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2010

José Francisco Torres (born on October 29, 1987, in Longview, Texas) is an American soccer player. He currently plays as a midfielder for Pachuca in the Primera División de México and the United States national team.

Personal

Torres has both Mexican and American citizenship, having a Mexican father and an American mother.

Club career

Torres was recruited by Pachuca while he was still attending high school in Texas. He broke into the starting lineup during the 2008 Apertura season in central midfield. He appeared in all three matches at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup for Pachuca, starting twice. In the InterLiga 2009 Final, Torres scored the clinching penalty kick that sent Pachuca through to the Copa Libertadores 2009.

International career

Torres was eligible to choose between representing Mexico, the nation of his father's heritage and where he played club football, or his native United States. Both national federations had been tracking Torres' progress at Pachuca.

Torres was invited by Peter Nowak to play for the United States U-23 team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Torres declined the invitation when Pachuca promised a position in their starting lineup if he stayed with the club. However, only three months later, on October 2, 2008, Torres announced his intention to represent the United States at the international level, and was called in to the U.S. camp by Bob Bradley within days.

He made his U.S. debut against Cuba on October 11, 2008, coming on as a substitute for Heath Pearce in the sixty-eighth minute. He made his first start against Trinidad and Tobago four days later. Torres was also included in the roster that played against Mexico in February 2009, but did not play. He was a member of the U.S. squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup but did not play in the tournament. He was selected to the 23-man roster to represent the United States at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and started a group stage game against Slovenia.

Statistics

As of April 9, 2011

Club	Season	League			Cup			North America			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Pachuca	2006–07	2	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	0	2	0	0
	2007–08	12	0	3	-	-	-	0	0	0	12	0	3
	2008–09	36	2	0	-	-	-	3	0	0	39	2	0
	2009–10	32	1	2	-	-	-	9	0	0	41	1	2
	2010–11	26	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	0	26	0	0
	Total	108	3	5	-	-	-	12	0	0	120	3	5

Honors

Pachuca

• Primera División de México: Clausura 2007
• CONCACAF Champions League: 2007, 2008, 2009–10
• North American SuperLiga: 2007

See also

• List of United States soccer players playing abroad

External links

• José Francisco Torres stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• José Francisco Torres – FIFA competition record