Marcelo Torres

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Marcelo Torres
Marcelo Torres
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
Pafos
Number 10
Youth career
Boca Juniors
2012–2017 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Boca Juniors 0 (0)
2017–2018Talleres Córdoba (loan) 13 (3)
2018–2019Banfield (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2020Pafos (loan) 5 (2)
2020– Pafos 10 (3)
International career
2017 Argentina U20 10 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 7 January 2021 (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 Pafos, and the Argentina U20 side.

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]

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.[6][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 20 May 2020 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Career total 28 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 32 6

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "Serie A sides track 'new Tevez' Torres". Football Italia. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.