Gabriel Torres
![]() Torres with Universidad de Chile in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2009 | Chepo | 94 | (31) |
2005–2006 | → San Francisco (loan) | 35 | (10) |
2008 | → La Equidad (loan) | 25 | (6) |
2009 | → América de Cali (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2009 | → La Equidad (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2010 | → Atlético Huila | 6 | (0) |
2011 | San Francisco | 33 | (7) |
2011–2013 | Zamora | 68 | (32) |
2013–2015 | Colorado Rapids | 55 | (10) |
2016 | Zamora | 23 | (22) |
2016–2017 | Lausanne-Sport | 42 | (8) |
2018 | Huachipato | 30 | (15) |
2019– | Universidad de Chile | 12 | (1) |
2019– | → Independiente del Valle (loan) | 13 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2005– | Panama | 86 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2019 |
Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada (born 31 October 1988) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Independiente del Valle in Ecuador on loan from Universidad de Chile and the Panamanian national team.
Career
Club
He was widely regarded as the top prospect from Panama and in 2007 he traveled twice to England to train with Manchester United and once in Spain with Valencia. On his second flight to Manchester he got injured on the second day of practice and had to return home,[2] where he played for ANAPROF side Chepo. In 2008, he was loaned for 6 months to 2007 Mustang Cup runner-up La Equidad, his loan contract was later extended for 6 extra months. In his debut in Colombia, Torres scored in a 2–3 loss against Deportivo Pereira. In January 2009 Torres signed a loan contract for a year with current Mustang Cup champions América Cali.[3] However, after missing the pre-season because of his participation in the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup with Panama, he was relegated to the bench where he would spend most of his matches. On 30 March he was released from America after having returned to his home late and intoxicated,[4][5] allegations Torres has denied.[6] Gaby returned to Panama to play with Chepo in April 2009.[7]
In January 2010 Torres moved abroad again to play for Colombian side Atlético Huila alongside compatriot Amílcar Henríquez[8] and in July 2011 moved to Venezuelan side Zamora[9] and he became the club's all-time top goalscorer in February 2013 after scoring his 29th goal against Portuguesa.[10]
On 8 August 2013, Torres signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He is the Rapids' first Designated Player.[11]
International
He made his debut for the Panama in an October 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago and has, as of 1 August 2015, earned a total of 57 caps, scoring 10 goals.[12] He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[13] and was captain of the Panama U-20 squad that took part in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada.
In May 2018, he was named in Panama's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[14]
Career statistics
International
- As of 5 September 2019[15]
Panama | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2005 | 2 | 0 |
2006 | 4 | 1 |
2007 | 4 | 0 |
2008 | 1 | 0 |
2009 | 3 | 0 |
2010 | 5 | 1 |
2011 | 11 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 12 | 7 |
2014 | 5 | 0 |
2015 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | 6 | 1 |
2017 | 13 | 5 |
2018 | 7 | 0 |
2019 | 7 | 3 |
Total | 84 | 18 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 September 2006 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 12 October 2010 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
3. | 7 July 2013 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
4. | 2–1 | |||||
5. | 11 July 2013 | CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
6. | 20 July 2013 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | ![]() |
1–1 | 6–1 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
7. | 2–1 | |||||
8. | 10 September 2013 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9. | 15 October 2013 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–3 | |
10. | 2 September 2016 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
11. | 12 July 2017 | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
12. | 15 July 2017 | FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | |
13. | 5 September 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14. | 10 October 2017 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | ||
15. | 9 November 2017 | Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
16. | 22 June 2019 | FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States | ![]() |
4–1 | 4–2 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
17. | 5 September 2019 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A |
18. | 3–1 | |||||
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Honours
Club
Chepo
- Copa Rommel Fernández: 2003
La Equidad
- Copa Colombia: 2008
Zamora
Independiente Del Valle
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2019
Individual
- Chosen revelation player of ANAPROF in 2005
- Top scorer of Copa Rommel Fernández with 18 goals: 2003
- Top scorer of Primera A with 17 goals: 2004, 2005
- Top scorer of ANAPROF with 9 goals: 2007 (A)
- Top scorer of Venezuelan Primera División with 20 goals: 2012–13
- Top scorer of 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup with 5 goals
References
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Gabriel Torres regresa a Panamá para rehabilitación – Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Gabriel Torres nuevo refuerzo del America
- ^ Gabriel Torres desvinculado del America[permanent dead link]
- ^ Torres y Batiste separados del America
- ^ Interview with Gabriel Torres
- ^ Gaby Torres debuta este sábado con el Chepo FC – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Gabriel Torres se suma al Atlético Huila – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Gabriel Torres ya es jugador del Zamora venezolano – Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Gabriel Torres es el goleador histórico de Zamora – Líder en deportes (in Spanish)
- ^ Gabriel Torres ficha con el Colorado Rapids Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Panama – Record International Players – RSSSF
- ^ Gabriel Torres – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- ^ "Gabriel Torres". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/gabriel-torres/22326/matches/
- Bienvenida formal a Gabriel Torres, de su nuevo club FC LAUSANNE-SPORT‚ tvn-2.com, 24 June 2016
External links
- Gabriel Torres at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gabriel Torres at Major League Soccer
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Panama City
- Association football forwards
- Panamanian footballers
- Panamanian expatriate footballers
- Panama international footballers
- 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2011 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2014 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Copa América Centenario players
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players
- Chepo FC players
- San Francisco F.C. players
- La Equidad footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Atlético Huila footballers
- Zamora FC players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Huachipato footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Liga Panameña de Fútbol players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- Swiss Super League players
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players