Pau Torres
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Full name | Pau Francisco Torres[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 January 1997||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Villarreal, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2016 | Villarreal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Villarreal B | 59 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2023 | Villarreal | 136 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Málaga (loan) | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Aston Villa | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Spain U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Spain | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 17 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:15, 16 November 2023 (UTC) |
Pau Francisco Torres (born 16 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Spain national team.
He began his career with Villarreal, making 173 competitive appearances and winning the 2021 Europa League; he was also loaned to Málaga. In July 2023, he signed with Aston Villa.[3]
Torres made his full debut for Spain in 2019, scoring in his first game. He was part of the squads at Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.
Club career
[edit]Villarreal
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Born in Villarreal, Province of Castellón, Valencian Community,[4] Torres played youth football with Villarreal. He made his league debut with the reserves on 21 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Cornellà.[5]
Torres scored his first senior goal on 8 October 2016, the first in a 2–2 home draw with Badalona.[6] 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 Toledo in the round of 32 of Copa del Rey;[7] by doing so, he became the first player born in Villarreal to debut for the club in 13 years.[8]
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.[9] He made his UEFA Europa League debut ten days later, starting and finishing the 0–1 group stage defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv also at the Estadio de la Cerámica.[10]
On 6 August 2018, Torres was loaned to Málaga for one year.[11] 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.[12]
Torres subsequently cemented his place in Villarreal's starting XI, playing every minute in the league.[13] In October 2019, he was rewarded with a contract extension until 2024,[14] and the same month scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier, opening a 2–1 loss at Osasuna.[15]
Torres contributed nine appearances in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League as the tournament ended in a first-ever European victory for the team, under manager Unai Emery.[16] This included the final, a penalty shootout win over Manchester United after a 1–1 draw.[17]
Aston Villa
[edit]On 12 July 2023, Torres signed for Aston Villa for a reported fee of £31.5 million,[18] rejoining coach Emery.[19] He made his Premier League debut on 12 August, replacing the injured Tyrone Mings during the first half of an eventual 5–1 loss at Newcastle United.[20] He scored his first goal on 8 October, in a 1–1 away draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[21]
International career
[edit]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.[22] 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.[23]
Torres was included in Luis Enrique's 24-man squad for the finals.[24] He was also selected for the Olympic team that won a silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[25]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2024[26]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Villarreal B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
2017–18 | Segunda División B | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 6[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
Total | 59 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 65 | 2 | |||||
Villarreal | 2016–17 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | La Liga | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
2020–21 | La Liga | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 1 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | La Liga | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 12[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | La Liga | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
Total | 136 | 10 | 11 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 12 | |||
Málaga (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[h] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
Aston Villa | 2023–24 | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[g] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
2024–25 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |||
Career total | 263 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 318 | 17 |
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 16 November 2023[27]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 6 | 0 | |
2021 | 9 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 1 |
- As of match played 15 November 2019.
- Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.[27]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 November 2019 | Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain | ![]() |
3–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
Honours
[edit]Villarreal
Spain U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2020[29]
Spain
- UEFA Nations League runner up: 2020–21[30]
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Pau Torres". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "El Villarreal confirma el traspaso de Pau al Aston Villa" [Villarreal confirm transfer of Pau to Aston Villa]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Pau Torres cumple 100 partidos con el Villarreal" [Pau Torres celebrates 100 matches with Villarreal] (in Spanish). Onda Cero. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pau Torres, primer futbolista nacido en Vila-real que debuta en 13 años" [Pau Torres, first footballer born in Villarreal to debut in 13 years]. Sport (in Spanish). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El Villarreal cierra con derrota un partido intrascendente" [Villarreal complete formality of a match with loss]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Puga, Manu (8 August 2018). "Pau Torres: "La oferta del Málaga CF era irrechazable"" [Pau Torres: "Málaga CF's offer could not be refused"]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Pau Torres volverá al Villarreal" [Pau Torres will return to Villarreal]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Pau Torres, entre los once que han disputado todos los minutos en Liga" [Pau Torres, amongst eleven who have played every minute in League]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "El Villarreal CF renueva a Pau hasta 2024" [Villarreal CF renew Pau until 2024] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ McTear, Euan (5 October 2019). "Villarreal are the latest to suffer at El Sadar". Marca. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Mata, Javier (31 May 2022). "Pau Torres alcanza los 159 partidos en tres temporadas" [Pau Torres reaches 159 games in three seasons]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Grounds, Ben (27 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Man Utd AET (11–10 pens): David de Gea misses crucial spot-kick as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side suffer Europa League final shootout defeat". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Aston Villa complete Pau Torres signing from Villarreal". BBC Sport. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Villa announce Pau Torres signing". Aston Villa F.C. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Yew, Oliver (12 August 2023). "Newcastle 5–1 Aston Villa: Alexander Isak scores twice as Eddie Howe's side produce statement win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Bobbie (8 October 2023). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa: Fiery West Midlands derby ends all square". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Díaz, José Félix; Clancy, Conor (4 October 2019). "Reguilon, Pau Torres and Gerard Moreno named in Spain squad for first time". Marca. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Dani Olmo and Pau Torres make history in Spain stroll". Diario AS. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Braidwood, Jamie (24 May 2021). "Euro 2020 news LIVE: Sergio Ramos left out of Spain squad plus latest before England announcement". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Spain names six from Euro squad to Olympic roster". Sports Illustrated. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Pau Torres at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Pau Torres". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics 2021 medal count updates: who has won more? Tally by country, today, 7 August". Diario AS. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Spain 1–2 France". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season 2020/21". UEFA. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
External links
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- Aston Villa official profile
- Pau Torres at BDFutbol
- Pau Torres at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Pau Torres at Premier League
- Pau Torres at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Villarreal
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of Castellón
- Men's association football central defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Villarreal CF B players
- Villarreal CF players
- Málaga CF players
- Premier League players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- UEFA Europa League winning players
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's under-23 international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Spain
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England