Félix Torres (footballer, born 1997)

Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo (born 11 January 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Corinthians and the Ecuador national team.[2][3]

Félix Torres
Torres with Ecuador U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Ecuador
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Corinthians
Number 3
Youth career
2013–2015 Alianza del Pailón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 LDU Portoviejo
2016–2017Barcelona S.C. (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2019 Barcelona S.C. 35 (3)
2019–2023 Santos Laguna 137 (15)
2024– Corinthians 20 (0)
International career
2017 Ecuador U20 8 (0)
2019– Ecuador 40 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

After beginning his career with LDU Portoviejo, Torres signed for Barcelona in 2017 before joining Santos Laguna in 2019. He made his international debut in 2019 and represented Ecuador at both the 2021 Copa America and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. At the beginning of 2024 he signed with Brazilian team Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.

Club career

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Torres began his career with LDU Portoviejo before signing for Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona in December 2016, on an initial one-year loan deal.[4] He made his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over Macará on 2 July and scored his first goal in a win over Guayaquil City F.C. on 5 November.[2] Two weeks later, Torres joined the club permanently in November 2017 having made six appearances during his loan spell, signing a six-year contract.[5]

In January 2019 Torres transferred over to Mexican club Santos Laguna,[6] following his former Barcelona coach Guillermo Almada who had taken charge of the side.[7] In October 2019 Torres was punished for indiscipline by the club and as of November 2019 has not played since.[8][9]

International career

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After playing for Ecuador at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Torres was called up for the national team in February 2017 but did not play.[10]

Torres was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, playing in all three of his nation's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.[2]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 15 October 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2019 3 0
2021 9 1
2022 8 1
2023 10 3
2024 10 0
Total 40 5
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.
List of international goals scored by Félix Torres
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 September 2021 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador   Paraguay 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 27 January 2022 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador   Brazil 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 24 March 2023 Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia   Australia 1–1 1–3 Friendly
4 12 September 2023 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador   Uruguay 1–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 2–1

Club

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As of 28 October 2024.[12]
Club Season League State League[a] Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona S.C 2017 (loan) Ecuadorian Serie A 27 1 0 0 27 1
2018 Ecuadorian Serie A 6 1 0 0 6 1
2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 8 2 0 0 2 0 10 2
Total 41 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 43 4
Santos Laguna 2019–20 Liga MX 13 0 7 0 20 0
2020–21 Liga MX 27 1 0 0 2 0 29 1
2021–22 Liga MX 34 3 0 0 3 0 37 3
2022–23 Liga MX 34 3 0 0 2 0 36 3
2023–24 Liga MX 18 5 0 0 0 0 18 5
Total 126 12 0 0 7 0 5 0 2 0 140 12
Corinthians 2024 Série A 20 0 11 0 9 0 9[c] 0 49 0
Total 20 0 11 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 49 0
Career total 187 16 11 0 16 0 16 0 2 0 232 16
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa MX
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Félix Torres at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Jackson Porozo vibra com estreia pela seleção equatoriana: 'Lembrarei por toda minha vida'" [Jackson Porozo celebrates his debut for the Ecuador national team: 'I will remember it for my whole life'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tribuna. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ Ladines, Ronald (14 December 2016). "Barcelona presentó cuatro refuerzos para el 2017" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ Martinez, Rodrigo (23 November 2017). "Félix Torres renovó su contrato con Barcelona SC por seis temporadas" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Santos Laguna: Félix Torres, último refuerzo, llegó a Torreón" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Félix Torres aseguró que luchará por ganarse la titularidad en el Santos" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Torres castigado en Santos Laguna por indisciplina" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Guillermo Almada castigó a Félix Torres en Santos Laguna" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. ^ "La selección ecuatoriana se refuerza con tres jugadores menores de 20 años" (in Spanish). EFE. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  11. ^ Félix Torres at National-Football-Teams.com  
  12. ^ Félix Torres at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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