Marcelo Torres
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Marcelo Torres[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Temperley, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Banfield (on loan from Boca Juniors) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| 2012–2017 | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Boca Juniors | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Talleres Córdoba (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2018- | → Banfield (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Argentina U20 | 10 | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2018 ‡ 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 Primera División club Banfield, on loan from Boca Juniors, 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]
Loan to Talleres Córdoba
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.
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.[5][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 12 May 2018 [1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Continental | Other2 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | 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 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Career total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
1 Includes Copa Argentina matches.
2 Includes Torneos de Verano matches.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "M. Torres". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "El primer refuerzo". Olé (in Spanish). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 "Marcelo Torres refuerza la delantera de Talleres". Club Átletico Talleres (in Spanish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "Serie A sides track 'new Tevez' Torres". Football Italia. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.