Pau Torres (footballer, born 1997)

Pau Torres
Personal information
Full name Pau Francisco Torres
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Málaga
(on loan from Villarreal)
Number 5
Youth career
?–2016 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Villarreal C 1 (0)
2016–2018 Villarreal B 42 (2)
2017– Villarreal 1 (0)
2018– → Málaga (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2017

Pau Francisco Torres (born 16 January 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF on loan from Villarreal CF as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Villarreal, Castellón, Valencian Community, Torres finished his formation with Villarreal CF. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 21 August 2016, starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against UE Cornellà.

Torres scored his first senior goal on 8 October 2016, netting the first in a 2–2 home draw against CF Badalona. He made his first team debut on 20 December, coming on as a late substitute for Víctor Ruiz in a 1–1 home draw against CD Toledo, for the season's Copa del Rey;[1] by doing so he became the first player born in Villarreal to debut for the club within 13 years.[2]

Torres made his La Liga debut on 26 November 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Manu Trigueros in a 2–3 home loss against Sevilla FC.

On 6 August 2018, Torres was loaned to Málaga for one year.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Pato evita la sorpresa del Toledo y Manolo, la goleada" [Pato avoids Toledo's surprise and Manolo, a routing] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pau Torres, primer futbolista nacido en Vila-real que debuta en 13 años" [Pau Torres, first footballer born in Villarreal who debuts within 13 years] (in Spanish). Sport. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pau Torres: "La oferta del Málaga CF era irrechazable"" (in Spanish). La Opinión de Málaga. 8 August 2018.
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