Marcelo Torres

Luis Marcelo Torres (born 6 November 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Pafos, and the Argentina U20 side.

Marcelo Torres
Marcelo Torres
Personal information
Full name Luis Marcelo Torres[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997
Place of birth Temperley, Argentina[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Pafos
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)
2018–2019 → Banfield (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2020 → Pafos (loan) 5 (2)
2020– Pafos 0 (0)
National team‡
2017– Argentina U20 10 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:52, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 October 2017

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]

Loans to Talleres Córdoba & Banfield

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. His time at the club was marred by injury, however, and at the end of the season he left to join Banfield on a further loan.[5]

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.[6][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 20 May 2020 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup Continental2 Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2016–17 Primera División 0000000000
Talleres Córdoba (loan) 2017–18 133100000143
Banfield (loan) 2018–19 101000030131
Pafos (loan) 2019–20 First Division 5210——62
Career total 286200030326

1 Includes Copa Argentina matches.
2 Includes Copa Sudamericana matches.

References
  1. "M. Torres". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. "El primer refuerzo". Olé (in Spanish). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "Marcelo Torres refuerza la delantera de Talleres". Club Átletico Talleres (in Spanish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. Alimusi, Ricardo (14 July 2018). "Benítez y Torres seguirán en el fútbol argentino" (in Spanish). Lanumero 12. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  6. "Serie A sides track 'new Tevez' Torres". Football Italia. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.


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