| General |
| Ferran Torres | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Ferran Torres García | |
| Date of birth: | 29 February 2000 | |
| Place of birth: | Foios,  Spain
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| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position: | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Barcelona
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| Number: | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2006–2017 | Valencia
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2006–2017 2017–2020 2020–2022 2022– |
Valencia B Valencia Manchester City Barcelona
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12 (1) 71 (6) 28 (9) 57 (11) |
| National team | ||
| 2016–2017 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020– |
Spain U17 Spain U19 Spain U21 Spain
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24 (2) 17 (9) 6 (0) 36 (17) |
Ferran Torres García (born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Barcelona as a right winger. He has represented Spain internationally at U17, U19, and U21 youth levels.
Club career[]
Valencia[]
Born in Foios, Horta Nord, Valencian Community, Torres joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2006, aged six. On 15 October 2016, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as substitute for Grego Sierra in a 0–2 Segunda División B home loss against Mallorca B.
Torres was definitely promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, and scored his first senior goal on 26 August 2017 by netting his team's second in a 4–1 home routing of Peralada-Girona B. On 5 October, after being strongly linked to FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, he renewed his contract, which increased his release clause to €25 million. He was also promoted to the first team on 1 January 2018.
Torres made his first team debut on 30 November 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Nacho Gil in a 4–1 home routing of Real Zaragoza, for the season's Copa del Rey. He made his La Liga debut on 16 December, playing the last nine minutes in a 1–2 loss at Eibar, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to play in the league. Torres made his European and Champions League debut on 23 October 2018, starting in a 1–1 draw against Young Boys. He scored his first La Liga goal on 19 January 2019, ten minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 victory against Celta Vigo. He remained on the bench as Valencia defeated Barcelona 2–1 in the 2019 Copa del Rey Final at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville, on 25 May.
On 5 November 2019, Torres scored his first Champions League goal, netting his team's last goal in a 4–1 home win against Lille, becoming Valencia's youngest goalscorer in the competition's history as well as the first player born in 2000 from Spanish teams to score in Champions League. Ferran Torres has become the first player born in 2000 to score for a Spanish team in @ChampionsLeague. On 23 November 2019, Torres marked his 50th appearance in La Liga for Valencia with a 1–2 away defeat against Real Betis, becoming the youngest Los Ches player to play 50 league games at the age of 19 years and 324 days, breaking 40-year old record of Miguel Tendillo (19 years and 351 days).
Manchester City[]
On 4 August 2020, English club Manchester City confirmed the signing of Torres on a five-year contract, until 2025, for a reported transfer fee of €23 million (£20.8 million). The club later revealed that Torres had inherited the shirt number 21 previously worn by Manchester City legend David Silva, a fellow Spanish player who also arrived from Valencia. Torres made his debut in City's first game of the season, coming on as a substitute and winning 3–1 against Wolverhampton Wanderers away from home in the Premier League. On 30 September, Torres scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–0 away win over Burnley in the EFL Cup.
On 21 October 2020, he made his UEFA Champions League debut with Manchester City, scoring a goal in a 3–1 win against Porto. Just a week later, Torres started and scored again in the Champions League in a 0–3 victory over Olympique de Marseille. He became the youngest Spanish player ever to score in three consecutive appearances in the Champions League, at 20 years and 241 days old. On 28 November, Torres scored his first league goal for City in a 5–0 home win over Burnley. On 23 January 2021, Torres scored his first FA Cup goal in a 3–1 away win over League Two side Cheltenham Town in the fourth round. On 14 May, Torres scored his first hat-trick for City in a 4–3 away league win over Newcastle United.
Having fallen out of favour during the 2021–22 season, partly due to injury, Torres agreed a transfer to FC Barcelona for €55 million (plus conditional add-ons worth €10 million) in December 2021, to be completed the following month dependent on Barça selling players from their squad.
Barcelona[]
On 28 December 2021, FC Barcelona confirmed that Torres had signed for the club on a 5 year contract until 2027, with a buyout clause of €1 billion.
International career[]
Torres was a member of the Spain squad that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final over England, and was also a member of the squad that reached final of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup later that same year, losing out to the same opponent. He was named in Spain's squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia. He scored the winning penalty in the semi-final victory over France, and both goals of the 2–0 final win against reigning champions Portugal at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan. He made his debut for the Spain U21 side on 6 September 2019, in a 1–0 away win over Kazakhstan in a European Championship qualifier. Just 16 days after signing for Manchester City, Torres was called up to the senior Spain national team for the first time. He made his debut against Germany in the UEFA Nations League on 3 September 2020, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw and setting up a pre-assist for Spain's last minute equalizer. Three days later, he scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 win over Ukraine. On 17 November 2020, Torres scored his first international hat-trick in a 6–0 win over Germany.
On 24 May 2021, Torres was included in Luis Enrique's 24-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020. Torres scored the third goal of the Euro 2020 final 16 in the 76th minute of the game against Croatia, resulting in a 5–3 victory on 28th June.
On 6 October, Torres scored both goals in Spain's 2–1 away victory over reigning European Champions Italy in the semi-finals of the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League. In the final four days later, Spain suffered a 2–1 defeat against France. With two goals, he was the joint–top scorer of the Nations League Finals, along with France's Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappé, with the latter winning the Top Scorer Trophy due to having also provided two assists.
Style of play[]
Regarded as a talented and highly promising young offensive winger in the media, Torres has been described as a traditional wide midfielder, due to his work-rate and penchant for running to the touchline, although he is also capable of cutting inside towards the centre of the pitch; due to his role, nationality, and playing style, Simone Lorini has likened him to Joaquín. Torres is known in particular for his pace, creativity, technique, and his close control at speed, which enables him to take on opponents and overload the flanks, while his height, athleticism, and heading ability also make him a strong aerial presence. Although he primarily plays on the right, he is capable of playing anywhere across the attacking line. In 2018, Spanish football journalist Guillem Balagué noted that Torres "is a dribbler, fast on the wing, can play on either wing, and he has got ability and intelligence. He can also play inside if needed, so he is a modern winger." The Valencia academy director of recruitment, José Giménez, instead stated: "He's powerful, quick, steady with the ball at his feet and strong in the air. He's unpredictable. When he's running with the ball at his feet he can go on inside or outside his man because he is two-footed. He can cross, finish and shoot the football."
Honours[]
Club[]
Valencia
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2020–21
- EFL Cup: 2020–21
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2020–21
Barcelona
International[]
Spain U17
Spain U19
Spain
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2020–21
External links[]
Ferran Torres at Soccerway- Ferran Torres profile at Transfermarkt
| FC Barcelona squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Ter Stegen · 2 Cubarsí · 3 Balde · 4 Araújo · 5 Martínez · 6 Gavi · 7 Ferran · 8 Pedri · 9 Lewandowski · 10 Fati · 11 Raphinha · 13 Peña · 14 Torre · 15 Christensen · 16 Fermín · 17 Casadó · 18 Víctor · 19 Yamal · 20 Olmo · 21 De Jong · 23 Koundé · 24 García · 25 Szczęsny · Manager: Hansi Flick |
| Spain
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| Spain – UEFA Euro 2020 – Semi-finals |
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1. De Gea
2. Azpilicueta
3. D. Llorente
4. P. Torres
5. Busquets (c)
6. M. Llorente
7. Morata
8. Koke
9. Gerard
10. Thiago
11. F. Torres
12. García
13. Sánchez
14. Gayà
16. Rodri
17. Fabián
18. Alba
19. Olmo
20. Traoré
21. Oyarzabal
22. Sarabia
23. Simón
24. Laporte
26. Pedri
Manager: |
| Spain – 2022 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16 |
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1. Sánchez
2. Azpilicueta
3. García
4. P. Torres
5. Busquets (c)
6. Llorente
7. Morata
8. Koke
9. Gavi
10. Asensio
11. F. Torres
12. Williams
13. Raya
14. Balde
15. Guillamón
16. Rodri
17. Pino
18. Alba
19. Soler
20. Carvajal
21. Olmo
22. Sarabia
23. Simón
24. Laporte
25. Fati
26. Pedri
Manager: |
| Spain – UEFA Euro 2024 – Winners (4th title) |
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1. Raya
2. Carvajal
3. Le Normand
4. Nacho
5. Vivian
6. Merino
7. Morata (c)
8. Fabián
9. Joselu
10. Olmo
11. Torres
12. Grimaldo
13. Remiro
14. Laporte
15. Baena
16. Rodri
17. Williams
18. Zubimendi
19. Yamal
20. Pedri
21. Oyarzabal
22. Navas
23. Simón
24. Cucurella
25. Fermín
26. Ayoze |