Juan Pablo Torres (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Pablo Torres | ||
| Date of birth | July 26, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Lilburn, Georgia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Georgia United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Lokeren | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | New York City FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Austin Bold (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2022 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 29 | (3) |
| 2023 | Hartford Athletic | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | United States U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | United States U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | United States U20 | 7 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2018 | |||
Juan Pablo Torres (born July 26, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and is a free agent.
Club career
[edit]Torres played for academy club, Georgia United in his native state. On July 26, 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Belgian first tier team, Lokeren.[1] On August 26, 2017, Torres made his professional debut, when he replaced Koen Persoons in the 90th minute of the match against K.A.S. Eupen.[2]
On January 26, 2019, Torres returned to the United States, signing for Major League Soccer side New York City FC.[3]
On March 8, 2021, Torres was loaned out to USL Championship club Austin Bold for the 2021 season.[4]
Following the 2021 season, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Torres.[5]
On February 14, 2022, Torres signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[6]
On April 21, 2023, Torres joined USL Championship side Hartford Athletic for their 2023 season.[7]
International career
[edit]Torres was born in the United States to Colombian parents.[8] Torres was called for several US Youth Teams. He was capped seven times with the U15 team and four times with the U16 and U18 teams.[1]
On October 23, 2018, Torres was included by coach Tab Ramos in the 20-player roster chosen to represent the United States U20 team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship[9] where the team finished first and qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Torres performed well in the tournament and scored four goals.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played November 2, 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokeren | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| New York City | 2019 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Honors
[edit]United States U20
References
[edit]- ^ a b Carlisle, Jeff. "U.S. youth international Juan Pablo Torres signs with Sporting Lokeren". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ "LOKEREN VS AS EUPEN 3-0". Scoresway. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ FC, New York City. "New York City FC sign Juan Pablo Torres". New York City FC. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "New York City FC Midfielder Gedion Zelalem Signs New Contract; Midfielder Juan Pablo Torres Loaned Out". New York City FC. March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ FC, New York City. "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves For 2022". New York City FC. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Communications, RGV FC (February 14, 2022). "MIDFIELDER JUAN PABLO TORRES ANNOUNCED AS LATEST RGV FC SIGNING". Rio Grande Valley FC. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "HARTFORD ATHLETIC SIGN FORMER NYCFC MIDFIELDER JUAN PABLO TORRES". Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "ASN: Juan Pablo Torres Seeing Action at Sporting Lokeren". americansoccernow.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "U-20 MNT Head Coach Tab Ramos Names 20-Player Roster for 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Juan Pablo Torres at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1999 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Colombian descent
- People from Lilburn, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Gwinnett County, Georgia
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
- New York City FC players
- Austin Bold FC players
- Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
- Hartford Athletic players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Major League Soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century American sportsmen