Carlos Torres (footballer, born 2002)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Eduardo Torres Góngora[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ricaurte, Nariño, Colombia[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Šibenik | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Deportes Tolima | ||
| 2021 | Šibenik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Šibenik | 27 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | → Dugopolje (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | Colombia U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:14, 7 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Carlos Eduardo Torres Góngora (born 20 October 2002) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Croatian side Šibenik.
Early life
[edit]Torres was born in Ricaurte in the Nariño Department of Colombia, and is one of four brothers.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Deportes Tolima
[edit]In 2017, Torres moved to Ibagué, signing with Deportes Tolima on a three-year contract.[3] Set to sign a contract renewal with the club, Torres returned late from a holiday in Tumaco after his aunt died; due to this he was sent to the under-20 squad and the club failed to sign off the appropriate documentation to authorise his contract extension.[3]
HNK Šibenik
[edit]Following the contract dispute, Torres took an opportunity to move to Croatia in February 2021, signing with HNL side Šibenik on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[3][4] He was registered to play for Šibenik the following month.[5] Deportes Tolima, unhappy that he had left on a free transfer, sued both Torres and Šibenik for €2 million for "unjustified breach of contract", and the case reached the international governing body of football, FIFA.[6] After some deliberation, FIFA sided with Torres and Šibenik, rejecting Deportes Tolima's request, informing the Colombian club that they would have to pay for the costs of the process of the transfer.[6]
In his first season at the club, Torres featured for both the youth team and the senior squad, making a total of three HNL appearances.[7] Eight league appearances followed the next year, before Torres was loaned to Prva NL side Dugopolje for the 2022–23 season.[8] On his return to Šibenik, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 pre-season friendly draw with Posušje on 22 July 2023.[9]
International career
[edit]Torres was called up to the Colombia under-20 squad for three micro-cycles in 2020.[3][10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 27 August 2023.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Šibenik | 2020–21 | HNL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Prva NL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Dugopolje (loan) | 2022–23 | Prva NL | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Career total | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Croatian Football Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b Carlos Torres at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Serna Molina, Carlos Julio (29 August 2019). "Nacional Juvenil en Medellín: Selección Tolima eliminó a Santander. Síntesis" [National Youth in Medellín: Tolima Selection eliminated Santander. Synthesis]. capsulas.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
Carlos Torres nació en Ricaurte, Nariño
[Carlos Torres was born in Ricaurte, Nariño] - ^ a b c d e Gámez, Jenny (22 February 2021). "¡Un exótico sueño europeo! Colombiano de Selección aterriza en Croacia" [An exotic European dream! Colombian national team lands in Croatia]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Torres, la promesa colombiana en la primera división de Croacia" [Carlos Torres, the Colombian promise in the Croatian first division]. caracol.com.co (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Primer paso hacia sueño del debut: luz verde a colombiano en Croacia" [First step towards debut dream: green light for Colombian in Croatia]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b "No todo es dicha por Campaz: duro golpe al Tolima por promesa rebelde" [Not everything is said by Campaz: hard blow to Tolima for rebel promise]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Torres zabio za pobjedu juniora Šibenika" [Torres scored for the victory of Šibenik juniors]. sibenskiportal.hr (in Croatian). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Nogometaš Šibenika na posudbi u Dugopolju" [Šibenik player on loan in Dugopolje]. si-sport.hr (in Croatian). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Šibenik remizirao protiv Posušja uoči priprema na Kupresu" [Šibenik drew against Posušje ahead of preparations at Kupres]. m.sibenik.in (in Croatian). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Del FPC a la Selección Colombia Sub-20" [From the FPC to the Colombia Sub-20 National Team]. dimayor.com.co (in Spanish). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Carlos Torres at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nariño Department
- Colombian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Croatian Football League players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Deportes Tolima footballers
- HNK Šibenik players
- NK Dugopolje players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia