Introduction
Ferran Torres García ([fəˈran ˈtorez]; born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a right winger.
Club career
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 a substitute for Grego Sierra in a 0–2 Segunda División B home loss against RCD 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 CF 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 SD 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 RC Celta de Vigo.
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. 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).
International career
Torres 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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| Valencia | 2017–18 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Total | 57 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 9 | ||
Honours
Club
- Valencia
- Copa del Rey: 2018–19
International
- Spain U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2017
- Spain U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2019