spanish association football player
not to be confused with Paul Torres Francisco and the second or maternal family name is Torres. In this spanish mention, the first or paternal surname isand the second or maternal family name is Pau Francisco Torres ( behave 16 January 1997 ) is a spanish professional football player who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Villarreal and the Spain national team.

Club career [edit ]

Born in Villarreal, Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, [ 2 ] Torres played youth football with Villarreal CF. He made his league debut with the reserves on 21 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against UE Cornellà. [ 3 ] Torres scored his first senior goal on 8 October 2016, the first in a 2–2 dwelling string with CF Badalona. [ 4 ] His inaugural competitive appearance for the first team took target on 20 December, when he came on as a late utility for Víctor Ruiz in the 1–1 base draw against CD Toledo in the round of 32 of Copa del Rey ; [ 5 ] by doing sol, he became the first player born in Villarreal to debut for the club in 13 years. [ 6 ] Torres played his first match in La Liga on 26 November 2017, replacing mate youth graduate Manu Trigueros deep into a 2–3 home loss to Sevilla FC. [ 7 ] He made his UEFA Europa League debut ten days by and by, starting and finishing the 0–1 group stagecoach home kill against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. besides at the Estadio de la Cerámica. [ 8 ] On 6 August 2018, Torres was loaned to Málaga CF for one year. [ 9 ] He only missed four Segunda División games during his spell as the side reached the promotion play-offs and, subsequently, was recalled by his parent clubhouse. [ 10 ] Torres subsequently cemented his station in Villarreal ‘s starting XI, playing every moment in the league. [ 11 ] In October 2019, he was rewarded with a narrow extension until 2024, [ 12 ] and the same calendar month scored his first finish in the spanish top tier, opening a 2–1 passing at CA Osasuna. [ 13 ]

International career [edit ]

Torres got his first call up for the Spain home team by Robert Moreno on 4 October 2019, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Norway and Sweden. [ 14 ] He did not debut until 15 November when he scored in a 7–0 mob of Malta for the already qualify hosts, within a minute of replacing Sergio Ramos ; Dani Olmo besides scored on his beginning ceiling in that bet on, the first time that two Spaniards did so in precisely 30 years. [ 15 ]

Torres was included in Luis Enrique ‘s 24-man police squad for the finals. [ 16 ] He was besides selected for the Olympic team due to compete in Tokyo. [ 17 ]

career statistics [edit ]

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As of match played 2 November 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Villarreal B 2016–17 Segunda División B 34 2 — — — 34 2
2017–18 Segunda División B 25 0 — — 6[a] 0 31 0
Total 59 2 — — 6 0 65 2
Villarreal 2016–17 La Liga 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18 La Liga 2 0 3 0 1[b] 0 — 6 0
2019–20 La Liga 34 2 2 0 — — 36 2
2020–21 La Liga 33 2 2 0 9[b] 1 — 44 3
2021–22 La Liga 8 1 0 0 4[c] 0 1[d] 0 13 1
Total 77 5 8 0 14 1 1 0 100 6
Málaga (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 38 1 0 0 — 2[e] 0 40 1
Career total 174 8 8 0 14 1 9 0 205 9

International [edit ]

As of match played 14 November 2021[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2019 1 1
2020 6 0
2021 9 0
Total 16 1
As of match played 6 October 2021.
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal[19]
List of international goals scored by Pau Torres
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 2019 Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain  Malta 3–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours [edit ]

Villarreal
Spain U23
Spain
Individual

  • UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2020–21[23]

References [edit ]