Footballer, Born 1997 Félix Torres
Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo (born 11 January 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Corinthians and the Ecuador national team.
.jpg) Torres with Ecuador U20 in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Alianza del Pailón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | LDU Portoviejo | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Barcelona S.C. (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Barcelona S.C. | 35 | (3) |
| 2019–2023 | Santos Laguna | 137 | (15) |
| 2024– | Corinthians | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ecuador U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Ecuador | 31 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 12 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 | |||
After beginning his career with LDU Portoviejo, Torres signed for Barcelona in 2017 before joining Santos Laguna in 2019. He made his international debut in 2019 and represented Ecuador at both the 2021 Copa America and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In the start of 2024 he signed with brazilian team Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Club career
Torres began his career with LDU Portoviejo before signing for Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona in December 2016, on an initial one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over Macará on 2 July and scored his first goal in a win over Guayaquil City F.C. on 5 November. Two weeks later, Torres joined the club permanently in November 2017 having made six appearances during his loan spell, signing a six-year contract.
In January 2019 Torres transferred over to Mexican club Santos Laguna, following his former Barcelona coach Guillermo Almada who had taken charge of the side. In October 2019 Torres was punished for indiscipline by the club and as of November 2019 has not played since.
International career
After playing for Ecuador at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Torres was called up for the national team in February 2017 but did not play.
Torres was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, playing in all three of his nation's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.
Career statistics
- As of 24 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 September 2021 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 27 January 2022 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador |  Brazil | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 24 March 2023 | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia |  Australia | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 12 September 2023 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador |  Uruguay | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 2–1 |
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