Ferran Torres

Ferran Torres García (Valencian pronunciation: [fəˈran ˈtorez]; born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Premier League club Manchester City and the Spain national team. He has represented Spain internationally at various youth levels and debuted for the senior team in 2020.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is García.
Ferran Torres
Torres with Valencia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ferran Torres García[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000
Place of birth Foios, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2017 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Valencia B 12 (1)
2017–2020 Valencia 71 (6)
2020– Manchester City 13 (2)
National team‡
2016–2017 Spain U17 24 (2)
2018–2019 Spain U19 17 (9)
2019– Spain U21 6 (0)
2020– Spain 7 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:54, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Valencia

Born in Foios,Spain Valencian Community, Torres joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2006, aged six.[2] 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 Mallorca B.[3]

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 Peralada-Girona B.[4] On 5 October, after being strongly linked to FC Barcelona and Real Madrid,[5] he renewed his contract, which increased his release clause to €25 million. He was also promoted to the first team on 1 January 2018.[6]

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.[7] He made his La Liga debut on 16 December, playing the last nine minutes in a 1–2 loss at Eibar, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to play in the league.[8][9] Torres made his European and Champions league debut on 23 October 2018, starting in a 1–1 draw against Young Boys.[10] 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 Celta Vigo.[11] He remained on the bench as Valencia defeated Barcelona 2–1 in the 2019 Copa del Rey Final at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville, on 25 May.[12]

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,[13] becoming Valencia's youngest goalscorer in the competition's futures [14] as well as the first player of Spain's teams born in 2000 to score in Champions League.[15] On 23 November 2019, Torres marked his 20th 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 old and 300 plus days).[16]

Manchester City

On 4 August 2020, English club Manchester City confirmed the signing of Torres on a five-year contract, until 2025,[17] for a reported transfer fee of €23 million (£20.8 million). The club later revealed that Torres had inherited the shirt number 21 previously worn by City legend David Silva, a fellow Spanish player who also arrived from Valencia.[18][19][20]

Torres made his debut in City's first game of the season, coming on as a substitute and winning 3–1 against Wolverhampton Wanderers away from home in the Premier League.[21] On 30 September 2020, Torres scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–0 away win over Burnley in the EFL Cup.[22]

On 21 October 2020, he made his UEFA Champions League debut with Manchester City scoring a goal, in a 3–1 win against FC Porto.[23] Just a week later, Torres started and scored again in the Champions League in a 0–3 victory over Olympique de Marseille. This meant that he became the youngest Spanish player ever to score in three consecutive appearances in the Champions League, at 20 years and 241 days old.[24] On 28 November, Torres scored his first league goal for City in a 5–0 home win over Burnley.[25] On 23 January 2021, Torres scored his first FA Cup goal in a 3–1 away win over League Two side Cheltenham Town in the Fourth Round.[26]

International career

Torres was a member of the Spain squad that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final over England, and was also a member of the squad that reached final of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup later that same year, losing out to the same opponent.[27][28] He 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.[29] He made his debut for the Spain U21 side on 6 September 2019, in a 1–0 away win over Kazakhstan in a European Championship qualifier.[30][31]

Just 16 days after signing for Manchester City, Torres was called up to the senior Spain national team for the first time.[32] He made his debut against Germany in the UEFA Nations League on 3 September 2020, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw and setting up a pre-assist for Spain's last minute equalizer. Three days later, he scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 win over Ukraine.[33] On 17 November 2020, Torres scored his first international hat-trick in a 6–0 win over Germany.[34][35]

Style of play

Regarded as a talented and highly promising young attacking winger in the media, Torres has been described as a traditional wide midfielder, due to his work-rate and penchant for running to the touchline, although he is also capable of cutting inside towards the centre of the pitch; due to his role, nationality, and playing style, Simone Lorini has likened him to Joaquín. Torres is known in particular for his pace, creativity, technique, and his close control at speed, which enables him to take on opponents and overload the flanks, while his height, athleticism, and heading ability also make him a strong aerial presence. Although he primarily plays on the right, he is capable of playing anywhere across the attacking line. In 2018, Spanish football journalist Guillem Balagué noted that Torres "is a dribbler, fast on the wing, can play on either wing, and he has got ability and intelligence. He can also play inside if needed, so he is a modern winger." The Valencia academy director of recruitment, José Giménez, instead stated: "He's powerful, quick, steady with the ball at his feet and strong in the air. He's unpredictable. When he's running with the ball at his feet he can go on inside or outside his man because he is two-footed. He can cross, finish and shoot the football."[36][37][38][39][40]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 January 2021.[41][42]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia B 2016–17 Segunda División B 20————20
2017–18 Segunda División B 101————101
Total 12100000000121
Valencia 2017–18 La Liga 13030———160
2018–19 La Liga 24261—7[lower-alpha 1]0—373
2019–20 La Liga 34430—6[lower-alpha 2]21[lower-alpha 3]0446
Total 7161210013210979
Manchester City 2020–21 Premier League 13211315[lower-alpha 2]4—228
Career total 968132311861013118
  1. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

International
As of 17 November 2020.
Spain
YearAppsGoals
202074
Total74

International goals
As of 17 November 2020. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 6 September 2020Alfredo Di Stéfano, Madrid, Spain Ukraine4–04–02020–21 UEFA Nations League A
2 17 November 2020La Cartuja, Seville, Spain Germany2–06–0
3 4–0
4 5–0

Honours

Valencia

Spain U17

Spain U19

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