Pau Torres (footballer, born 1997)

Pau Francisco Torres (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈpaw ˈtorez], Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaw ˈtores]; born 16 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Villarreal and the Spain national team.

Not to be confused with Pau Torres (footballer, born 1987).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Francisco and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Pau Torres
Personal information
Full name Pau Francisco Torres
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997[1]
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 4
Youth career
2002–2016 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Villarreal C 1 (0)
2016–2018 Villarreal B 59 (2)
2017– Villarreal 58 (4)
2018–2019 → Málaga (loan) 38 (1)
National team‡
2019 Spain U21 1 (0)
2019– Spain 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Born in Villarreal, Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Torres played youth football with Villarreal CF. He made his league debut with the reserves on 21 August 2016, starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against UE Cornellà.[2]

Torres scored his first senior goal on 8 October 2016, the first in a 2–2 home draw with CF Badalona.[3] His maiden competitive appearance for the first team took place on 20 December, when he came on as a late substitute for Víctor Ruiz in the 1–1 home draw against CD Toledo in the round of 32 of Copa del Rey;[4] by doing so, he became the first player born in Villarreal to debut for the club in 13 years.[5]

Torres played his first match in La Liga on 26 November 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Manu Trigueros late into a 2–3 home loss to Sevilla FC.[6] He made his UEFA Europa League debut ten days later, starting and finishing the 1–0 group stage home defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. also at the Estadio de la Cerámica.[7]

On 6 August 2018, Torres was loaned to Málaga CF for one year.[8] 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 club.[9]

Torres subsequently cemented his place in Villarreal's starting XI, playing every minute in the league.[10] In October 2019, he was rewarded with a contract extension until 2024,[11] and the same month scored his first goal in the Spanish top level, opening a 2–1 loss at CA Osasuna.[12]

International career

Torres got his first call up for the Spain national team by Robert Moreno on 4 October 2019, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Norway and Sweden.[13] He did not debut until 15 November when he scored in a 7–0 rout of Malta for the already qualified hosts, within a minute of replacing Sergio Ramos; Dani Olmo also scored on his first cap in that game, the first time that two Spaniards did so in exactly 30 years.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 January 2021[15]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal B 2016–17 Segunda División B 342———342
2017–18 250——6[lower-alpha 1]0310
Total 592——60652
Villarreal 2016–17 La Liga 001000—10
2017–18 La Liga 20301[lower-alpha 2]0—60
2019–20 La Liga 34220——362
2020–21 La Liga 182001[lower-alpha 2]0—192
Total 5446020—624
Málaga (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 38100—2[lower-alpha 3]0401
Career total 15176020801707
  1. Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in La Liga play-offs

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 201911
202060
Total71

International goals
As of match played 15 November 2019 (Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal)[16]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2019Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain Malta3–07–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

References
  1. "Pau Torres". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "El Villarreal B se estrenó con derrota en Cornellà con un solitario gol encajado en el minuto 91 (1–0)" [Villarreal B had losing debut in Cornellà with lone goal against in the 91st minute (1–0)] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. "Al Villarreal B le anulan dos goles legales ante un Badalona que el empató en el minuto 94 (2–2)" [Villarreal B have two legal goals disallowed against a Badalona who drew in the 94th minute (2–2)] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. Matilla, Alfredo (20 December 2016). "Pato evita la sorpresa del Toledo y Manolo, la goleada" [Pato avoids Toledo's surprise and Manolo, a rout]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. "Pau Torres, primer futbolista nacido en Vila-real que debuta en 13 años" [Pau Torres, first footballer born in Villarreal who debuts in 13 years]. Sport (in Spanish). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. "El Sevilla remonta dos goles y se lleva la victoria de Villarreal" [Sevilla come back from two goals and take win from Villarreal] (in Spanish). RTVE. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. "El Villarreal cierra con derrota un partido intrascendente" [Villarreal complete formality of a match with loss]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  8. Puga, Manu (8 August 2018). "Pau Torres: "La oferta del Málaga CF era irrechazable"" [Pau Torres: "Málaga CF's offer could not be refused"]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. "Pau Torres volverá al Villarreal" [Pau Torres will return to Villarreal]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  10. "Pau Torres, entre los once que han disputado todos los minutos en Liga" [Pau Torres, amongst eleven who have played every minute in League]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  11. "El Villarreal CF renueva a Pau hasta 2024" [Villarreal CF renew Pau until 2024] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  12. McTear, Euan (5 October 2019). "Villarreal are the latest to suffer at El Sadar". Marca. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  13. Díaz, José Felix; Clancy, Conor (4 October 2019). "Reguilon, Pau Torres and Gerard Moreno named in Spain squad for first time". Marca. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  14. "Dani Olmo and Pau Torres make history in Spain stroll". Diario AS. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. Pau Torres at Soccerway
  16. "Pau Torres". European Football. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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