Roberto Torres (footballer, born 1989)

Roberto Torres Morales (born 7 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Divisió club Inter Club d'Escaldes.

Roberto Torres
Torres (left) before a match with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name Roberto Torres Morales[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-07) 7 March 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Inter d'Escaldes
Youth career
1998–2005 Txantrea
2005–2007 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Osasuna B 132 (23)
2011–2022 Osasuna 322 (58)
2023 Foolad 12 (2)
2023–2024 Gol Gohar 21 (5)
2024– Inter d'Escaldes 0 (0)
International career
2013– Basque Country 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

He spent the better part of his career with Osasuna, appearing in eight La Liga seasons with the club and also winning the 2018–19 Segunda División.

Club career

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Osasuna

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Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Torres began his career with hometown club CA Osasuna. He spent five full seasons with the B side in the Segunda División B, scoring a career-best 16 goals in 35 games in 2011–12 while being deployed mainly as an attacking midfielder.[2]

Torres made his first-team and La Liga debut on 11 December 2011, coming off the bench for Lolo for the last 20 minutes of a 1–1 away draw against Málaga CF.[3] On 9 August of the following year, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.[4]

Despite appearing sparingly during 2012–13, Torres was handed his first start on 1 June 2013, and netted his team's first in a 4–2 loss at Real Madrid.[5] In the following campaign he featured more regularly and scored five times, but suffered relegation.[6]

On 22 July 2015, Torres signed a new three-year deal with the Rojillos until 2018.[7] He scored a team-best 12 goals during the 2018–19 season for the Segunda División champions[8] and, consequently, agreed to an extension until 2021 with his buyout clause being set at €10 million.[9]

Torres put an end to his 17-year spell at the El Sadar Stadium in December 2022, having made 353 official appearances.[10][11]

Iran

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Torres moved abroad for the first time in January 2023, with the 33-year-old signing for Foolad F.C. in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[12] On 10 September that year, he joined Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C. of the same country and tier.[13]

Later career

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In October 2024, Torres moved to Andorran Primera Divisió club Inter Club d'Escaldes.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 28 May 2024[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osasuna B 2007–08 Segunda División B 18 1 18 1
2008–09 Segunda División B 20 1 20 1
2009–10 Segunda División B 28 3 28 3
2010–11 Segunda División B 31 2 31 2
2011–12 Segunda División B 35 16 35 16
Total 132 23 0 0 0 0 132 23
Osasuna 2011–12 La Liga 2 0 4 0 6 0
2012–13 La Liga 5 1 3 0 8 1
2013–14 La Liga 33 5 4 1 37 6
2014–15 Segunda División 37 3 1 0 38 3
2015–16 Segunda División 38 12 0 0 4[a] 0 42 12
2016–17 La Liga 32 7 2 0 34 7
2017–18 Segunda División 35 2 1 0 36 2
2018–19 Segunda División 39 12 1 0 40 12
2019–20 La Liga 36 7 2 0 38 7
2020–21 La Liga 35 7 4 0 39 7
2021–22 La Liga 28 2 3 1 31 3
2022–23 La Liga 2 0 2 0 4 0
Total 322 58 27 2 4 0 353 60
Foolad 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League 12 2 1 0 2 0 15 2
Gol Gohar 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League 21 5 3 2 24 7
Inter d'Escaldes 2024–25 Primera Divisió 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 487 88 31 4 6 0 524 92
  1. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

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Osasuna

References

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  1. ^ a b c Roberto Torres at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Osasuna renueva a Roberto Torres hasta 2020 (Osasuna renew Roberto Torres until 2020); Mundo Deportivo, 29 May 2018 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Juanmi rescues Málaga point; ESPN Soccernet, 11 December 2011
  4. ^ Mendilibar sobre Torres, Onwu y Loe: "Les considero de la primera plantilla" (Mendilibar about Torres, Onwu and Loe: "I consider them first-team players"); Diario de Navarra, 9 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Mourinho bows out with win; ESPN FC, 1 June 2012
  6. ^ 741 días después (741 days later); Noticias de Navarra, 27 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Roberto Torres amplía su contrato con el CA Osasuna (Roberto Torres extends his contract with CA Osasuna); CA Osasuna, 22 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ a b Los goles del Osasuna campeón (The goals of champions Osasuna); Marca, 18 June 2019 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Roberto Torres renueva su contrato hasta 2021 (Roberto Torres renews his contract until 2021); CA Osasuna, 31 July 2019 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Roberto Torres no continuará en Osasuna después de dieciocho años en el club (Roberto Torres will not continue at Osasuna after eighteen years at the club); CA Osasuna, 29 December 2022 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Roberto Torres se marcha de Osasuna (Roberto Torres leaves Osasuna); Noticias de Navarra, 29 December 2022 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Roberto Torres, nuevo fichaje del Foolad (Roberto Torres, new Foolad signing); Marca, 15 January 2023 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Gol Gohar complete signing of Roberto Torres; Tehran Times, 10 September 2023
  14. ^ Roberto Torres s’incorpora a l’Inter Club d’Escaldes (Roberto Torres joins Inter Club d’Escaldes); Diari d'Andorra, 1 November 2024 (in Catalan)
  15. ^ Roberto Torres at BDFutbol
  16. ^ Roberto Torres at Soccerway
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