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.[2][3]
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. At the beginning 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.[4] 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.[2] Two weeks later, Torres joined the club permanently in November 2017 having made six appearances during his loan spell, signing a six-year contract.[5]
In January 2019 Torres transferred over to Mexican club Santos Laguna,[6] following his former Barcelona coach Guillermo Almada who had taken charge of the side.[7] In October 2019 Torres was punished for indiscipline by the club and as of November 2019 has not played since.[8][9]
Torres was announced at Corinthians on 14 January 2024, signing a four year contract with the club.[10]
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.[11]
Torres was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[12]
Torres was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[13] playing in all three of his nation's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.[2]
Torres was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.[14]
Career statistics
International
- As of 19 November 2024[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Ecuador | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2021 | 9 | 1 | |
2022 | 8 | 1 | |
2023 | 10 | 3 | |
2024 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 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 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 27 January 2022 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 24 March 2023 | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
4 | 12 September 2023 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 2–1 |
Club
- As of 2 April 2025.[16]
Club | Season | League | State League[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona S.C | 2017 (loan) | Ecuadorian Serie A | 27 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
2018 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
2019 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
Total | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
Santos Laguna | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 13 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 27 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | 34 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
2022–23 | 34 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
2023–24 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
Total | 126 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 12 | ||
Corinthians | 2024 | Série A | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | — | 52 | 0 | |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | ||
Career total | 189 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 248 | 17 |
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa MX
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
- Corinthians
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Félix Torres at Soccerway
- ^ "Jackson Porozo vibra com estreia pela seleção equatoriana: 'Lembrarei por toda minha vida'" [Jackson Porozo celebrates his debut for the Ecuador national team: 'I will remember it for my whole life'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tribuna. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Ladines, Ronald (14 December 2016). "Barcelona presentó cuatro refuerzos para el 2017" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Martinez, Rodrigo (23 November 2017). "Félix Torres renovó su contrato con Barcelona SC por seis temporadas" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Santos Laguna: Félix Torres, último refuerzo, llegó a Torreón" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Félix Torres aseguró que luchará por ganarse la titularidad en el Santos" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Torres castigado en Santos Laguna por indisciplina" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Guillermo Almada castigó a Félix Torres en Santos Laguna" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Félix Torres". ge.globo.com. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "La selección ecuatoriana se refuerza con tres jugadores menores de 20 años" (in Spanish). EFE. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@LaTri] (9 June 2021). "¡Y los convocados son! Estos son los elegidos por el DT #GustavoAlfaro para encarar un desafío continental: la @CopaAmerica" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ecuador national football team [@LaTri] (14 November 2022). "Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia" [Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ecuador presenta lista oficial para la Copa América: Gonzalo Plata y Robert Arboleda quedaron relegados" [Ecuador presents official roster for Copa America: Gonzalo Plata and Robert Arboleda left off the list] (in Spanish). El Universo. 29 May 2024.
- ^ Félix Torres at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Félix Torres at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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