Brayan de la Torre

Brayan de la Torre
Personal information
Full nameBrayan José de la Torre Martínez
Date of birthJanuary 11, 1991
Place of birthGuayaquil, Ecuador
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Barcelona
Number17
Youth career
2007 - 2011Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009-Barcelona60(2)
National team‡
2011-Ecuador1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06 August 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06 August 2011

Brayan de la Torre (born January 11, 1991 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian football midfielder currently playing for Barcelona.

Club career

Barcelona SC

2009-2011

De la Torre rose in the youth ranks of Barcelona and is considered a future prospect. In 2009, De la Trorre had the opportunity to play a match with head coach Benito Floro. In 2010 season, he had the opportunity to play in 6 matches, scoring his first goal in the senior team on a 3-0 home victory against Independiente José Terán. De la Torre has been a regular starter since the 2010 season along with others Barcelona's future prospect like Dennys Quiñónez and Christian Cruz.[1] In the 2011 season, De la Torre's career took a huge step, with the support of then Argentine coach Ruben Dario Insua, gave him more continuity as a starter in the senior team. On April 2, Álex Aguinaga was debuting as the new head coach of Barcelona, he made Brayan played 90 minutes and he scored the winning goal against Independiente José Terán in Sangolquí.[2]

2012 Season

On November 28, De La Torre became 2012 Serie A champion with Barcelona SC, after nearly 14 years since Barcelona have won their last league title.

International career

De la Torre is a member of the Ecuador Under-20 national team. On February 12, 2011 the Ecuador Under-20 qualify to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3] On September 6, 2011, De La Torre debuted on the senior Ecuadorian national team as a substitute against Costa Rica. Ecuador won the game 4-0.

Honors

Club

Barcelona SC

References

  1. ↑ "La nueva piel". Diaro Expresso. 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  2. ↑ "Tres ‘Chavos’ le cambiaron la cara al Ídolo del Astillero". Diaro Expresso. 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Ecuador clasificó al Mundial Sub-20". El Universo. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-06-28.

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