Román Torres

Román Torres

Torres playing for Panama
Personal information
Full name Román Aureliano Torres Morcillo
Date of birth (1986-03-20) March 20, 1986
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 29
Youth career
Chepo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Chepo 27 (5)
2005 San Francisco 33 (4)
2006 Cortuluá 39 (6)
2007–2015 La Equidad 84 (9)
2010 → Atlético Junior (loan) 35 (7)
2011 → Atlético Nacional (loan) 36 (8)
2012–2015 → Millonarios (loan) 89 (5)
2015– Seattle Sounders FC 23 (0)
National team‡
2005– Panama 100 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 May 2017

Román Aureliano Torres Morcillo (born 20 March 1986) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a defender for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.[1]

Club career

Torres started his career at Chepo and played alongside compatriot Anthony Basile at Colombian side Cortuluá from January 2006.[2] In January 2007 he moved to La Equidad, where he was joined by compatriot Orlando Rodríguez.[3]

His performances gained him notice with several clubs, particularly with English Championship sides Blackpool and Swansea City during the winter transfer market in 2010.[4] However, a move to England never materialised. He was also on trial for the Championship team Nottingham Forest in December/January 2011/12, impressing then manager, Steve Cotterill. However, this move also failed to materialize.[5]

Millonarios FC

More recently, his continued good form at Millonarios FC caused Roman to be linked with a move to Brazilian side Palmeiras, though this too failed to materialize.[6]

He was a champion of the Colombian national football tournament Liga Postobón II 2012 with Millonarios,[7] for whom he played over 100 matches.[8]

Seattle Sounders FC

On 12 August 2015, Torres signed with Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.[9] He made his debut for the club on 18 August, during a 4–0 win over Orlando City SC in Seattle.[10]

During a match on 12 September against the San Jose Earthquakes, Torres suffered a knee injury that resulted in him being substituted at half-time. It was later revealed to be an anterior cruciate ligament injury, forcing Torres to miss the rest of the season for surgery and rehabilitation.[11] Torres returned to team training in June 2016[12] and made his full return on 28 August during a match against the Portland Timbers.[13]

On 10 December 2016, Torres scored the Cup-winning penalty in a shoot-out against Toronto FC to win the MLS Cup, the first in Sounders history.

International career

Torres was a member of the Panama U-20 squad that took part in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Cup in the Netherlands.[14]

Torres has made 99 appearances for the full Panama national football team, including qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.[14] He made his debut at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup against South Africa on July 17, 2005.[15] He also made three appearances at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[16]

While captaining the Panamanian squad in the semifinal match of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup[17] Torres scored the first goal of the match on a header. His team, down a man based on a red card awarded by American referee Mark Geiger,[18] went on to lose the match in extra time after Torres was called for a handball late in regulation.[19]

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[20]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 March 2010 Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 6 February 2013 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Costa Rica 2–0 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 24 July 2013 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States  Mexico 2–1 2–1 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4. 10 September 2014 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  Nicaragua 2–0 2–0 2014 Copa Centroamericana
5. 13 September 2014 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  El Salvador 1–0 1–0 2014 Copa Centroamericana
6. 27 March 2015 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7. 3 June 2015 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Ecuador 1–1 1–1 Friendly
8. 22 July 2015 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States  Mexico 1–0 1–2 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9. 13 June 2017 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Honduras 2–2 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Torres with Seattle Sounders in 2017

Club

Panama Chepo F.C.

Panama San Francisco F.C.

Colombia La Equidad

Colombia Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A.

Colombia Atlético Nacional

Colombia Millonarios Fútbol Club

United StatesSeattle Sounders

International

Panama Panama

References

  1. ↑ http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2015/08/12/sounders-fc-signs-panamanian-national-team-captain-rom%C3%A0n-torres
  2. ↑ Cinco panameños van al fútbol colombiano - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Rodríguez ficha con La Equidad - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11728_5836645,00.html
  5. ↑ "Forest players warned they must still earn new deals". 13 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Panamanian defender Roman Torres set for Palmeiras - Sambafoot.com, all About Brazilian Football".
  7. ↑ "Liga Postobon Championship 2012 - Full Details".
  8. ↑ Román Torres festejó con un gol sus 101 juegos con Millonarios - El Tiempo (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ "Sounders FC signs Panamanian National Team captain Román Torres". Seattle Sounders FC. August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  10. ↑ Ruiz, Don (August 16, 2015). "New lineup helps Seattle Sounders roll past Orlando City". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ Pentz, Matt (September 14, 2015). "Sounders center back Roman Torres suffers season-ending knee injury". The Seattle Times. p. C2. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ Pentz, Matt (June 10, 2016). "Defender Torres almost ready to return from ACL tear". The Seattle Times. p. C6. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ Pentz, Matt (August 28, 2016). "Roman Torres returns, Brian Schmetzer eschews excuses and other Sounders-Timbers notes". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  14. 1 2 Román Torres – FIFA competition record
  15. ↑ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  16. ↑ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  17. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/2015/news/article/2015/07/22/panama-1-mexico-2-concacaf-gold-cup-match-recap
  18. ↑ "Mexico-Panama Gold Cup referee, N.J.'s Mark Geiger, under fire after blown calls".
  19. ↑ "CONCACAF says ref Mark Geiger admits Gold Cup errors".
  20. ↑ "Torres, Román". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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