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Félix Torres
	Torres with Ecuador U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo
Date of birth	11 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	San Lorenzo, Ecuador
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	3
Youth career
2013–2015	Alianza del Pailón
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	LDU Portoviejo
2016–2017	→ Barcelona S.C. (loan)
2017–2019	Barcelona S.C.
2019–2023	Santos Laguna
2024–	Corinthians
International career‡
2017	Ecuador U20
2019–	Ecuador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 1 June 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024

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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]

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.^[10]

Torres was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, playing in all three of his nation's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.^[2]

Career statistics

International

As of 4 July 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ecuador	2019	3	0
	2021	9	1
	2022	8	1
	2023	10	3
	2024	6	0
Total		36	5

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.

List of international goals scored by Félix Torres
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 September 2021	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Paraguay	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	27 January 2022	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Brazil	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	24 March 2023	Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Australia	1–1	1–3	Friendly
4	12 September 2023	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Uruguay	1–1	2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	12 September 2023	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Uruguay	2–1	2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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.
^ "La selección ecuatoriana se refuerza con tres jugadores menores de 20 años" (in Spanish). EFE. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ Félix Torres at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

[FIFA_2022-1] "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[soccerway-2] Félix Torres at Soccerway

[3] "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.

[4] Ladines, Ronald (14 December 2016). "Barcelona presentó cuatro refuerzos para el 2017" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[5] Martinez, Rodrigo (23 November 2017). "Félix Torres renovó su contrato con Barcelona SC por seis temporadas" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[6] "Santos Laguna: Félix Torres, último refuerzo, llegó a Torreón" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[7] "Félix Torres aseguró que luchará por ganarse la titularidad en el Santos" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[8] "Torres castigado en Santos Laguna por indisciplina" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[9] "Guillermo Almada castigó a Félix Torres en Santos Laguna" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[10] "La selección ecuatoriana se refuerza con tres jugadores menores de 20 años" (in Spanish). EFE. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[11] Félix Torres at National-Football-Teams.com

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 {{short description|Ecuadorian footballer}}
-{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
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+{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
 {{Infobox football biography
 | name = Félix Torres
 | image = SELECCIÓN ECUATORIANA DE FÚTBOL SUB 20 (32041005832).jpg
 | caption = Torres with [[Ecuador national under-20 football team|Ecuador U20]] in 2017
-| fullname = Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU) |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=10 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref>
+| full_name = Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU) |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=10 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref>
 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|11|df=y}}
 | birth_place = [[San Lorenzo, Ecuador|San Lorenzo]], Ecuador
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 | youthclubs1 = Alianza del Pailón
 | youthyears1 = 2013–2015
-| currentclub = [[Santos Laguna]]
+| currentclub = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
-| clubnumber = 5
+| clubnumber = 3
-| years1 = 2016
+| years1 = 2016–2017
 | clubs1 = [[LDU Portoviejo]]
-| caps1 = ?
+| caps1 =
-| goals1 = ?
+| goals1 =
 | years2 = 2016–2017
 | clubs2 = → [[Barcelona S.C.]] (loan)
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 | caps3 = 35
 | goals3 = 3
-| years4 = 2019–
+| years4 = 2019–2023
 | clubs4 = [[Santos Laguna]]
-| caps4 = 95
+| caps4 = 137
-| goals4 = 6
+| goals4 = 15
+| years5 = 2024–
+| clubs5 =  [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
+| caps5 = 18
+| goals5 = 0
 | nationalyears1 = 2017
 | nationalteam1 = [[Ecuador national under-20 football team|Ecuador U20]]
@@ Line 37: / Line 41: @@
 | nationalyears2 = 2019–
 | nationalteam2 = [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]
-| nationalcaps2 = 20
+| nationalcaps2 = 36
-| nationalgoals2 = 2
+| nationalgoals2 = 5
-| club-update = 09:12, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
+| club-update = 22:15, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
-| nationalteam-update = 07:19, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
+| nationalteam-update = 4 July 2024
 }}
-'''Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo''' (born 11 January 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Liga MX]] club [[Santos Laguna]] and the [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador national team]].<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|felix-eduardo-torres-caicedo/445270}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atribuna.com.br/esportes/santosfc/jackson-porozo-vibra-com-estreia-pela-sele%C3%A7%C3%A3o-equatoriana-lembrarei-por-toda-minha-vida-1.66969|title=Jackson Porozo vibra com estreia pela seleção equatoriana: 'Lembrarei por toda minha vida'|trans-title=Jackson Porozo celebrates his debut for the Ecuador national team: 'I will remember it for my whole life'|publisher=A Tribuna|language=pt-BR|date=11 September 2019|accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref>
+'''Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo''' (born 11 January 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A]] club [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] and the [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador national team]].<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|felix-eduardo-torres-caicedo/445270}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atribuna.com.br/esportes/santosfc/jackson-porozo-vibra-com-estreia-pela-sele%C3%A7%C3%A3o-equatoriana-lembrarei-por-toda-minha-vida-1.66969|title=Jackson Porozo vibra com estreia pela seleção equatoriana: 'Lembrarei por toda minha vida'|trans-title=Jackson Porozo celebrates his debut for the Ecuador national team: 'I will remember it for my whole life'|publisher=A Tribuna|language=pt-BR|date=11 September 2019|accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref>
-After beginning his career with [[LDU Portoviejo]], Torres signed for [[Barcelona S.C.|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]].
+After beginning his career with [[LDU Portoviejo]], Torres signed for [[Barcelona S.C.|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 S.C.|Barcelona]] in December 2026, on an initial one-year loan deal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/barcelona/barcelona-presento-cuatro-refuerzos-2017.html |title=Barcelona presentó cuatro refuerzos para el 2017 |publisher=Bendito Futbol |last=Ladines |first=Ronald |date=14 December 2016 |accessdate=4 December 2022 |language=es}}</ref> He made his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over [[C.S.D. Macará|Macará]] on 2 July and scored his first goal in a win over [[Guayaquil City F.C.]] on 5 November.<ref name="soccerway"/> Two weeks later, Torres joined the club permanently in November 2017 having made six appearances during his loan spell, signing a six-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/barcelona/felix-torres-renovo-contrato-seis.html |title=Félix Torres renovó su contrato con Barcelona SC por seis temporadas |publisher=Bendito Futbol |last=Martinez |first=Rodrigo |date=23 November 2017 |accessdate=4 December 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
+Torres began his career with [[LDU Portoviejo]] before signing for [[Ecuadorian Serie A]] side [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona]] in December 2016, on an initial one-year loan deal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/barcelona/barcelona-presento-cuatro-refuerzos-2017.html |title=Barcelona presentó cuatro refuerzos para el 2017 |publisher=Bendito Futbol |last=Ladines |first=Ronald |date=14 December 2016 |accessdate=4 December 2022 |language=es}}</ref> He made his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over [[C.S.D. Macará|Macará]] on 2 July and scored his first goal in a win over [[Guayaquil City F.C.]] on 5 November.<ref name="soccerway"/> Two weeks later, Torres joined the club permanently in November 2017 having made six appearances during his loan spell, signing a six-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/barcelona/felix-torres-renovo-contrato-seis.html |title=Félix Torres renovó su contrato con Barcelona SC por seis temporadas |publisher=Bendito Futbol |last=Martinez |first=Rodrigo |date=23 November 2017 |accessdate=4 December 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
 In January 2019 Torres transferred over to Mexican club [[Santos Laguna]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Santos Laguna: Félix Torres, último refuerzo, llegó a Torreón|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/santos-laguna-felix-torres-refuerzo-torreon|publisher=Medio Tiempo|date=4 July 2019|accessdate=16 November 2019|language=Spanish}}</ref> following his former Barcelona coach [[Guillermo Almada]] who had taken charge of the side.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/legionarios/felixtorres-titular-santoslaguna-mexico-guillermoalmada.html |title=Félix Torres aseguró que luchará por ganarse la titularidad en el Santos  |publisher=Bendito Futbol |date=16 July 2019 |accessdate=4 December 2022 |language=es}}</ref> In October 2019 Torres was punished for indiscipline by the club and as of November 2019 has not played since.<ref>{{cite web|title=Torres castigado en Santos Laguna por indisciplina|url=https://www.ecuavisa.com/articulo/estadio/internacional/538536-felix-torres-castigado-mexico-indisciplina|language=Spanish|publisher=Ecuavisa|date=20 October 2019|accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Guillermo Almada castigó a Félix Torres en Santos Laguna|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2019/10/20/nota/7567976/guillermo-almada-castigo-felix-torres-santos-laguna-indisciplina|language=Spanish|publisher=[[El Universo]]|date=20 October 2019|accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref>
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 Torres was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], playing in all three of his nation's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.<ref name="soccerway"/>
+==Career statistics==
+===International===
+{{updated|4 July 2024|<ref>{{NFT}}</ref>}}
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
+|-
+!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
+|-
+|rowspan="5"|[[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]
+|2019||3||0
+|-
+|2021||9||1
+|-
+|2022||8||1
+|-
+|2023||10||3
+|-
+|2024||6||0
+|-
+!colspan="2"|Total!!36!!5
+|}
+:''Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.''
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
-|+List of international goals scored by Félix Torres
+|+ List of international goals scored by Félix Torres
+|-
-!No.
+!scope="col"|No.
-!Date
+!scope="col"|Date
-!Venue
+!scope="col"|Venue
-!Opponent
+!scope="col"|Opponent
-!Score
+!scope="col"|Score
-!Result
+!scope="col"|Result
-!Competition
+!scope="col"|Competition
+|-
+| align="center"|1 || 2 September 2021 || [[Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado]], [[Quito]], Ecuador || {{fb|PAR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
+|-
+| align="center"|2 || 27 January 2022 || Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador || {{fb|BRA}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
 |-
+| align="center"|3 || 24 March 2023 || [[Western Sydney Stadium]], [[Sydney]], Australia || {{fb|AUS}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–3 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
-|1
-|2 September 2021
-|[[Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado]], [[Quito]], Ecuador
-|{{fb|Paraguay}}
-|1–0
-|2–0
-|rowspan=2|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
 |-
+| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"|12 September 2023 || rowspan="2"|Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador || rowspan="2"|{{fb|URU}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
-|2
-|27 January 2022
-|Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador
-|{{fb|Brazil}}
-|1–1
-|1–1
 |-
+| align="center"|5 || align="center"|2–1
-|3
-|24 March 2023
-|[[Western Sydney Stadium]], [[Sydney]], Australia
-|{{fb|Australia}}
-|1–1
-|1–3
-|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
 |}
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+{{Sport Club Corinthians Paulista squad}}
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+[[Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players]]
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+[[Category:Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers]]
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+[[Category:Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil]]
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+[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
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+[[Category:2024 Copa América players]]