Juan Pablo Torres (born July 26, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Rio Grande Valley FC.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Juan Pablo Torres | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-26) July 26, 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Lilburn, Georgia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rio Grande Valley FC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Georgia United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Lokeren | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | New York City FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Austin Bold (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2022– | Rio Grande Valley FC | 29 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | United States U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | United States U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | United States U20 | 7 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2018 | |||
Torres played for academy club, Georgia United in his native state. On July 26, 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Belgian first tier team, Lokeren.[1] On August 26, 2017, Torres made his professional debut, when he replaced Koen Persoons in the 90th minute of the match against K.A.S. Eupen.[2]
On January 26, 2019, Torres returned to the United States, signing for Major League Soccer side New York City FC.[3]
On March 8, 2021, Torres was loaned out to USL Championship club Austin Bold for the 2021 season.[4]
Following the 2021 season, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Torres.[5]
On February 14, 2022, Torres signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[6]
Torres was born in the United States to Colombian parents.[7] Torres was called for several US Youth Teams. He was capped seven times with the U15 team and four times with the U16 and U18 teams.[1]
On October 23, 2018, Torres was included by coach Tab Ramos in the 20-player roster chosen to represent the United States U20 team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship[8] where the team finished first and qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Torres performed well in the tournament and scored four goals.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokeren | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| New York City | 2019 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
United States U20
Rio Grande Valley FC – current squad | |
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