Óliver Torres Muñoz (; born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a central or

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for

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club

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. After starting out at

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

he went on spend several years in Portugal with

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since first joining on loan in 2014, winning the

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in the 2017–18 season. In July 2019, he signed for

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, going on to make 201 competitive appearances and win the

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twice. Torres won 43

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for

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across all youth levels and scored three goals.

Club career

Atlético Madrid

Born in

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, Cáceres,

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, Torres joined

in the summer of 2008 at age 13. He spent four years progressing through the youth ranks before being introduced to the first team by manager

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. In late April 2012, despite not yet having featured for the club's reserves, Torres was called up to the main squad for a

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game against

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. On 19 August, in the 2012–13 season opener, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 64th minute of the 1–1 away draw with

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. Torres made his first appearance in the

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on 1 October 2013 at the age of 18 years and 10 months, replacing the injured Raúl García for the last 12 minutes of a 2–1 away win over

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...

in the

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, becoming the ''Colchoneros fourth-youngest player to do so. On the 27th, he scored his first official goal with the main squad, netting after 12 seconds in an eventual 5–0 home rout of Betis. On 31 January 2014, Atlético loaned Torres to fellow top-division side

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until the end of the campaign, his opportunities having been disadvantaged by the club's acquisition of Diego. He said of the deal, "I will try to learn as much as I can in this period and continue growing as a footballer and person." He made his debut on 2 March, playing the second half of the 1–1 home draw against Betis, and started for the first time with his new team six days later, in a 2–0 loss at

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Porto

On 3 July 2014, Torres was loaned to Porto in a

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-long loan deal. He made his

debut on 15 August in a 2–0 victory over

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at the

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, playing the full 90 minutes. On 31 August he scored his first goal for his new team, opening a 3–0 home win against Moreirense F.C. in the 70th minute. Torres was nominated for the 2014 Golden Boy Award. On 25 August 2016 he rejoined the Portuguese in another loan move, which was made permanent the following 9 February for a fee of €20 million. Torres contributed 19 league games in 2017–18, helping to conquer the domestic league after a five-year wait. On 4 August 2018, he replaced André Pereira after 72 minutes in the 3–1 defeat of C.D. Aves in the

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, providing the assist for

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in the last goal.

Sevilla

On 15 July 2019, Torres signed a five-year contract with

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. He finished his

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at the

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with 37 competitive appearances, including five in the side's victorious run in the

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. Torres celebrated his 200th game for the

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ns on 14 April 2024, in a 2–0 away win over

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. On 30 May, he announced he would be leaving when his link expired the following month.

Monterrey

On 8 June 2024, Torres joined

club

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on a three-year deal.

International career

Torres was a member of the Spain team that won the

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in Estonia. He played the entirety of the final on 15 July, in which the nation defeated

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1–0 in

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. Torres was part of the under-20 squad at the 2013 FIFA World Cup in Turkey, featuring in all five matches as the side reached the quarter-finals. On 5 September 2013 he made his debut for the under-21s, replacing Suso for the final nine minutes of a 6–2 away victory against

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at the start of Euro 2015 qualifiers. Torres scored his first goals on 14 November on his fifth under-21

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, grabbing a brace in a 6–1 defeat of

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also in the European Championship qualifying phase.

Career statistics

Honours

Atlético Madrid *

: 2013–14 *

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: 2012–13 *

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runner-up:

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runner-up: 2013–14, 2015–16 Porto *

: 2017–18 *

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Sevilla *

: 2019–20, 2022–23 *

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runner-up:

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Spain U19 *

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Individual * Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2014–15 *UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Oliver 1994 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Cáceres Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División B players Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Madrid footballers Villarreal CF players Sevilla FC players Primeira Liga players FC Porto players Liga MX players C.F. Monterrey players UEFA Europa League–winning players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico