Brayan José de la Torre Martínez (born January 11, 1991) is an

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ian football midfielder currently playing for L.D.U. Portoviejo in the

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Club career

Barcelona SC

2009-2011

De la Torre rose in the youth ranks of

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and is considered a future prospect. In 2009, De la Trorre had the opportunity to play a match with head coach

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. 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. 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,

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was debuting as the new head coach of

, he made Brayan played 90 minutes and he scored the winning goal against Independiente José Terán in Sangolquí.

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

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. On September 6, 2011, De La Torre debuted on the Ecuador national team as a substitute against

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. Ecuador won the game 4–0.

Honors

Club

Barcelona SC *

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* * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Guayaquil Association football midfielders Ecuadorian footballers Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Ecuadorian Serie B players Ascenso MX players Barcelona S.C. footballers Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Guayaquil City F.C. footballers C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers Fuerza Amarilla S.C. footballers L.D.U. Portoviejo footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico {{Ecuador-footy-midfielder-stub