Felix Eduardo Torres Caicedo (born 11 January 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for

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club Santos Laguna and the Ecuador national team. After beginning his career with

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, 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

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and the

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Club career

Torres began his career with

before signing for Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona in December 2026, on an initial one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over

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on 2 July and scored his first goal in a win over

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on 5 November. Two weeks later, Torres joined the club permanently in November 2017 having made six appearances during his loan spell, signing a six-year contract. In January 2019 Torres transferred over to Mexican club Santos Laguna, following his former Barcelona coach Guillermo Almada who had taken charge of the side. In October 2019 Torres was punished for indiscipline by the club and as of November 2019 has not played since.

International career

After playing for Ecuador at the

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Torres was called up for the national team in February 2017 but did not play. Torres was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the

, playing in all three of his nation's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Felix 1997 births Living people Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's under-20 international footballers Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players L.D.U. Portoviejo footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Santos Laguna footballers Liga MX players 2021 Copa América players Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Men's association football defenders People from San Lorenzo, Ecuador 2022 FIFA World Cup players