Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada (born 31 October 1988) is a Panamanian professional

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who plays for Deportes Antofagasta and the Panama national team.

Career

Club

He was widely regarded as the top prospect from

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and in 2007 he traveled twice to England to train with Manchester United and once in Spain with

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. On his second flight to

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he got injured on the second day of practice and had to return home, where he played for ANAPROF side Chepo. In 2008, he was loaned for 6 months to 2007

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runner-up

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, his loan contract was later extended for 6 extra months. In his debut in Colombia, Torres scored in a 2–3 loss against

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. In January 2009 Torres signed a loan contract for a year with current

champions América Cali. However, after missing the pre-season because of his participation in the

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with

, he was relegated to the bench where he would spend most of his matches. On 30 March he was released from America after having returned to his home late and intoxicated, allegations Torres has denied. ''Gaby'' returned to Panama to play with Chepo in April 2009. In January 2010 Torres moved abroad again to play for Colombian side Atlético Huila alongside compatriot Amílcar Henríquez and in July 2011 moved to Venezuelan side Zamora and he became the club's all-time top goalscorer in February 2013 after scoring his 29th goal against Portuguesa. On 8 August 2013, Torres signed with the

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of Major League Soccer. He is the Rapids' first

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International

Torres made his debut for

in an October 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against

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. He was also captain of the Panama U-20 squad that took part in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada. In May 2018, Torres was named in Panama's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honours

Chepo * Copa Rommel Fernández: 2003 La Equidad *

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: 2008 Zamora *

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: 2013–14,

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Independiente Del Valle * Copa Sudamericana (1):

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'' Individual *Chosen revelation player of ANAPROF in 2005 *Top scorer of Copa Rommel Fernández with 18 goals: 2003 *Top scorer of Primera A with 17 goals: 2004, 2005 *Top scorer of ANAPROF with 9 goals: 2007 (A) *Top scorer of

with 20 goals: 2012–13 *Top scorer of

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with 5 goals

References

Bienvenida formal a Gabriel Torres, de su nuevo club FC LAUSANNE-SPORT
�� tvn-2.com, 24 June 2016

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