Ían Jairo Misael Torres Ramírez (born 5 July 2000) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Chicago Fire.

Club career

Youth

Torres joined Atlas youth academy in 2011. Which he then continued through Los Rojinegros Youth Academy successfully going through U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-20. He finally broke thorough to the first team, José Guadalupe Cruz being the coach promoting Torres to the first team.

Senior

On November 19, 2016, Torres made his professional debut for

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in the

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against

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subbing in at the 45th minute ending in a 1–0 loss. On February 19, 2022, Torres signed a contract with Chicago Fire that will run through 2025, effective May 1, 2022.

International career

Youth

On 7 May 2017, Torres won the

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with the under-17 squad. He was named the best player of the tournament. In May 2019, Torres was called up by

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to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament, where Mexico finished third in the tournament.

Senior

On 2 October 2019, Torres made his senior national team debut in a friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago, coming in as a substitute for Jesús Ricardo Angulo at half-time.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Atlas *

: Apertura 2021 Mexico U17 * CONCACAF U-17 Championship:

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Individual * CONCACAF U-17 Championship Golden Ball:

* CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI:

References

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* * 2000 births Living people Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football forwards Atlas F.C. footballers Chicago Fire FC players Designated Players (MLS) Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Footballers from Jalisco Liga MX players People from Guadalajara, Jalisco Major League Soccer players {{Mexico-footy-forward-stub