Pablo Torre Carral (born 3 April 2003) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an attacking midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona.

Club career

Racing Santander

Born in , Cantabria, Torre joined Racing de Santander's youth setup in 2015, from CD Marina Sport. On 15 April 2020, while still a youth, he signed a professional contract with the club, until June 2025. Torre made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 July 2020, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

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, for the year's Tercera División promotion play-offs. In August, aged only 17, he was a part of the first team squad in the pre-season under manager

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, and was definitely promoted to the main squad in September. Torre made his first team debut for Racing on 18 October 2020, starting in the opening match of the

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, a 1–1 home draw against Club Portugalete. He scored his first senior goal the following 21 February, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win over CD Laredo; six days later, he scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing of Barakaldo CF. A regular starter during his first full season as a senior, Torre was assigned the number 10 jersey ahead of the 2021–22 campaign, in the new third tier called Primera División RFEF. He contributed with ten goals in 32 matches (play-offs included) as Racing achieved promotion to

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Barcelona

On 4 March 2022, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Racing for the transfer of Torre for a fee of

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5 million plus variables, and he was initially assigned to

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for the 2022–23 season. He signed a contract until June 2026 on 15 June. On 7 September 2022, Torre played his first Champions League match, coming on for

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in the 81st minute, in a 5–1 win over Viktoria Plzeň in the first match of the 2022–23 season. On 23 October, Torre played his first La Liga game for Barcelona at

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, coming on for Ousmane Dembélé in the 77th minute against

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. On 1 November, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–2 away win over Viktoria Plzeň in the second leg of the same season.

Loan to Girona

On 18 July 2023, Torre was loaned to fellow top tier side Girona for the 2023–24 season. On 12 August 2023, he made his debut for the club in a league match against

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Personal life

Torre's father

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was also a footballer and a midfielder. He represented Racing for the most of his career.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Racing Santander * Primera División RFEF: 2021–22 Barcelona * La Liga:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torre, Pablo 2003 births Living people Footballers from Cantabria Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players Girona FC players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers People from the Bay of Santander