Ángel Yesid Torres Quiñones (born 6 April 2000) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Career

Balzan

On 22 June 2022, Torres joined

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of the

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. In his only season with the club he scored 15 league goals and provided 6 assists, helping his team secure qualification to the

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Central Coast Mariners

On 30 August 2023, recently-crowned

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champions

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announced the signing of Torres on a two-year contract. Torres made his debut for the club in an away

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fixture against

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n club

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, and his league debut in the Mariners first game of the new season as defending champions, against

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in Adelaide. In the Mariners third game of the league season against

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in Perth, Torres was given a straight red card for slapping an opposition player, Jacob Muir, in the back of the head. On 17 December 2023, in his seventh league appearance for the club, Torres scored his first

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for the club against Melbourne City at

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. On 8 April 2024, Torres' manager tweeted that he would not be renewing his contract with the Mariners for a second season, and had offers from clubs in 15 countries.

Legal Issues

Later that month, on 23 April 2024, it was revealed that Torres had been arrested by

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. He was taken to Gosford Police Station where he was charged with two counts of common assault, intimidation and aggravated sexual intercourse without consent. He has since been released on bail. Torres was stood down by the Mariners. On 4 April 2025, Torres was found not guilty of all charges against him.

Dynamo Kyiv

Following his acquittal of all charges in Australia, on 6 May 2025, Torres joined

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leaders,

on a 3 year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

FC Porto *

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: 2018–19

References

2000 births Living people Footballers from Bogotá Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Porto players FC Porto B players Central Coast Mariners FC players FC Dynamo Kyiv players Liga Portugal 2 players A-League Men players Ukrainian Premier League players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine 21st-century Colombian sportsmen 20th-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub