David Torres Ortiz (born 5 March 2003) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid (), is a Spanish professional List of football clubs in Spain, football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León that will compete from the 2025–26 season in the . The club ...

in .

Club career

Born in

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, Torres was a

youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 September 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–2

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away loss against

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. Torres made his first team debut on 12 November 2022, starting in a 2–0 away win over UD Barbadás, for the season's

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. His professional debut occurred the following 4 January, as he replaced

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late into a 1–0 loss at

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, also for the national cup. Torres made his first

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appearance on 21 January 2023, starting in a 3–0 away loss to

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. On 27 July, after Valladolid's

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, he renewed his contract until 2026 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.

International career

In September 2021, Torres was called up to the Spain U-19 national team for two friendly matches against

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. He made his debut on September 3, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute of a 5-1 victory. He started the second match on September 5, which Spain won 3-2.

Career statistics

Club

Personal life

Torres' father Javier was also a footballer and a defender. He too played for Valladolid.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, David 2003 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Valladolid Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Real Valladolid Promesas players Real Valladolid players Spain men's youth international footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen