Pablo Torre Carral (born 3 April 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona.
.jpg) Torre training with Barcelona in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Torre Carral | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Soto de la Marina, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Marina Sport | ||
| 2015–2020 | Racing Santander | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Racing B | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Racing Santander | 55 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Barcelona B | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Barcelona | 14 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Girona (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Spain U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2022– | Spain U21 | 15 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 20 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editRacing Santander
editBorn in Soto de la Marina, Cantabria, Torre joined Racing de Santander's youth setup in 2015, from CD Marina Sport.[2] On 15 April 2020, while still a youth, he signed a professional contract with the club, until June 2025.[3][4]
Torre made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 July 2020, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Gimnástica de Torrelavega, for the year's Tercera División promotion play-offs.[5] In August, aged only 17, he was a part of the first team squad in the pre-season under manager Javi Rozada,[6] and was definitely promoted to the main squad in September.[7]
Torre made his first team debut for Racing on 18 October 2020, starting in the opening match of the 2020–21 Segunda División B, a 1–1 home draw against Club Portugalete.[6][8] He scored his first senior goal the following 21 February, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win over CD Laredo;[9] six days later, he scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing of Barakaldo CF.[10]
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.[11] He contributed with ten goals in 32 matches (play-offs included) as Racing achieved promotion to Segunda División.
Barcelona
editOn 4 March 2022, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Racing for the transfer of Torre for a fee of €5 million plus variables,[12] and he was initially assigned to the B team for the 2022–23 season.[13][14] He signed a contract until June 2026 on 15 June.[15]
On 7 September 2022, Torre played his first Champions League match, coming on for Franck Kessié in the 81st minute, in a 5–1 win over Viktoria Plzeň in the first match of the 2022–23 season.[16] On 23 October, Torre played his first La Liga game for Barcelona at Camp Nou, coming on for Ousmane Dembélé in the 77th minute against Athletic Bilbao.[17] 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.[18]
Loan to Girona
editOn 18 July 2023, Torre was loaned to fellow top tier side Girona for the 2023–24 season.[19] On 12 August 2023, he made his debut for the club in a league match against Real Sociedad.
Return to Barcelona
editTorre returned to Barcelona for the 2024–25 season.[1] He made an immediate impact under new head coach Hansi Flick, scoring in a 5–1 win over Villarreal on 22 September 2024 and netting a brace in a 5–1 victory against Sevilla on 20 October 2024.[20][21]
Personal life
editTorre's father Esteban was also a footballer and a midfielder.[22] He represented Racing for the most of his career.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 20 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rayo Cantabria | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Racing Santander | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 31 | 10 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 34 | 10 | |||
| Total | 55 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 59 | 14 | |||
| Barcelona Atlétic | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Barcelona | 2022–23 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Total | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Tercera División play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in Copa Federación, one appearance in Primera División RFEF final
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editRacing Santander
Barcelona
References
edit- ^ a b c "Pablo TORRE". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Pablo Torre, el nuevo talento del Sardinero que golea y lidera en el centro del campo" [Pablo Torre, the new talent of Sardinero who scores and leads in the centre of the midfield] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "El juvenil Pablo Torre rubrica un contrato profesional con el Racing hasta el 30 de junio de 2025" [The juvenil Pablo Torre signs a professional contract with Racing until 30 June 2025] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "El contrato de Pablo Torre marca el camino de un nuevo Racing" [The contract of Pablo Torre mark the path of a new Racing] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "La Gimnástica se mete en la final más por oficio que por fútbol" [Gimnástica go to the final more by trade than by football] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Pablo Torre no para de crecer" [Pablo Torre does not stop growing] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Saúl se juega su continuidad ante Bilbao Athletic y Sporting B" [Saúl plays for his permanence against Bilbao Athletic and Sporting B] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Pablo Torre, la esperanza del racinguismo" [Pablo Torre, the hopes of the racinguismo] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "El Racing se da un homenaje ante un Laredo que llegó una hora tarde" [Racing give themselves an honour against a Laredo which arrived an hour late] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "El Racing tira de calidad y goléa al Barakaldo" [Racing make use of quality and thrash Barakaldo] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "La plantilla del Racing elige sus dorsales oficiales para la temporada 2021/22" [The squad of Racing choose their official jerseys for the 2021/22 season] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Racing y Fútbol Club Barcelona acuerdan el traspaso del futbolista Pablo Torre" [Racing and Fútbol Club Barcelona agree the transfer of footballer Pablo Torre] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Agreement for Pablo Torre to join FC Barcelona B". FC Barcelona. 4 March 2022.
- ^ "El Barça cierra el fichaje de Pablo Torre por 5 millones más variables" [Barça complete the signing of Pablo Torres for 5 million plus variables] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Pablo Torre is officially blaugrana". FC Barcelona. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Pablo Torres thrilled with Barcelona debut; grateful to Xavi and fans". OneFootball. 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Dembele masterclass! Winners, losers and ratings as Barcelona crush Athletic Club 4-0 at Camp Nou". Goal.com. 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Viktoria Plzen 2-4 FC Barcelona: Winning farewell to the Champions League". FC Barcelona. 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Pablo Torre loaned to Girona". FC Barcelona. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "WATCH: Pablo Torre restores Barcelona's two-goal lead over Villarreal". Yahoo Sports. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Lewandowski and Torre at the double as Barcelona thrash Sevilla 5-1". Reuters. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "El padre de Pablo Torre: "Lo que marcó la diferencia fue la llamada de Xavi"" [The father of Pablo Torre: "What made the difference was the call of Xavi"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "FC Barcelona, Liga champions 2022/23!". FC Barcelona. 14 May 2023.
External links
edit- Pablo Torre at BDFutbol
- Pablo Torre at Soccerway