Gabriel Torres

Gabriel Torres
	Torres with Universidad de Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada
Date of birth	31 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sporting San Miguelito
Number	90
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2009	Chepo
2005–2006	→ San Francisco (loan)
2008	→ La Equidad (loan)
2009	→ América de Cali (loan)
2009	→ La Equidad (loan)
2010	→ Atlético Huila
2011	San Francisco
2011–2013	Zamora
2013–2015	Colorado Rapids
2013–2014	Colorado Rapids 2
2016	Zamora
2016–2017	Lausanne-Sport
2018	Huachipato
2019–2021	Universidad de Chile
2019–2020	→ Independiente del Valle (loan)
2021	UNAM
2021	Alajuelense
2022-2023	Antofagasta
2023	Zamora
2023-	Sporting San Miguelito
International career‡
	Panama U17
	Panama U20
2005–2022	Panama
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 7 June 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022

Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada (born 31 October 1988) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays for Sporting San Miguelito and the Panama national team.

Career

Club

He was widely regarded as the top prospect from Panama and in 2007 he traveled twice to England to train with Manchester United and once in Spain with Valencia. On his second flight to Manchester he got injured on the second day of practice and had to return home,^[4] where he played for ANAPROF side Chepo. In 2008, he was loaned for 6 months to 2007 Mustang Cup runner-up La Equidad, his loan contract was later extended for 6 extra months. In his debut in Colombia, Torres scored in a 2–3 loss against Deportivo Pereira. In January 2009 Torres signed a loan contract for a year with current Mustang Cup champions América Cali.^[5] However, after missing the pre-season because of his participation in the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup with Panama, he was relegated to the bench where he would spend most of his matches. On 30 March he was released from America after having returned to his home late and intoxicated,^[6]^[7] allegations Torres has denied.^[8] Gaby returned to Panama to play with Chepo in April 2009.^[9]

In January 2010 Torres moved abroad again to play for Colombian side Atlético Huila alongside compatriot Amílcar Henríquez^[10] and in July 2011 moved to Venezuelan side Zamora^[11] and he became the club's all-time top goalscorer in February 2013 after scoring his 29th goal against Portuguesa.^[12]

On 8 August 2013, Torres signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He is the Rapids' first Designated Player.^[13]

International

Torres made his debut for Panama in an October 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago.^[14] He was also captain of the Panama U-20 squad that took part in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada.

In May 2018, Torres was named in Panama's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[15]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 2 June 2022^[16]

Panama
Year	Apps	Goals
2005	2	0
2006	4	1
2007	4	0
2008	2	0
2009	3	0
2010	5	1
2011	11	0
2012	1	0
2013	12	7
2014	5	0
2015	3	0
2016	6	1
2017	13	5
2018	7	0
2019	10	3
2020	2	0
2021	8	4
2022	4	1
Total	102	23

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 September 2006	Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Guatemala	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2.	12 October 2010	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Peru	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3.	7 July 2013	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States	Mexico	1–0	2–1	2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4.	7 July 2013	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States	Mexico	2–1	2–1	2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
5.	11 July 2013	CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States	Martinique	1–0	1–0	2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6.	20 July 2013	Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States	Cuba	1–1	6–1	2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7.	20 July 2013	Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States	Cuba	2–1	6–1	2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.	10 September 2013	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Honduras	1–1	2–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	15 October 2013	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	United States	1–0	2–3	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	2 September 2016	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Jamaica	1–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	12 July 2017	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States	Nicaragua	2–1	2–1	2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12.	15 July 2017	FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States	Martinique	3–0	3–0	2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13.	5 September 2017	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	3–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	10 October 2017	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Costa Rica	1–1	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.	9 November 2017	Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria	Iran	1–2	1–2	Friendly
16.	22 June 2019	FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States	Guyana	4–1	4–2	2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17.	5 September 2019	Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda	Bermuda	1–0	4–1	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
18.	5 September 2019	Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda	Bermuda	3–1	4–1	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
19.	5 June 2021	Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama	Anguilla	4–0	13–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.				7–0
21.				9–0
22.				11–0
23.	30 March 2022	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Canada	1–0	1–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
As of 30 March 2022^[17]