Róger Torres

Róger Torres
Torres playing for Philadelphia Union
Personal information
Full name Róger Mauricio Torres Hoya
Date of birth (1991-07-13) July 13, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Barrancabermeja, Colombia
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Once Caldas
Number 30
Youth career
Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Alianza Petrolera 1 (1)
2009–2012 América de Cali 15 (0)
2010–2011Philadelphia Union (loan) 48 (3)
2012–2013 Philadelphia Union 15 (0)
2014–2015 Atlético Nacional 0 (0)
2015La Equidad (loan) 23 (1)
2016–2018 Alianza Petrolera 84 (7)
2019 Junior 11 (2)
2019 Santa Fe 8 (0)
2020–2021 Atlético Bucaramanga 16 (1)
2021 Alianza Petrolera 16 (1)
2021 Ilves 12 (0)
2022–2024 Alianza Atlético 63 (10)
2024– Once Caldas 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024

Róger Mauricio Torres Hoya, known as Róger Torres (born 13 July 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Colombian club Once Caldas.

Career

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Torres played for Envigado's youth team before moving to Alianza Petrolera of the Colombian second division. He debuted in February 2008, scoring one goal during that season. On July 16, 2009, he signed with América de Cali of the first division. He started all 15 games that he took part in, debuting against Santa Fe.

Torres then joined Major League Soccer expansion team Philadelphia Union for their preseason leading up to their inaugural season in MLS, and was acquired on loan from América after impressing during his time there.[1]

On April 10, 2010, Torres recorded the first ever assist for the expansion side Philadelphia Union. He did so with a cross put away by Sébastien Le Toux in the fourth minute of play. He scored his first goal for Union almost exactly a year later, on April 9, 2011, just a minute after coming on as a substitute in a game against the New York Red Bulls. Torres won the AT&T Goal of the Week in week 20 of the 2011 season with his stoppage time goal against the Colorado Rapids in 2011.[2]

On January 31, 2012, Torres completed a permanent transfer from América de Cali to Philadelphia Union.[3]

Torres left Philadelphia following the 2013 season.[4]

In January 2019, Torres joined Atlético Junior.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 13 July 2016[6]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colombia League Cup League Cup South America Total
2008 Alianza Petrolera Primera B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 América de Cali Primera A 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2010 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2011 27 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 3
2012 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2013 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Colombia League Cup League Cup South America Total
2015 La Equidad Primera A 23 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 29 2
2016 Alianza Petrolera 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total Colombia 40 2 11 1 0 0 0 0 51 3
USA 63 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 67 3
Career total 103 5 13 1 2 0 0 0 118 6

References

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  1. ^ "Philadelphia Union : Expansion Draft". Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  2. ^ "Roger Torres".
  3. ^ "Union complete transfer for midfielder Torres | Philadelphia Union". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.
  4. ^ "Report: Roger Torres Suffers Knee Injury". 21 January 2014.
  5. ^ Roger Torres, nuevo jugador del Junior de Barranquilla 2019, deportes.canalrcn.com, 4 January 2019
  6. ^ Róger Torres at Soccerway
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