Félix Torres (footballer, born 1997)

Félix Torres
Torres with Ecuador in 2026
Personal information
Full name Félix Eduardo Torres Caicedo[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Ecuador
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Internacional
(on loan from Corinthians)
Number 4
Youth career
2013–2015 Alianza del Pailón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 LDU Portoviejo
2016–2017 → Barcelona S.C. (loan) 27 (1)
2017–2019 Barcelona S.C. 14 (3)
2019–2023 Santos Laguna 126 (12)
2024– Corinthians 53 (0)
2026– → Internacional (loan) 22 (2)
International career‡
2017 Ecuador U20 8 (0)
2019– Ecuador 50 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2026

Félix Eduardo Torres Caicedo (born 11 January 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Internacional on loan from Corinthians and the Ecuador national team.[2][3]

After beginning his career with LDU Portoviejo, Torres signed for Barcelona in 2017 before joining Santos Laguna in 2019. He made his international debut in 2019 and represented Ecuador at both the 2021 Copa America and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. At the beginning of 2024 he signed with Brazilian team Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.

Club career

Torres began his career with LDU Portoviejo before signing for Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona in December 2016, on an initial one-year loan deal.[4] He made his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over Macará on 2 July and scored his first goal in a win over Guayaquil City F.C. on 5 November.[2] Two weeks later, Torres joined the club permanently in November 2017 having made six appearances during his loan spell, signing a six-year contract.[5]

In January 2019 Torres transferred over to Mexican club Santos Laguna,[6] following his former Barcelona coach Guillermo Almada who had taken charge of the side.[7] In October 2019 Torres was punished for indiscipline by the club and as of November 2019 has not played since.[8][9]

Torres was announced at Corinthians on 14 January 2024, signing a four year contract with the club.[10]

International career

Torres in 2017 with Ecuador U20

After playing for Ecuador at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Torres was called up for the national team in February 2017 but did not play.[11]

Torres was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[12]

Torres was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[13] playing in all three of his nation's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.[2]

Torres was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.[14]

On 31 May 2026, Torres was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona S.C. 2017 (loan) Ecuadorian Serie A 271————271
Barcelona S.C. 2018 Ecuadorian Serie A 61————61
2019 82——2[c]0—102
Total 143——20—163
Santos Laguna 2019–20 Liga MX 130—70——200
2020–21 271—00—2[d]0291
2021–22 343——1[e]0—353
2022–23 343———2[d]0363
2023–24 185————185
Total 126120070104013812
Corinthians 2024 Série A 2201109010[f]0—520
2025 100100206[g]1—281
Total 32021011016100801
Internacional (loan) 2026 Série A 1715120——242
Career total 216162612001914028519
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ↑ Includes Copa MX, Copa do Brasil
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  7. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 25 June 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ecuador 201930
202191
202281
2023103
2024110
202530
202660
Total505
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.
List of international goals scored by Félix Torres
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 September 2021Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Paraguay1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
227 January 2022Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Brazil1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
324 March 2023Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia Australia1–11–3Friendly
412 September 2023Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Uruguay1–12–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
52–1

Honours

Corinthians

Santos Laguna

Internacional

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Félix Torres at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Jackson Porozo vibra com estreia pela seleção equatoriana: 'Lembrarei por toda minha vida'" [Jackson Porozo celebrates his debut for the Ecuador national team: 'I will remember it for my whole life'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tribuna. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Ladines, Ronald (14 December 2016). "Barcelona presentó cuatro refuerzos para el 2017" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Martinez, Rodrigo (23 November 2017). "Félix Torres renovó su contrato con Barcelona SC por seis temporadas" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Santos Laguna: Félix Torres, último refuerzo, llegó a Torreón" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Félix Torres aseguró que luchará por ganarse la titularidad en el Santos" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Torres castigado en Santos Laguna por indisciplina" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Guillermo Almada castigó a Félix Torres en Santos Laguna" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Félix Torres". ge.globo.com. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "La selección ecuatoriana se refuerza con tres jugadores menores de 20 años" (in Spanish). EFE. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  12. ↑ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@LaTri] (9 June 2021). "¡Y los convocados son! Estos son los elegidos por el DT #GustavoAlfaro para encarar un desafío continental: la @CopaAmerica" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Ecuador national football team [@LaTri] (14 November 2022). "Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia" [Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Ecuador presenta lista oficial para la Copa América: Gonzalo Plata y Robert Arboleda quedaron relegados" [Ecuador presents official roster for Copa America: Gonzalo Plata and Robert Arboleda left off the list] (in Spanish). El Universo. 29 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Pacho and Caicedo headline Ecuador squad". 31 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Félix Torres at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  17. ↑ Félix Torres at National-Football-Teams.com
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