Ferran Torres

Ferran Torres

Ferran Torres García (born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spain national team. He has represented Spain at various youth levels and debuted for the senior team in 2020. Torres joined Valencia CF’s youth setup in 2006, aged six. He made his first team debut on 30 November 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Nacho Gil in a 4–1 home routing of Real Zaragoza.

About Ferran Torres in brief

Summary Ferran TorresFerran Torres García (born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spain national team. He has represented Spain internationally at various youth levels and debuted for the senior team in 2020. Torres joined Valencia CF’s youth setup in 2006, aged six. He made his first team debut on 30 November 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Nacho Gil in a 4–1 home routing of Real Zaragoza, for the season’s Copa del Rey. On 23 November 2019, Torres marked his 20th appearance in La Liga for Valencia with a 1–2 away defeat against Real Betis, becoming the youngest Los Ches player to play 50 league games at the age of 19 years and 324 days. On 4 August 2020, English club Manchester City confirmed the signing of Torres on a five-year contract, until 2025, for a reported transfer fee of €23 million.

The club later revealed that Torres had inherited the shirt number 21 previously worn by City legend David Silva, a fellow Spanish player who also arrived from Valencia. Torres made his debut in City’s first game of the season, coming on as a substitute and winning 3–1 against Wolves away from home in the Premier League. On 30 September 2020, Torres scored his first goal for the club, in a 0–3 win against Burnley in the League Cup. On 21 October 2020, he made his UEFA Champions League debut with Manchester City scoring a goal against FC Porto. Just days later he was called up to the senior Spain team for the first time.