Gabriel Torres

Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada (born 31 October 1988) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Panameña de Fútbol club Veraguas United 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, 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. 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, allegations Torres has denied. Gaby returned to Panama to play with Chepo in April 2009.

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

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

International Torres made his debut for Panama in an October 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago. 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.

Career statistics International

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 2–1 2–1 Friendly 2. 12 October 2010 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 1–0 Friendly 3. 7 July 2013 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States 1–0 2–1 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup 4. 2–1 5. 11 July 2013 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States 1–0 1–0 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup 6. 20 July 2013 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States 1–1 6–1 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup 7. 2–1 8. 10 September 2013 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1–1 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 9. 15 October 2013 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 2–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 10. 2 September 2016 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 11. 12 July 2017 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States 2–1 2–1 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup 12. 15 July 2017 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States 3–0 3–0 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup 13. 5 September 2017 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 14. 10 October 2017 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 15. 9 November 2017 Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria 1–2 1–2 Friendly 16. 22 June 2019 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States 4–1 4–2 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 17. 5 September 2019 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda 1–0 4–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A 18. 3–1 19. 5 June 2021 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama 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 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Chepo Copa Rommel Fernández: 2003

La Equidad Copa Colombia: 2008

Zamora Venezuelan Primera División: 2013–14, 2016

Independiente Del Valle Copa Sudamericana: 2019

Panama CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2013; third place: 2015

Individual Copa Rommel Fernández Top scorer: 2003 Primera A Top scorer: 2004, 2005 ANAPROF Revelation player: 2005 ANAPROF Top scorer: 2007 (A) Venezuelan Primera División Top scorer: 2012–13 CONCACAF Gold Cup Top scorer: 2023