| David Torres | |
| Fullname: | David Torres Ortiz |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Valladolid, Spain |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Valladolid |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21 November 2023 |
David Torres Ortiz (born 5 March 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Real Valladolid in .
Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Torres was a Real Valladolid youth graduate.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 September 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–2 Primera División RFEF away loss against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[2]
Torres made his first team debut on 12 November 2022, starting in a 2–0 away win over UD Barbadás, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] [4] His professional debut occurred the following 4 January, as he replaced Juanjo Narváez late into a 1–0 loss at Deportivo Alavés, also for the national cup.[5]
Torres made his first La Liga appearance on 21 January 2023, starting in a 3–0 away loss to Atlético Madrid. On 27 July, after Valladolid's relegation to Segunda División, he renewed his contract until 2026 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[6]
On July 27, 2023, David Torres was promoted to the first team of Real Valladolid CF. He signed a contract until 2026. The goal for the 2023-24 season is to return to the primera división, which the team lost the previous season.[7] [8]
In September 2021, David Torres was called up to the Spain U-19 national team for two friendly matches against Mexico. He made his debut on September 3, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute of a 5-1 victory. He started the second match on September 5, which Spain won 3-2.[9]
Aceves made his debut for the Spain U-21 national team on October 13, 2023, in a friendly match against Uzbekistan. The match was played at the Milliy Stadioni in Tashkent and ended in a 0-0 draw. Aceves came on as a substitute at halftime, replacing Arnau Martínez.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Valladolid B | 2021–22 | Primera Federación | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Valladolid | 2022–23 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
Torres' father Javier was also a footballer and a defender.[1] He too played for Valladolid.