| Marcelo Torres | |
| Fullname: | Luis Marcelo Torres[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Temperley, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.80m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | United |
| Clubnumber: | 32 |
| Youthclubs1: | Boca Juniors |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | San Lorenzo |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Boca Juniors |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Talleres Córdoba (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Banfield (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Pafos (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Pafos |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Akritas Chlorakas (loan) |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Riga (loan) |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 11 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | → Akritas Chlorakas (loan) |
| Caps8: | 20 |
| Goals8: | 7 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | United |
| Caps9: | 31 |
| Goals9: | 26 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
| Pcupdate: | 14:58, 23 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 1 October 2017 |
Luis Marcelo Torres (born 6 November 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for United.
A graduate of the Boca Juniors football academy, having joined the club in 2012, Torres signed his first professional contract in December 2016, aged 19.[2] Earlier in the month, he had led Boca's reserve side to victory in the Superclásico, scoring twice in a 2–0 win over River Plate.[3] He ended the season as the reserve league's top goalscorer, with 14 goals.[4]
In August 2017, Torres joined fellow Primera División side Talleres Córdoba, signing on a season-long loan with the club retaining the option of purchase.[4] He made a goalscoring debut for the club on 26 August, coming off the bench to score in a 5–2 league win over Lanús. His time at the club was marred by injury, however, and at the end of the season he left to join Banfield on a further loan.[5]
On 13 September 2020, Pafos announced the signing of Torres.[6] On 17 June 2022, Riga announced the loan of Torres until the end of the season.[7] On 24 January 2023, Akritas Chlorakas announced the return of Torres on loan until the end of the season.[8]
Torres made his international debut for Argentina at youth level in 2017 and represented his nation at the 2017 Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20, ending as the tournament's joint-top scorer with five goals in seven appearances.[9] [4] Later that year, he took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and scored twice before Argentina were eliminated from the group stages.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Continental2 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Boca Juniors | 2016–17 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Talleres Córdoba (loan) | 2017–18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Banfield (loan) | 2018–19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Pafos (loan) | 2019–20 | First Division | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Pafos | 2020–21 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 58 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 13 | |||
1 Includes Copa Argentina matches.
2 Includes Copa Sudamericana matches.