Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres (born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish football player. He plays for Atletico Madrid as a striker. He is famous for his many goals for the Spain national football team and because he made the winning goal during the UEFA Euro 2008 final.

Fernando Torres

Torres with Atlético Madrid in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Fernando José Torres Sanz[1]
Date of birth	(1984-03-20) 20 March 1984 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth	Fuenlabrada, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3][4]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Atlético Madrid U19 (manager)
Youth career
1989–1991	Parque 84
1991–1994	Mario's Holanda
1994–1995	Rayo 13
1995–2001	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2007	Atlético Madrid	214	(82)
2007–2011	Liverpool	102	(65)
2011–2015	Chelsea	110	(20)
2014–2015	→ AC Milan (loan)	10	(1)
2015–2016	AC Milan	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Atlético Madrid (loan)	49	(14)
2016–2018	Atlético Madrid	58	(13)
2018–2019	Sagan Tosu	35	(5)
Total		578	(200)
International career
2000	Spain U15	1	(0)
2001	Spain U16	9	(11)
2001	Spain U17	4	(1)
2002	Spain U18	1	(1)
2002	Spain U19	5	(6)
2002–2003	Spain U21	10	(3)
2003–2014	Spain	110	(38)
Managerial career
2021–	Atlético Madrid U19
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Spain FIFA World Cup Winner 2010 South Africa UEFA European Championship Winner 2008 Austria–Switzerland Winner 2012 Poland–Ukraine FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 South Africa Runner-up 2013 Brazil UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2002 Norway UEFA European Under-16 Championship Winner 2001 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In January 2011, Fernando Torres moved to Chelsea for a fee of £50 million.

Early life

Torres began playing as a goalkeeper, the position his brother played in. At age seven, he converted to playing as a striker for his neighbourhood club. Three years later, when he was 10, he progressed to an 11v11 team called Rayo 13. He was one of three Rayo 13 players to earn a trial with Atlético Madrid. He impressed the scouts and joined their youth system when he was 11 in 1995.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Madrid	2000–01[5]	Segunda División	4	1	2	0	—		—		—		6	1
	2001–02[6]	Segunda División	36	6	1	1	—		—		—		37	7
	2002–03[7]	La Liga	29	13	3	1	—		—		—		32	14
	2003–04[8]	La Liga	35	19	5	2	—		—		—		40	21
	2004–05[9]	La Liga	38	16	6	2	—		5[c]	2	—		49	20
	2005–06[10]	La Liga	36	13	4	0	—		—		—		40	13
	2006–07[11]	La Liga	36	14	4	1	—		—		—		40	15
	Total		214	82	25	7	—		5	2	—		244	91
Liverpool	2007–08[12]	Premier League	33	24	1	0	1	3	11[d]	6	—		46	33
	2008–09[13]	Premier League	24	14	3	1	2	0	9[d]	2	—		38	17
	2009–10[14]	Premier League	22	18	2	0	0	0	8[e]	4	—		32	22
	2010–11[15]	Premier League	23	9	1	0	0	0	2[f]	0	—		26	9
	Total		102	65	7	1	3	3	30	12	—		142	81
Chelsea	2010–11[15]	Premier League	14	1	—		—		4[d]	0	—		18	1
	2011–12[16]	Premier League	32	6	6	2	1	0	10[d]	3	—		49	11
	2012–13[17][18]	Premier League	36	8	5	1	4	2	16[g]	9	3[h]	2	64	22
	2013–14[19]	Premier League	28	5	2	0	1	1	10[i]	5	0	0	41	11
	Total		110	20	13	3	6	3	40	17	3	2	172	45
AC Milan (loan)	2014–15[20]	Serie A	10	1	—		—		—		—		10	1
Atlético Madrid (loan)	2014–15[21]	La Liga	19	3	4	3	—		3[d]	0	—		26	6
	2015–16[22]	La Liga	30	11	2	0	—		12[d]	1	—		44	12
Atlético Madrid	2016–17[23]	La Liga	31	8	5	1	—		9[d]	1	—		45	10
	2017–18[24]	La Liga	27	5	6	3	—		12[j]	2	—		45	10
	Total		107	27	17	7	—		36	4	—		160	38
Sagan Tosu	2018[20]	J1 League	17	3	2	1	0	0	—		—		19	4
	2019[20]	J1 League	18	2	1	1	2	0	—		—		21	3
	Total		35	5	3	2	2	0	—		—		40	7
Career total			578	200	65	20	11	6	111	35	3	2	768	263

1. Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Emperor's Cup
2. Includes League Cup, J.League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa League
8. One appearance and one goal in FA Community Shield, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
9. One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, nine appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League
10. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[25]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	2003	3	0
	2004	11	1
	2005	12	8
	2006	13	5
	2007	6	1
	2008	13	3
	2009	13	5
	2010	11	3
	2011	9	1
	2012	10	4
	2013	5	5
	2014	4	2
Total		110	38

Honours

Atlético Madrid

• Segunda División: 2001–02^[26]
• UEFA Europa League: 2017–18^[27]
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2015–16^[28]

Chelsea

• FA Cup: 2011–12^[26]
• UEFA Champions League: 2011–12^[26]
• UEFA Europa League: 2012–13^[26]
• FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2012^[29]

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 2001^[26]

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2002^[26]

Spain

• FIFA World Cup: 2010^[26]
• UEFA European Championship: 2008, 2012^[26]
• FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2013;^[26] third place: 2009^[26]

Individual

Torres with Spain, holding the Golden Shoe at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2001^[30]
• UEFA European Under-16 Championship top scorer: 2001^[31]
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2002^[26]
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship top scorer: 2002^[32]
• Liverpool Player of the Season Awards: 2007–08^[33]
• Premier League PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08, 2008–09^[34]
• Premier League Player of the Month: February 2008, September 2009^[4]
• BBC Goal of the Month: April 2009^[35]
• UEFA Euro 2008 Final: Man of the Match^[36]
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008^[31]
• Ballon d'Or third-place: 2008^[37]
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2008^[31]
• FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2008, 2009^[38]
• ESM Team of the Year: 2007–08^[39]
• Premier League Player of the Year by Northwest Football Awards: 2008^[40]
• FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe: 2009^[41]
• Marca Leyenda award: 2012^[42]
• UEFA European Championship Golden Boot: 2012^[26]
• FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe: 2013^[43]

Decorations

• Prince of Asturias Award for Sports: 2010^[26]
• Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit: 2011^[44]