Alba Torrens Salom (born 30 August 1989) is a Spanish female

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player at the

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position who plays for

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. Winner of six EuroLeague titles with three clubs and eight medals with the Spanish senior team, she is considered one of the best European players of the

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. After the February

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, she left the Russian team

Club career

Torrens started playing basketball in clubs in her native Balearic Islands before moving in 2003 to Segle XXI, where young talents are developed. She made her debut in the Spanish top-tier league with Celta Vigourban in the 2007–08 season. Perfumerías Avenida was her clubs for the next two seasons, winning the Spanish league and the Euroleague in 2011 under coach Lucas Mondelo. Despite being picked by the

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in the 2009 WNBA draft, she has repeatedly refused to join the WNBA because of the commitment to the national team. She moved abroad in 2011 to play for Galatasaray S.K., winning one League, three Cups and her second Euroleague in 2014. At Russian team

since 2014, she won three EuroLeague Women titles in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021, as well as two Russian Cup and seven Russian Leagues. After the February

, she left the team.

EuroLeague statistics

National team

Torrens started playing with

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's youth teams at 14, winning a total of five medals from 2004 to 2009. She made her debut with the senior team in 2008, and went to play with the 2008 Summer Olympics when she was 18 years old. Up to 2021, she had 183 caps with 13 PPG: * Gold medal icon

2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Amaliada and Pyrgos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. France won the trophy for the first time. Georgia and Germany were rel ...

(''youth'') (''MVP'') * Gold medal icon

2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of León, in Spain, hosted the tournament. Turkey won the trophy for the second time. Poland and Belgium were relegated to Division ...

(''youth'') * Gold medal icon

2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (''youth'') * Silver medal icon

2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (''youth'') * 4th

2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Serbian: Светско првенство до 19 година ФИБА до 19 година) was the 8th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 12 to 22 July 2 ...

(''youth'') * Silver_medal_icon

2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Rhodes and Ialysos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Greece won their second title. Israel and Belgium were relegated to Div ...

(''youth'') (''MVP'') * 5th 2008 Summer Olympics * Bronze medal europe

2009 Eurobasket * Bronze medal world centered-2

2010 World Championship * 9th

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2013 Eurobasket * Silver medal world_centered-2

2014 World Championship * Bronze medal europe

2015 Eurobasket * Silver medal olympic

2016 Summer Olympics * Gold medal icon

2017 Eurobasket (''MVP'') * Bronze medal world centered-2

2018 World Championship * 6th

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Individual Awards and accomplishments

* FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year Award: 2009 * FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year: 2011, 2014 *

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: 2011,

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* EuroBasket Women MVP:

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MVP Torrens leads All-Star Five
FIBA.com *3x

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: 2013, 2015, 2017

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