Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada (born 31 October 1988) is a Panamanian professional

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who plays for

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and the Panama national team.

Career

Club

He was widely regarded as the top prospect from

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and in 2007 he traveled twice to England to train with

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and once in Spain with

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. On his second flight to

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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

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runner-up

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, his loan contract was later extended for 6 extra months. In his debut in Colombia, Torres scored in a 2–3 loss against

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. In January 2009 Torres signed a loan contract for a year with current

champions América Cali. However, after missing the pre-season because of his participation in the

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with

, 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

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and in July 2011 moved to Venezuelan side

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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

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. He is the Rapids' first

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International

Torres made his debut for

in an October 2005

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match against

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. He was also captain of the Panama U-20 squad that took part in the

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FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada. In May 2018, Torres was named in Panama's 23-man squad for the

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in Russia.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honours

Chepo *

Copa Rommel Fernández The Copa Rommel Fernández is the third level of Panama's national club championship. It was founded in 1996 and it is a seasonal tournament that lasts 2 months in which the champion is promoted to Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The tournament is name ...

: 2003 La Equidad *

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: 2008 Zamora *

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: 2013–14, 2016 Independiente Del Valle *

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(1):

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'' Individual *Chosen revelation player of ANAPROF in 2005 *Top scorer of

with 18 goals: 2003 *Top scorer of Primera A with 17 goals: 2004, 2005 *Top scorer of ANAPROF with 9 goals: 2007 (A) *Top scorer of

with 20 goals: 2012–13 *Top scorer of

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with 5 goals

References

Bienvenida formal a Gabriel Torres, de su nuevo club FC LAUSANNE-SPORT
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