Liberman Bryan Torres Nazareno (born 16 May 2002) is an Ecuadorian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Independiente del Valle

Born in Shushufindi, Torres joined

Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí Ecuador that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club plays ...

's youth sides in 2016, from . After already featuring with the

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of Independiente Juniors in the

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, he made his first team debut on 3 October 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Christian Ortiz in a 3–1

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away win over Orense. On 25 August 2022, Torres terminated his contract with del Valle.

Villarreal

On 26 August 2022,

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announced the signing of Torres, with the player being initially assigned to the B-team in

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. He made his debut for the B-side on 17 September, replacing Adrián de la Fuente in a 3–1 home win over

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. On 17 August 2023, after featuring rarely, Torres moved to

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side

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on loan for the 2023–24 season. In February 2024, he went on loan to

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club

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Manta

In June 2025, Torres signed with

club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Liberman 2002 births Living people Ecuadorian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ecuadorian Serie A players Independiente del Valle footballers Segunda División players Villarreal CF B players Recreativo de Huelva players Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Atlético Ottawa players Manta F.C. footballers