Facundo Torres

Facundo Daniel Torres Pérez (born 13 April 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Brazilian Série A club Palmeiras and the Uruguay national team.

[3] At the age of four, Torres attended his first football training session with his cousin Joaquín at Juventud River de La Paz but showed little interest and instead sat in the middle of the field and played with dirt.

At the age of 10 he was selected to play in the National Championship final to represent the regional southern league in Melo where he was scouted by Peñarol and invited to join their academy.

With Peñarol, Torres traveled to Brazil to play in the Encontro de Futebol Infantil Pan-americano [pt], a friendly international competition for academy teams.

Despite being two years younger than his teammates such as Federico Valverde, Diego Rossi and Santiago Bueno, Torres was a standout player at the tournament.

[2] Torres scored four goals during Peñarol's run to the 2021 Copa Sudamericana semi-finals before being eliminated by eventual winners Athletico Paranaense.

[9] In his final competitive appearance for the club, Torres scored the equalizer in the semi-finals of the 2021 Uruguayan Primera División championship play-offs on 7 December, bringing Peńarol to a 1–1 draw with Torneo Apertura winners Plaza Colonia.

[2] On 24 January, Torres signed for Major League Soccer club Orlando City on a four-year Young Designated Player contract with the option for a fifth.

[14] Torres scored his first brace for Orlando, his second goal being a penalty kick, in a 3–0 win over Sacramento Republic FC in the final of the 2022 U.S. Open Cup on 7 September, thus securing the club's first trophy since becoming an MLS franchise in 2015.

[19] In the following season due to Orlando City winning the U.S. Open Cup the previous year, the club qualified for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, the team's first time in the competition.

[25] Torres achieved double digit regular season goals for the first time in his career with a brace in a 2–1 victory over St. Louis City on 26 August.

[28] On 21 February, Torres opened the competitive 2024 campaign with a brace against Cavalry FC in the first leg of their tie in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, helping secure a 3–0 victory.

[29] Torres ended as the club's 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup top scorer after they were eliminated 4–2 on aggregate in the second leg of the round of 16 by Tigres UANL with three goals scored.

[42] On 5 March 2021, Torres received his first senior Uruguay national team call-up as part of a 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia.

[44] He made his senior international debut on 3 June in a World Cup qualifier against Paraguay as a 66th minute substitute for Jonathan Rodríguez as Uruguay drew 0–0.