Christian Torres (footballer, born 2004)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Dominick Torres Palacios | ||
| Date of birth | April 15, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Fontana, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Loudoun United (on loan from Tapatío) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2018–2020 | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Los Angeles FC | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 45 | (4) |
| 2023 | Los Angeles FC 2 | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | Tapatío | 26 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Loudoun United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Mexico U20 | 14 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 20, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of September 27, 2022 | |||
Christian Dominick Torres Palacios (born April 15, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL Championship club Loudoun United, on loan from Liga de Expansión MX club Tapatío. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national under-20 team.
Los Angeles FC
Born in Fontana, California, Torres began his career with the LA Galaxy youth academy before joining rivals Los Angeles FC in 2018.[2] During his first season with the club, Torres won the Golden Boot for the under-15's level, scoring 17 goals.[2][3]
On July 8, 2020, Torres signed a professional homegrown player contract with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.[3] He was signed alongside fellow Mexican-American teammates Erik Dueñas and Tony Leone and all three were the first three homegrown signings to come directly from the club's academy.[3] Torres then made his competitive debut for the club on August 30, 2020, in a 3–1 defeat against Seattle Sounders FC. He came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Brian Rodríguez.[4] Torres made his first start on October 14, 2020, in a 2–1 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[5] His first professional goal came on October 18, 2020, in the 93rd minute for a 1–1 draw against the Portland Timbers.[6] On November 24, 2020, Torres became the youngest player in MLS history to start in a playoff game at the age of 16 years 223 days. The previous record holder was Jozy Altidore, then of the New York Red Bulls, at the age of 16 years 349 days.[7]
International career
Torres was called up to the Mexico U-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[8] In June 2022, he was named into the final 20-man roster for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.[9]
