Gerson Torres
Costa Rican football player (born 1997)
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Gerson Torres Barrantes (born 28 August 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.[2]
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Torres in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerson Torres Barrantes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Belén | 25 | (2) |
| 2016–2024 | Herediano | 275 | (32) |
| 2017 | → América (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Necaxa (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Deportivo Saprissa | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Costa Rica U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Costa Rica U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Costa Rica | 9 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2025 | |||
Career
Club career
Youth career
Torres joined Belen's youth academy in 2012. He continued through Belén Youth Academy successfully going through U-17. Until finally reaching the first team, Gerardo Ureña being the coach promoting torres to first team when he was just 17 years of age.[3]
Club America
Torres had slowly worked his way up from the U-20 team up to the first team where he made appearances in the Copa MX.[4] Torres was set to make his Liga MX debut on 19 March 2017 against UNAM however due to league regulation America was notified that Torres was ineligible to play for the first team due to being registered as a foreigner on the U-20 team.[5]
Necaxa
Following his year at America, Torres signed a 5-year extension with Herediano.[6] Torres is set to be on loan for the 2018 year at Necaxa.[7]
International career
He made his international debut on 15 January 2017, in a 3–0 friendly win over Belize. His first goal came as a stoppage-time header to defeat Honduras on 16 November 2021, as part of CONCACAF's third round of qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[8] Such a goal was highly crucial for Costa Rica, as it represented a watershed moment between a very difficult first half of the Octagonal for Costa Rica and a near-perfect second half that saw the team reaching the intercontinental play-off.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica' goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 November 2021 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Honduras | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
