Ferran Torres García was born on the 29th of February 2000, and he is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Report has it that Torres began his career at Valencia, where he made his senior debut in 2017. He moved to Manchester City in 2020 and won the Premier League and the EFL Cup in the 2020–21 season.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

Valencia

Torres, who was born in Foios, Valencian Community, joined Valencia CF’s youth setup in 2006, aged six. And on the 15th of October 2016, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserve team by coming on as a substitute for Grego in a 2–0 Segunda División B home loss against Mallorca B.Information Guide Nigeria

Unarguably, the young star was promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2017–18 campaign and scored his first senior goal on the 26th of August 2017 by netting his team’s second in a 4–1 home win over Peralada-Girona B. Again, on the 5th of October, after being strongly linked to Barcelona and Real Madrid, he renewed his contract, which increased his release clause to €25 million. He was also promoted to the first team on the 1st of January 2018.

A report from BBC has it that on the 5th of November 2019, Torres scored his first Champions League goal, netting his team’s last goal in a 4–1 home win against Lille, becoming Valencia’s youngest goalscorer in the competition. However, on the 23rd of November, Torres marked his 50th appearance in La Liga for Valencia with a 2–1 away defeat against Real Betis, becoming the youngest Los Ches player to play 50 league games at the age of 19 years and 254 days, breaking a 38-year old record of Miguel Tendillo (19 years old and 351 days).Information Guide Nigeria

Manchester City

As per Skysport report, on the 4th of August 2020, English club Manchester City confirmed the signing of Torres on a five-year contract, until 2025, for a reported transfer fee of €23 million (£20.8 million). Manchester City later revealed that Torres had inherited the shirt number 21 previously worn by club legend David Silva, a fellow Spanish player who also arrived from Valencia. The report has it that Torres made his debut in City’s first game of the season, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 away win against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. And on the 30th of September, Torres scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–0 away win over Burnley in the EFL Cup.Information Guide Nigeria

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After Torres fell out of favour during the 2021–22 season, mainly due to injury, he agreed a transfer to Barcelona for €55 million (plus conditional add-ons worth €10 million) in December 2021, to be completed the following month dependent on Barça selling players from their squad.

Barcelona

On the 28th of December 2021, ESPN reported that both Barcelona and Manchester City confirmed that Torres had completed a permanent move to Barcelona, signing a five-year contract until June 2027, with a buyout clause of €1 billion. And on the 20th of January 2022, Torres scored his first goal for Barcelona in a 3–2 loss against Athletic Bilbao at the end of extra time in the Copa del Rey round of 16. The young goalscorer scored a goal and assisted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in his first El Clásico on the 20th of March 2022, helping Barcelona to a 4–0 away victory against the league leaders.NYSC Portal

International career

It was reported that Torres was a member of the Spain squad that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final over England, and was also a member of the squad that reached final of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup later that same year, losing out to the same opponent. The young star was named in Spain’s squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia. Ferran Torres scored the winning penalty in the semi-final victory over France, and both goals of the 2–0 final win against reigning champions Portugal at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan. Again the young star made his debut for the Spain U21 side on the 6th of September 2019, in a 1–0 away win over Kazakhstan in a European Championship qualified

However, as per ESPN report, just 16 days after signing for Manchester City, Torres was called up to the senior Spain national team for the first time. The Spaniard made his debut against Germany in the UEFA Nations League on the 3rd of September 2020, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw and setting up a pre-assist for Spain’s last minute equalizer. After a frame of three days, he scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 win over Ukraine. Again, on the 17th of November 2020, Torres scored his first international hat-trick in a 6–0 win over Germany.NYSC Portal

Ferran Torres Salary and Net Worth

According to Forbes report, and other multiple online financial sources, Ferran Torres is believed to be worth around 2.5 million dollars to date. The player has played with many richest football clubs like Valencia, Manchester City, and FC Barcelona. Therefore it is believed that a major part of his earnings from the football club, constitutes football club salary, Performance bonuses, endorsement, and sponsorship deals.NYSC Portal

Honours

Valencia

Copa del Rey: 2018–19

Manchester City

Premier League: 2020–21

EFL Cup: 2020–21NYSC Portal

UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2020–21NYSC Portal

Spain U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2017

Spain U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2019

Spain

UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2020–21

Individual

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019

Manchester City Goal of the Season: 2020–21NYSC Portal

UEFA Nations League top scorer: 2020–21

UEFA Nations League Finals Silver Boot: 2021

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