Fernando Torres

**Fernando Torres** (born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish football player. He plays for Atletico Madrid as a striker. He is famous for his many goals for the Spain national football team and because he made the winning goal during the UEFA Euro 2008 final.

In January 2011, Fernando Torres moved to Chelsea for a fee of £50 million.

## Early life

Torres began playing as a goalkeeper, the position his brother played in. At age seven, he converted to playing as a striker for his neighbourhood club. Three years later, when he was 10, he progressed to an 11v11 team called Rayo 13. He was one of three Rayo 13 players to earn a trial with Atlético Madrid. He impressed the scouts and joined their youth system when he was 11 in 1995.

### Club

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|National Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=8|Atlético Madrid|2000–01|Segunda División|4|1|2|0|—|—|—|6|1||||
|2001–02|Segunda División|36|6|1|1|—|—|—|37|7||||||
|2002–03|La Liga|29|13|3|1|—|—|—|32|14||||||
|2003–04|La Liga|35|19|5|2|—|—|—|40|21||||||
|2004–05|La Liga|38|16|6|2|—|5|2|—|49|20|||||
|2005–06|La Liga|36|13|4|0|—|—|—|40|13||||||
|2006–07|La Liga|36|14|4|1|—|—|—|40|15||||||
|rowspan=5|Liverpool|2007–08|Premier League|33|24|1|0|1|3|11|6|—|46|33||
|2008–09|Premier League|24|14|3|1|2|0|9|2|—|38|17||||
|2009–10|Premier League|22|18|2|0|0|0|8|4|—|32|22||||
|2010–11|Premier League|23|9|1|0|0|0|2|0|—|26|9||||
|rowspan=5|Chelsea|2010–11|Premier League|14|1|—|—|4|0|—|18|1||||
|2011–12|Premier League|32|6|6|2|1|0|10|3|—|49|11||||
|2012–13|Premier League|36|8|5|1|4|2|16|9|3|2|64|22|||
|2013–14|Premier League|28|5|2|0|1|1|10|5|0|0|41|11|||
|AC Milan (loan)|2014–15|Serie A|10|1|—|—|—|—|10|1||||||
|rowspan=2|Atlético Madrid (loan)|2014–15|La Liga|19|3|4|3|—|3|0|—|26|6|||
|2015–16|La Liga|30|11|2|0|—|12|1|—|44|12|||||
|rowspan=3|Atlético Madrid|2016–17|La Liga|31|8|5|1|—|9|1|—|45|10|||
|2017–18|La Liga|27|5|6|3|—|12|2|—|45|10|||||
|rowspan=3|Sagan Tosu|2018|J1 League|17|3|2|1|0|0|—|—|19|4|||
|2019|J1 League|18|2|1|1|2|0|—|—|21|3|||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=12|Spain|2003|3|0|
|2004|11|1|||
|2005|12|8|||
|2006|13|5|||
|2007|6|1|||
|2008|13|3|||
|2009|13|5|||
|2010|11|3|||
|2011|9|1|||
|2012|10|4|||
|2013|5|5|||
|2014|4|2|||

## Honours

**Atlético Madrid**
- Segunda División: 2001–02
- UEFA Europa League: 2017–18
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2015–16

**Chelsea**
- FA Cup: 2011–12
- UEFA Champions League: 2011–12
- UEFA Europa League: 2012–13
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2012

**Spain U16**
- UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 2001

**Spain U19**
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2002

**Spain**
- FIFA World Cup: 2010
- UEFA European Championship: 2008, 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2013; third place: 2009

**Individual**

- UEFA European Under-16 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2001
- UEFA European Under-16 Championship top scorer: 2001
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2002
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship top scorer: 2002
- Liverpool Player of the Season Awards: 2007–08
- Premier League PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08, 2008–09
- Premier League Player of the Month: February 2008, September 2009
- BBC Goal of the Month: April 2009
- UEFA Euro 2008 Final: Man of the Match
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008
- Ballon d'Or third-place: 2008
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2008
- FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2008, 2009
- ESM Team of the Year: 2007–08
- Premier League Player of the Year by Northwest Football Awards: 2008
- FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe: 2009
- Marca Leyenda award: 2012
- UEFA European Championship Golden Boot: 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe: 2013

**Decorations**
- Prince of Asturias Award for Sports: 2010
- Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit: 2011

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Fernando Torres
- **image**: Fernando Torres 2017.jpg
- **caption**: Torres with Atlético Madrid in 2017
- **full name**: Fernando José Torres Sanz
- **birth place**: Fuenlabrada, Spain
- **height**: 1.86 m
- **position**: Striker (association football), Striker
- **currentclub**: Atlético Madrid (youth), Atlético Madrid U19 (manager)
- **youthyears1**: 1989–1991
- **youthclubs1**: Parque 84
- **youthyears2**: 1991–1994
- **youthclubs2**: Mario's Holanda
- **youthyears3**: 1994–1995
- **youthclubs3**: Rayo 13
- **youthyears4**: 1995–2001
- **youthclubs4**: Atlético Madrid
- **years1**: 2001–2007
- **clubs1**: Atlético Madrid
- **caps1**: 214
- **goals1**: 82
- **years2**: 2007–2011
- **clubs2**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **caps2**: 102
- **goals2**: 65
- **years3**: 2011–2015
- **clubs3**: Chelsea F.C., Chelsea
- **caps3**: 110
- **goals3**: 20
- **years4**: 2014–2015
- **clubs4**: → A.C. Milan, AC Milan (loan)
- **caps4**: 10
- **goals4**: 1
- **years5**: 2015–2016
- **clubs5**: A.C. Milan, AC Milan
- **caps5**: 0
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 2015–2016
- **clubs6**: → Atlético Madrid (loan)
- **caps6**: 49
- **goals6**: 14
- **years7**: 2016–2018
- **clubs7**: Atlético Madrid
- **caps7**: 58
- **goals7**: 13
- **years8**: 2018–2019
- **clubs8**: Sagan Tosu
- **caps8**: 35
- **goals8**: 5
- **totalcaps**: 578
- **totalgoals**: 200
- **nationalyears1**: 2000
- **nationalteam1**: Spain national under-15 football team, Spain U15
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2001
- **nationalteam2**: Spain national under-16 football team, Spain U16
- **nationalcaps2**: 9
- **nationalgoals2**: 11
- **nationalyears3**: 2001
- **nationalteam3**: Spain national under-17 football team, Spain U17
- **nationalcaps3**: 4
- **nationalgoals3**: 1
- **nationalyears4**: 2002
- **nationalteam4**: Spain national under-18 football team, Spain U18
- **nationalcaps4**: 1
- **nationalgoals4**: 1
- **nationalyears5**: 2002
- **nationalteam5**: Spain national under-19 football team, Spain U19
- **nationalcaps5**: 5
- **nationalgoals5**: 6
- **nationalyears6**: 2002–2003
- **nationalteam6**: Spain national under-21 football team, Spain U21
- **nationalcaps6**: 10
- **nationalgoals6**: 3
- **nationalyears7**: 2003–2014
- **nationalteam7**: Spain national football team, Spain
- **nationalcaps7**: 110
- **nationalgoals7**: List of international goals scored by Fernando Torres, 38
- **manageryears1**: 2021–
- **managerclubs1**: Atlético Madrid (youth), Atlético Madrid U19