Torres, Eric

Club career

Eric was in the first team of " Guadalajara " in 2010 and was a promising young player of this club. ^{[5] [6]} He was also the captain and leader of the Guadalajara U -17 team. ^{[7] [8]} In November 2010, Eric effectively made his debut for Guadalajara in a match against Monterrey (2: 3). On April 10, 2011, Eric scored in his first “superclassic” with “ America ”, which ended in a complete defeat of opponents with a score of 3-0. According to the results of Clausura 2011, he became the second Guadalajara scorer after Marco Fabian .

In July 2013, he was leased to Chivas USA and spent a season and a half at the club. The debut match was played on July 18, 2013 against Toronto , and on the 79th minute of the match scored the winning goal ^[9] . The following season, he scored 15 goals and beat the club record for performance for the season, previously owned by Ante Razov , in addition, Torres scored goals in six games in a row. In August 2014, he was summoned to the team of all MLS stars.

In December 2014, Chivas ceased to exist, and Houston Dynamo became interested in the services of a football player, Torres signed a five-year contract with the club ^[10] . As part of the agreement between the MLS and the former club player "Guadalajara", the striker was given a semi-annual lease, during which time he played 5 matches in the Mexican championship and scored 2 goals. In July 2015, Torres returned to the United States and made his debut in Houston. In his new club, a footballer is not a player in the main team - out of his 18 games played, in 13 he went on substitution and during that time did not score a single goal.

Career in the national team

Mexico (under 17)

In the Dairy Cup 2010 ^[11] Eric was the main striker of the Mexicans. ^{[12] [13]} His team took fourth place in this tournament.

Mexico (under 20)

For this team, he spent eight matches and scored one goal. Eric participated in the youth world championship in Colombia , where he was the youngest player in the Mexicans and played under the tenth number. The national team of Mexico won the bronze medals of this tournament.

Mexico (under 23)

In 2012, Eric spent four matches for this team, scored a goal against the Panamanian team. He was not able to get to the 2012 Olympic football tournament . Before the 2016 Olympics, Torres participated in the qualifying tournament and helped Mexico win it by scoring 3 goals in four games.

National Team

First called to the national team in September 2014 by coach Miguel Herrera. The debut match was played on September 10, 2014 against Bolivia ^[14] . In his third game, on October 12, 2014, against Panama, he scored his first goal, in the 89th minute of the meeting, which became victorious in this match ^[15] . Torres was included in the Mexican national team's application for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup a few days before the start of the tournament, replacing Alan Pulido who retired due to injury ^[16] .

Statistics is given as of March 26, 2013 . ^[17]

• Bronze medalist at the World Youth Championship : 2011

His style of play and football development are very similar to the style of Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, and therefore they are often compared. However, Eric himself believes that his career is just beginning and that is why he will go his own way in football. ^[18] On the official website of Guadalajara , he was described as a good creator with an outstanding completion of the attack.

Goal.com describes Eric as “having fast legs, a good choice of position and great talent. They share one trait with Chicharito - he likes to quickly move the ball, playing one or two touches, and then rush into the opponent's penalty area. " ^[19]

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• Profile on the site Soccerway (eng.)
• Profile on National Football Teams (English)
• Profile on the MLS website