Manuel Torres Jiménez (born 5 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gibraltar Football League club St Joseph's.
.jpg) Torres in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Torres Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | La Algaba, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Joseph's | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Villarreal B | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Mallorca B | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Schalke 04 II | 62 | (19) |
| 2013–2017 | Karlsruher SC | 98 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | Greuther Fürth | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | AEL Limassol | 95 | (11) |
| 2022–2025 | Wieczysta Kraków | 84 | (32) |
| 2025– | St Joseph's | 18 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:17, 21 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
He spent most of his career in Germany, starting out at Schalke 04's reserves.
Club career
editBorn in La Algaba, Province of Seville, Andalusia, Torres played youth football with local club Real Betis.[1] His professional input in his homeland consisted of two Segunda División games as a substitute with Villarreal CF's B team, the first being on 27 August 2010 in a 3–0 away loss against Real Valladolid.[2][3]
In the summer of 2011, 20-year-old Torres moved to Germany and signed for FC Schalke 04, being assigned to the reserve side in Regionalliga West.[4] Two years later, upon expiration of his two-year contract, he joined Karlsruher SC also in the country on a three-year deal.[5] He made his professional debut in German football on 16 August 2013, playing the last minutes of the 1–2 2. Bundesliga home defeat to SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[6]
Torres was often deployed as a right winger during his spell at the Wildparkstadion.[7][8] He scored his first league goal for the team on 20 October 2013, contributing to a 2–2 draw at 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[9]
On 9 June 2017, the free agent Torres signed with Greuther Fürth for three seasons.[10] He left the club in the following transfer window having failed to find the net and provided one assist, and joined AEL Limassol from the Cypriot First Division.[11][12]
Torres agreed to a two-year deal at Polish III liga team Wieczysta Kraków on 7 September 2022.[13] In June 2025, after contributing to two successive promotions, he was released upon the expiration of his contract.[14]
On 11 August 2025, Torres joined Gibraltar Football League side St Joseph's FC.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 24 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal B | 2011–11[16] | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2011–12[17] | Regionalliga | 32 | 8 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13[17] | Regionalliga | 30 | 11 | — | — | 30 | 11 | |||
| Total | 62 | 19 | — | — | 62 | 19 | ||||
| Karlsruher SC | 2013–14[17] | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| 2014–15[17] | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| 2015–16[17] | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17[17] | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| Total | 98 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 14 | ||
| Greuther Fürth | 2017–18[17] | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2017–18[17] | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[17] | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20[17] | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[17] | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22[17] | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 95 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 11 | ||
| Wieczysta Kraków | 2022–23 | III liga, group IV | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 10 | |
| 2023–24 | III liga, group IV | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 14 | ||
| 2024–25 | II liga | 30 | 8 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| Total | 84 | 32 | 1 | 0 | — | 85 | 32 | |||
| Career total | 350 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 372 | 76 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, Cypriot Cup, Polish Cup
- ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editWieczysta Kraków
- III liga, group IV: 2023–24[18]
- Polish Cup (Lesser Poland regionals): 2022–23[19]
References
edit- ↑ Egea, Pablo; Liceras, Ángel; Meana, Antón (16 May 2013). "Manu Torres, tras los pasos de Raúl en el Schalke" [Manu Torres, following in Raúl's footsteps at Schalke]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ Acedo, Diego (27 August 2010). "El Valladolid abre el telón de Segunda con una goleada ante el Villarreal B" [Valladolid open Segunda curtains with rout of Villarreal B]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "El Villarreal B deja al Nàstic como colista" [Villarreal B leave Nàstic in last place]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 December 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ Ernst, Andreas (6 July 2011). "Schalkes Raúl ist wieder fit – Huntelaar bleibt" [Schalke's Raúl is fit again – Huntelaar stays]. Der Westen (in German). Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "Karlsruhe verpflichtet Schalker Manuel Torres" [Karlsruhe acquire Schalke's Manuel Torres]. Rheinische Post (in German). 2 July 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "Kraus und Drexler knacken Orlishausen & Co" [Kraus and Drexler down Orlishausen & Co.] (in German). Kicker. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "Torres – Der schnelle Dauerläufer" [Torres – The quick long-distance runner] (in German). Kicker. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ Villis, Maximilian (10 September 2014). "Manuel Torres: Die starke rechte Seite des KSC" [Manuel Torres: KSC's strong right flank] (in German). Liga 2. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "2:2 gegen Karlsruhe: Rückschlag für Kaiserslautern" [2:2 against Karlsruhe: Setback for Kaiserslautern] (in German). Focus. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ↑ Pfaehler, Alexander (9 June 2017). "Neuer Fürth-Flitzer: Das Kleeblatt schnappt sich Torres" [New speedster for Fürth: The shamrocks get Torres] (in German). Nord Bayern. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ↑ "Wie erwartet: Torres verlässt Fürth" [As expected: Torres leaves Fürth] (in German). Kicker. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ↑ Liaño Bernal, Ignacio (25 October 2023). "Manuel Torres: «El crecimiento del Aris es brutal»" [Manuel Torres: "Aris' growth is awesome"]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Manuel Torres zawodnikiem Wieczystej" [Manuel Torres a Wieczysta player] (in Polish). Wieczysta Kraków. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ↑ "Zmiany kadrowe w Wieczystej" [Personnel changes at Wieczysta] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "News: Experience added to the midfield with Torres signing". St Joseph's F.C. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ Manuel Torres at BDFutbol
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Manuel Torres at Soccerway
- ↑ Piegza, Michał (18 May 2024). "Zrobili to! Wieczysta Kraków z awansem" [They did it! Wieczysta Kraków advance] (in Polish). Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "Puchar Polski 2022/2023, grupa: Małopolski ZPN" [Polish Cup 2022/2023, group: Małopolski ZPN] (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
External links
edit- Manuel Torres at BDFutbol
- Manuel Torres at fussballdaten.de (in German)