Pau Torres

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For the footballer born 1987, see Pau Torres (footballer, born 1987).
Not to be confused with Paul Torres.

Pau Torres
Torres playing for Aston Villa in 2023
Personal information
Full name Pau Francisco Torres[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 14
Youth career
2002–2016 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Villarreal B 59 (2)
2016–2023 Villarreal 136 (10)
2018–2019 → Málaga (loan) 38 (1)
2023– Aston Villa 65 (2)
International career‡
2018 Spain U21 1 (0)
2021 Spain U23 7 (0)
2019– Spain 24 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Football
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2021 Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:40, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:15, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Pau Francisco Torres (born 16 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Spain national team.

He began his career with Villarreal, making 173 competitive appearances and winning the 2021 Europa League; he was also loaned to Málaga. In July 2023, he signed with Aston Villa.[3]

Torres made his full debut for Spain in 2019, scoring in his first game. He was part of the squads at Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.

Club career

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Villarreal

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Torres with Villarreal in 2021

Born in Villarreal, Province of Castellón, Valencian Community,[4] Torres played youth football with Villarreal. He made his league debut with the reserves on 21 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Cornellà.[5]

Torres scored his first senior goal on 8 October 2016, the first in a 2–2 home draw with Badalona.[6] His maiden competitive appearance for the first team took place on 20 December, when he came on as a late substitute for Víctor Ruiz in the 1–1 home draw against Toledo in the round of 32 of Copa del Rey;[7] by doing so, he became the first player born in Villarreal to debut for the club in 13 years.[8]

Torres played his first match in La Liga on 26 November 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Manu Trigueros late into a 2–3 home loss to Sevilla.[9] He made his UEFA Europa League debut ten days later, starting and finishing the 0–1 group stage defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv also at the Estadio de la Cerámica.[10]

On 6 August 2018, Torres was loaned to Málaga for one year.[11] He only missed four Segunda División games during his spell as the side reached the promotion play-offs and, subsequently, was recalled by his parent club.[12]

Torres subsequently cemented his place in Villarreal's starting XI, playing every minute in the league.[13] In October 2019, he was rewarded with a contract extension until 2024,[14] and the same month scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier, opening a 2–1 loss at Osasuna.[15]

Torres contributed nine appearances in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League as the tournament ended in a first-ever European victory for the team, under manager Unai Emery.[16] This included the final, a penalty shootout win over Manchester United after a 1–1 draw.[17]

Aston Villa

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On 12 July 2023, Torres signed for Aston Villa for a reported fee of £31.5 million,[18] rejoining coach Emery.[19] He made his Premier League debut on 12 August, replacing the injured Tyrone Mings during the first half of an eventual 5–1 loss at Newcastle United.[20] He scored his first goal on 8 October, in a 1–1 away draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[21]

Torres endured a lengthy spell on the sidelines in the 2024–25 season, due to muscular problems and a foot injury.[22][23][24]

International career

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The 22-year-old Torres got his first call up for the Spain national team by Robert Moreno on 4 October 2019, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Norway and Sweden.[25] He did not debut until 15 November when he scored in a 7–0 rout of Malta for the already qualified hosts, within a minute of replacing Sergio Ramos; Dani Olmo also scored on his first cap in that game, the first time that two Spaniards did so in exactly 30 years.[26]

Torres was included in Luis Enrique's 24-man squad for the finals.[27] He was also selected for the Olympic team that won a silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[28]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 December 2025[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Villarreal B 2016–17 Segunda División B 34 2 — — — — 34 2
2017–18 Segunda División B 25 0 — — — 6[c] 0 31 0
Total 59 2 — — — 6 0 65 2
Villarreal 2016–17 La Liga 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18 La Liga 2 0 3 0 — 1[d] 0 — 6 0
2019–20 La Liga 34 2 2 0 — — — 36 2
2020–21 La Liga 33 2 2 0 — 9[d] 1 — 44 3
2021–22 La Liga 33 5 1 0 — 12[e] 1 1[f] 0 47 6
2022–23 La Liga 34 1 2 0 — 3[g] 0 — 39 1
Total 136 10 11 0 — 25 2 1 0 173 12
Málaga (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 38 1 0 0 — — 2[h] 0 40 1
Aston Villa 2023–24 Premier League 29 2 0 0 1 0 9[g] 0 — 39 2
2024–25 Premier League 24 0 1 0 0 0 9[e] 0 — 34 0
2025–26 Premier League 12 0 0 0 1 0 5[d] 0 — 18 0
Total 65 2 1 0 2 0 23 0 — 91 2
Career total 298 15 12 0 2 0 48 2 9 0 369 17
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  7. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs

International

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As of match played 16 November 2023[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2019 1 1
2020 6 0
2021 9 0
2022 7 0
2023 1 0
Total 24 1
As of match played 15 November 2019.
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.[30]
List of international goals scored by Pau Torres
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 2019 Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain  Malta 3–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

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Villarreal

Spain U23

Spain

Individual

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