Xavi Torres

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Buigues.

Xavi Torres
File:Xavi Torres.jpg
Torres playing with Levante in 2012
Personal information
Full name Xavier Torres Buigues[1]
Date of birth (1986-11-21) 21 November 1986 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Xàbia, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1994–2006 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Villarreal B
2006–2007 Alicante 36 (4)
2007–2009 Barcelona B 59 (5)
2009 Barcelona 2 (0)
2009–2012 Málaga 11 (1)
2010–2012 → Levante (loan) 69 (5)
2012–2013 Getafe 35 (0)
2013–2016 Betis 48 (2)
2016–2017 Sporting Gijón 17 (0)
2017–2018 Perth Glory 24 (4)
2018–2019 Elche 29 (6)
2019–2020 Al-Arabi 32 (6)
2020–2023 Lugo 98 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:39, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Xavier "Xavi" Torres Buigues (born 21 November 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Brought up at Barcelona, he went on to amass La Liga totals of 156 games and six goals over eight seasons, with that club, Málaga, Levante, Getafe, Betis and Sporting de Gijón.

Club career

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Early years

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Born in Xàbia, Alicante, Valencian Community, Torres spent his entire youth career at Villarreal CF. He made his professional debut at another club in the region, Alicante CF, in the 2006–07 edition of Segunda División B.

Barcelona

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Torres signed for FC Barcelona in July 2007 (after Villarreal had rebought him from Alicante),[2] spending the vast majority of his two-year spell with the reserve team, which he helped to return to the third division in his debut campaign as the Catalans were coached by young Pep Guardiola.

Torres made his La Liga debut on 17 May 2009, appearing for the already crowned champions in a 2–1 away loss against RCD Mallorca. After the match, the player said that he was very grateful to Guardiola – promoted to first-team manager the previous summer – for giving him an opportunity to play in the main squad;[3][4] it would be the first of two appearances.

Málaga

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On 12 June 2009, Málaga CF signed Torres on a free transfer for four seasons.[5] He scored his first goal with the Andalusians on 30 August, closing a 3–0 home victory over Atlético Madrid in the 89th minute, in the season's opener.[6]

Torres made his Málaga debut as a starter on 13 September 2009, in a 1–0 defeat at Deportivo de La Coruña, being replaced by Victor Obinna in the 84th minute.[7] However, he appeared rarely in his first year and, on 7 June 2010, was loaned to recently promoted side Levante UD.[8] His first competitive match for the latter took place on 28 August, when he played the entire 1–4 home loss against Sevilla FC.[9]

Levante

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In early December 2010, Torres was linked with a potential move to Everton,[10] but nothing came of it. He rarely missed a game for Levante – being the second-most used player in the squad – as the Valencian team finally retained their top-division status. In July 2011, the move was extended for a further season.[11]

Torres scored his first goal for the Granotas on 20 November 2011, in a 3–2 away loss to Atlético Madrid.[12] He ended the campaign with five,[13][14][15][16] as they finished sixth and qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time ever.

Getafe

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On 31 May 2012, Levante activated the €300.000 buying option it had on Torres, offering the player a four-year contract[17] which he refused.[18] On 1 August, after lengthy negotiations, he signed a four-year deal with fellow top-flight Getafe CF for a fee of approximately €500,000.[19]

Torres started in most of his league appearances for the Madrid outskirts club (37 official matches during the season), his first being on 26 August 2012 in the 2–1 home victory over Real Madrid where he featured 90 minutes.[20]

Betis

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On 7 August 2013, Torres signed for four seasons with Real Betis.[21] He scored his first competitive goal 22 days later, the last in a 6–0 home rout of FK Baumit Jablonec in the Europa League playoff round.[22] In December, however, he suffered an Achilles tendon injury in a game against HNK Rijeka in the same competition and was sidelined for the rest of the campaign,[23] which ended with relegation to the second tier.

Later career

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Torres terminated his contract with Betis on 15 August 2016, and joined Sporting de Gijón on a one-year deal shortly after.[24] One year and ten days later, after suffering relegation, the 30-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career, on a one-year contract at Australian club Perth Glory FC.[25]

On 31 July 2018, Torres returned to Spain and its second division after agreeing to a contract with Elche CF.[26] In August 2019, he went back overseas to sign for Al-Arabi SC of the Kuwaiti Premier League, under his former Levante manager Juan Ignacio Martínez.[27]

On 14 September 2020, free agent Torres moved to second-tier CD Lugo on a one-year deal.[28]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 14 April 2018
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alicante 2006–07[29] Segunda División B 33 4 1 0 — 4[a] 0 38 4
Barcelona B 2008–09[29] Segunda División B 26 1 — — — 26 1
Barcelona 2008–09[29] La Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Málaga 2009–10[29] La Liga 11 1 4 0 — — 15 1
Levante (loan) 2010–11[29] La Liga 35 0 3 0 — — 38 0
2011–12[29] La Liga 34 5 3 0 — — 37 5
Total 69 5 6 0 — — 75 5
Getafe 2012–13[29] La Liga 35 0 2 0 — — 37 0
Betis 2013–14[29] La Liga 10 0 1 0 6[b] 1 — 17 1
2014–15[29] Segunda División 26 2 2 0 — — 28 2
2015–16[29] La Liga 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
Total 48 2 5 0 6 1 — 59 3
Sporting Gijón 2016–17[29] La Liga 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
Perth Glory 2017–18[30] A-League 24 4 0 0 — — 24 4
Career total 265 17 20 0 6 1 4 0 295 18
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Barcelona

Betis

Al-Arabi

References

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  3. ^ El Mallorca desluce la celebración del Barça (Mallorca darken Barça celebration); El Mundo, 17 May 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Xavi Torres thrilled with Barcelona debut Archived 21 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Tribal Football, 18 May 2009
  5. ^ Malaga sign Barcelona's Xavi Torres; The Guardian, 12 June 2009
  6. ^ Málaga 3–0 Atlético Madrid; ESPN Soccernet, 30 August 2009
  7. ^ Filipe strike enough for Depor; ESPN Soccernet 13 September 2009
  8. ^ Xavi Torres, al Levante (Xavi Torres, to Levante); Marca, 7 July 2010 (in Spanish)
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  10. ^ English eyes on Torres; Sky Sports, 6 December 2010
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  12. ^ Atletico edge Levante in thriller; ESPN Soccernet, 20 November 2011
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  17. ^ El Levante ejerce la opción de compra por Xavi Torres (Levante exercise buying option on Xavi Torres); Diario AS, 31 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  18. ^ Xavi Torres vuelve al Málaga por ahora (Xavi Torres returns to Málaga for the time being) Archived 2 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine; El Desmarque, 28 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  19. ^ Xavi Torres ficha por cuatro temporadas (Xavi Torres signs for four seasons); Mundo Deportivo, 1 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  20. ^ El Madrid no aprende (Madrid do not learn); Marca, 26 August 2012 (in Spanish)
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