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Colombian footballer (born 1991)

Róger Torres

Torres playing for Philadelphia Union
Personal information
Full name Róger Mauricio Torres Hoya
Date of birth (1991-07-13) July 13, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Barrancabermeja, Colombia
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Alianza Petrolera 1 (1)
2009–2012 América de Cali 15 (0)
2010–2011 Philadelphia Union (loan) 48 (3)
2012–2013 Philadelphia Union 15 (0)
2014–2015 Atlético Nacional 0 (0)
2015 La Equidad (loan) 23 (1)
2016–2018 Alianza Petrolera 84 (7)
2019 Junior 11 (2)
2019 Santa Fe 8 (0)
2020 Atlético Bucaramanga 16 (1)
2021 Alianza Petrolera 16 (1)
2021 Ilves 12 (0)
2022–2024 Alianza Atlético 63 (10)
2024 Once Caldas 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2025

Róger Mauricio Torres Hoya, known as Róger Torres (born 13 July 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for Colombian club Once Caldas.

Torres played for Envigado's youth team before moving to Alianza Petrolera of the Colombian second division. He debuted in February 2008, scoring one goal during that season. On July 16, 2009, he signed with América de Cali of the first division. He started all 15 games that he took part in, debuting against Santa Fe.

Torres then joined Major League Soccer expansion team Philadelphia Union for their preseason leading up to their inaugural season in MLS, and was acquired on loan from América after impressing during his time there.[1]

On April 10, 2010, Torres recorded the first ever assist for the expansion side Philadelphia Union. He did so with a cross put away by Sébastien Le Toux in the fourth minute of play. He scored his first goal for Union almost exactly a year later, on April 9, 2011, just a minute after coming on as a substitute in a game against the New York Red Bulls. Torres won the AT&T Goal of the Week in week 20 of the 2011 season with his stoppage time goal against the Colorado Rapids in 2011.[2]

On January 31, 2012, Torres completed a permanent transfer from América de Cali to Philadelphia Union.[3]

Torres left Philadelphia following the 2013 season.[4]

In January 2019, Torres joined Atlético Junior.[5]

As of 7 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alianza Petrolera 2008 Categoría Primera B 1 1 1 1
2009 Categoría Primera B 0 0 0 0
Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
América de Cali 2009 Categoría Primera A 11 0 11 0
Philadelphia Union 2010 MLS 21 0 1 0 22 0
2011 MLS 27 3 1 0 2 0 30 3
2012 MLS 10 0 0 0 10 0
2013 MLS 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 63 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 66 3
Atlético Nacional 2014 Categoría Primera A 0 0 0 0 0 0
La Equidad (loan) 2015 Categoría Primera A 23 1 6 1 29 2
Alianza Petrolera 2016 Categoría Primera A 17 2 5 0 22 2
2017 Categoría Primera A 36 2 6 3 42 5
2018 Categoría Primera A 31 3 1 0 32 3
Total 84 7 12 3 0 0 0 0 96 10
Junior 2019 Categoría Primera A 11 2 0 0 1[a] 0 12 2
Santa Fe 2019 Categoría Primera A 8 0 1 0 9 0
Atlético Bucaramanga 2020 Categoría Primera A 16 1 2 1 18 2
Alianza Petrolera 2021 Categoría Primera A 16 2 16 2
Ilves 2021 Veikkausliiga 12 0 0 0 12 0
Alianza Atlético 2022 Peruvian Primera División 31 8 31 8
2023 Peruvian Primera División 32 2 32 2
Total 63 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 10
Once Caldas 2024 Categoría Primera A 12 0 4 0 16 0
Career total 319 29 27 5 2 0 1 0 349 34
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

  2. ^ "Philadelphia Union : Expansion Draft". Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-03-05.

  3. ^ "Roger Torres".

  4. ^ "Union complete transfer for midfielder Torres | Philadelphia Union". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.

  5. ^ "Report: Roger Torres Suffers Knee Injury". 21 January 2014.

  6. ^ Roger Torres, nuevo jugador del Junior de Barranquilla 2019, deportes.canalrcn.com, 4 January 2019